In many of Drama Melayu, especially the old skool ones, there will always be one of the main casts having some kind of a grave disease.
Imagine a dramatic face of a doctor, saying this:
Maafkan saya... tetapi saya ada berita buruk yang perlu saya sampaikan. Keputusan ke atas ujian yang dijalankan menunjukkan encik/cik/puan menghidap barah (common in Malay dramas)
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And I have my own Adegan Drama Melayu this morning, though it's not at all dramatic.
Dr. Goh: The result has come out... (buat muka concern dalam tenang)
Moi: Uhum... (takda perasaan)
Dr. Goh: The result has come out... (buat muka concern + mcm expecting an outburst of emotion or something tapi muka dia ni sentiasanya tenang)
It's cancer.
Moi: Owh... ok.
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Like I was being told by the doctor that I have a slight fever.
Yes, I am not dumbfounded.
For I have brave myself for the worst since the very beginning I discover the lump.
But, Alhamdulillah, thyroid cancer is not the aggressive kind of cancer.
No chemo needed.
I will undergo another surgery this friday to remove the rest of the thyroid gland.
Wish me well, friends.
:)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Random
I'm now in the middle of my 17 days MC and I'll be back in campus next Tuesday.
Classes and mahallah check-in had been taken care of last Friday.
The wound is healing; I can now stretch my neck and the swelling is lessening.
Next appointment is on the 25th.
Been wondering why I can't remember much post op, like I was in a daze or something.
And vomited a couple of times too.
Is this normal?
Googled and found the answer here:
Nausea and Vomiting
Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common problem during recovery from general anesthesia. In addition, patients may feel drowsy, weak, or tired for several days after the operation, a combination of symptoms sometimes called the hangover effect. Fuzzy thinking, blurred vision, and coordination problems are also possible. For these reasons, anyone who has had general anesthesia should not drive, operate machinery, or perform other activities that could endanger themselves or others for at least 24 hours, or longer if necessary.
Okay, now I understand.
I'm normal.
Kak Raihan invited me for a hangout but I can't go; not allowed.
'Don't over-do yourself', said someone.
'Take it easy.'
Okay.
Really want to go swimming.
Play angklung and gamelan.
Hangout with friends.
Get back to life.
yawn~~
Classes and mahallah check-in had been taken care of last Friday.
The wound is healing; I can now stretch my neck and the swelling is lessening.
Next appointment is on the 25th.
Been wondering why I can't remember much post op, like I was in a daze or something.
And vomited a couple of times too.
Is this normal?
Googled and found the answer here:
Nausea and Vomiting
Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common problem during recovery from general anesthesia. In addition, patients may feel drowsy, weak, or tired for several days after the operation, a combination of symptoms sometimes called the hangover effect. Fuzzy thinking, blurred vision, and coordination problems are also possible. For these reasons, anyone who has had general anesthesia should not drive, operate machinery, or perform other activities that could endanger themselves or others for at least 24 hours, or longer if necessary.
Okay, now I understand.
I'm normal.
Kak Raihan invited me for a hangout but I can't go; not allowed.
'Don't over-do yourself', said someone.
'Take it easy.'
Okay.
Really want to go swimming.
Play angklung and gamelan.
Hangout with friends.
Get back to life.
yawn~~
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Midnight Mission
As Lebam refused to lend me her laptop, I'm now on a mission.
(mission best sangat la... *pun intended*)
I will not sleep tonight, so that I'll sleep the whole day tomorrow at the hospital.
(kau ingat brilliant sangat lah idea ni A?)
Good idea.
(Not!)
..........
(ngantok...)
(mission best sangat la... *pun intended*)
I will not sleep tonight, so that I'll sleep the whole day tomorrow at the hospital.
(kau ingat brilliant sangat lah idea ni A?)
Good idea.
(Not!)
..........
(ngantok...)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Postponed
It was postponed.
Again... For the second time.
1st: 10/4 - Final exam.
2nd: 24/4 (today) - 2 emergency cases.
Checked in (ingat mahallah UIA atau hotelkah?) yesterday morning at 10am. I am perfectly healthy except for that approximately 3cm thyroid adenoma on the right side of my neck... and totally mobile. And so, the ultimate 2 days 1 night of total boredom started.
