A Painful then Relax Weekend

Yeap, this stickered and dripping needled hand is my poor little hand.

It all started during a meeting at about 5pm on Friday. I felt bearable pain at my stomach area, and I thought I was having Gastric. Quickly, I cooked an Indomie for myself, but the pain didn’t go off and I can’t bear it anymore. My friend sent me to see a private clinic and I couldn’t walk straight. The private clinic doctor can’t diagnose my problem and wrote a refer letter to go to Ripas. That letter actually cost me $15, and I thought I can jump queue with that letter.

The pain was on and off.. When I arrived in Ripas, I still have to get myself registered, but I couldn’t stand up to grab the pen to fill up the form. No one actually come to help me and hence I have to wait til the pain goes off and rushed to the registration booth to register. I went through Xray, 2 blood Tests, 2 urine tests, 4 ultrasound tests and countless physical Abdominal check, still nothing is diagnosed yet. I was very reluctant to anything with needles. I rejected the doctor’s painkiller injection earlier and the dripping. At the end, I can’t stand my stomach pain any further and requested for the injection and anything they want to do on me. Dr Eddy, my temple friend was on shift that night and I’m glad he gave me extra attention.

One pain killer injection wasn’t good enough. I asked for another stronger injection after 4 hrs. The diagnostic went til 3;30am. I’m glad the nurses and doctors are all very nice, I thought Ripas nurses are always rude, but I think I was so wrong. During my sleep, I kept waking up because of the unbearable pain, I felt better when I sit up. So I sit up when the pain got unbearable, then lay down again. The night is horrible.

When I woke up the next morning, several doctors came in to press my stomach. Pressed a few times, didn’t say anything the left. Until a female Chinese doctor, so happened to be my mum’s friend’s daughter came in and said my appendix has to be removed and even discussed with me on where to cut and how long the scar will be. I signed the surgery agreement then went for another ultrasound. The ultrasound doctor said I don’t have appendix problem. Is so confusing but miracle-ly, the pain is gone after the ultrasound. The female Chinese doctor also very surprised. Dr Ah Tat finally came to see me, and he also think I am fine then, but still cannot eat and drink anything.  

I was then moved to Wad 7 from Wad 12, and slept for a while with the drip. I feel perfectly fine now except I am so hungry and thirsty. Everyone around me is happily enjoy their breakfast, lunch, tea time and dinner. But the sign “Nil By Mouth” is stopping the caterer to drop me some food.  Some friends dropped by to visit me, its so nice and warm.

Til now, I still dunno what’s wrong with me. But I am looking forward for a Thien Thien Chicken Rice ssession. Ripas git wifi, not bad not bad..