Nothing at all to do (whaddaya expect to do in a hospital?). Brought some books to read but a surgical ward, I discover, is not a suitable place for reading... Whatever I read does not get to my head. No entertainment at all except for the routine blood pressure and temperature check-up every few hours and that loyar-burok-of-a-practical-19y.o-male-nurse-named-Farhan (no pun intended, he's adorable!). Owh... and the free-flow of hand sanitizer with auto sensor (kak Aton will totally love this!). That's why perhaps, only perhaps, my last BP reading is 145/70-or-80-something-can't-remember! Gila high blood pressure kan... Hahaa.
The second postponement is a very last minute one as I was already prepped up for the surgery... No food since 8.30pm and no drinks since 12a.m. To keep me hydrated, a bottle of H2O was dripped into me through an IV at around 1pm and another bottle immediately after the earlier one finished.
But as the doctors do rounds at around 3pm, I was informed that it will be postponed at a later date as there is not enough time slot because of 2 emergency cases.
(T_T)
-Apakah???-
The IV was immediately pulled out of me and I immediately changed into my civvies (hospital's clothes is very unfashionable!).
And... Go home!
I fully understand the situation but am totally tired of all the ordeals leading up to the surgery.
Numerous trips to UIA clinic and H.S... back and forth, back and forth.
And last minute cancellation.
Bwerghh~~~
Today is the perfect date; as it's in the middle of the two weeks inter-semester holiday and there's time for recuperation.
The new date: 02.05.2009 (Saturday)
The day right before the registration of the short semester...
And I need to add Arab level 3, manually.
And I can't do it.
For recuperation will take, say, approximately, a week.
Damn.
For I have not eaten or drink from midnight, Mak brought me for supper+breakfast+lunch+dinner. And I ordered:
-nasi goreng daging merah
-kailan ikan masin
-tauhu bakar
-neslo ais
-sirap limau ais
I know that's wayyy too much, but WTHeck.
Another days of boredom awaits, starting 01.05.09.
I rest my case.
Again... For the second time.
1st: 10/4 - Final exam.
2nd: 24/4 (today) - 2 emergency cases.
Checked in (ingat mahallah UIA atau hotelkah?) yesterday morning at 10am. I am perfectly healthy except for that approximately 3cm thyroid adenoma on the right side of my neck... and totally mobile. And so, the ultimate 2 days 1 night of total boredom started.
Nothing at all to do (whaddaya expect to do in a hospital?). Brought some books to read but a surgical ward, I discover, is not a suitable place for reading... Whatever I read does not get to my head. No entertainment at all except for the routine blood pressure and temperature check-up every few hours and that loyar-burok-of-a-practical-19y.o-male-nurse-named-Farhan (no pun intended, he's adorable!). Owh... and the free-flow of hand sanitizer with auto sensor (kak Aton will totally love this!). That's why perhaps, only perhaps, my last BP reading is 145/70-or-80-something-can't-remember! Gila high blood pressure kan... Hahaa.
The second postponement is a very last minute one as I was already prepped up for the surgery... No food since 8.30pm and no drinks since 12a.m. To keep me hydrated, a bottle of H2O was dripped into me through an IV at around 1pm and another bottle immediately after the earlier one finished.
But as the doctors do rounds at around 3pm, I was informed that it will be postponed at a later date as there is not enough time slot because of 2 emergency cases.
(T_T)
-Apakah???-
The IV was immediately pulled out of me and I immediately changed into my civvies (hospital's clothes is very unfashionable!).
And... Go home!
I fully understand the situation but am totally tired of all the ordeals leading up to the surgery.
Numerous trips to UIA clinic and H.S... back and forth, back and forth.
And last minute cancellation.
Bwerghh~~~
Today is the perfect date; as it's in the middle of the two weeks inter-semester holiday and there's time for recuperation.
The new date: 02.05.2009 (Saturday)
The day right before the registration of the short semester...
And I need to add Arab level 3, manually.
And I can't do it.
For recuperation will take, say, approximately, a week.
Damn.
For I have not eaten or drink from midnight, Mak brought me for supper+breakfast+lunch+dinner. And I ordered:
-nasi goreng daging merah
-kailan ikan masin
-tauhu bakar
-neslo ais
-sirap limau ais
I know that's wayyy too much, but WTHeck.
Another days of boredom awaits, starting 01.05.09.
I rest my case.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
I'm Truly Sorry...
... for any of my shortcomings and wrongdoings.
Wish me well.
I'll be back in a few days.
Cheers! :)
Wish me well.
I'll be back in a few days.
Cheers! :)
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