Some say it has been really really long since I last wrote something here. Yeah thats true but somehow there are so many things to write about, half of which are not exactly those I wanna remember, and its so tedious to put it into literal words sometimes, I just rather not do it. Anyway NY is nearing and it is time to put something down.
First I must say I received a real smashing Xmas present... From NUH.. Somehow I got a terrible fever on 23 December (somewhere near 39 degrees), it was in the middle of the night and I did not want to entertain any chance of being dead the next morning so I told mom to bring me to the hospital. I even thought I was gonna be warded so I prepared the stuff like clothes and everything.. She thot I was over-exaggerating, but come to think of it, maybe a little. But I really felt bad that night. It was a bone-aching (literally), light-headed feeling and I can actually feel a volcanic core inside me.
Anyway when I reached NUH, I went to the triage. (I really should have gone to the hospital alone. The feeling sucks to keep mom waiting outside..) They did some chest Xray and weird blood pressure count. Then the nurse asked me a question: On a scale of 1-10, what is yr level of pain? I thot of giving a 5 or 6 to make it appear serious, but I gave the truth nonetheless, a 4. And eventually, I waited a fucking hour for the doctor to arrive. I should have said 6... Patients should never lie to their caretakers but for such cases, I will the next time (which I hope not to have). Anyway while waiting, the pain level really got higher. I kind of got breathless and more uncomfortable, thus I summoned the nurse so she put me on the drip.
The drip feels weird at first. I can actually feel the cold liquid swimming in my veins. I never did have a phobia for needles but I can constantly feel the needle in my flesh. Ew.. Im so gonna strive not to be a patient ever again.
The doctor came and diagnosed that it is tonsillitis ie tonsil infection. I have heard of the tonsils before. Its some useless piece of something near the throat, which only serves to sit there and wait for infections to affect it (something like the appendix). I asked the doctor if a tonsil removal op is needed since it is a useless piece of meat. He advised the op only if tonsillitis becomes more reccurent for me in future. Its a low-risk op but I doubt I will even consider the thought. At least not for the next half decade.
I checked in the the triage at 130am and left at 530am. Im pretty glad mom got some shut-eye outside the triage so I wont feel that guilty at making her lose slp. The medical bills amounted to 95 dollars. WTF!! 80 dollars for consultation.. Well at least I got my life back.
During the course of my medication, my tummy felt a lot worse than my throat, making me wonder if the doctor diagnosed me correctly. Eventually both ailments are ok now so all is fine.
First resolution: LESS FOOD! Especially junk ones. Maybe thats the cause of all this.
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Oh yeah! Finally you have written something! Haha. It's good that you still retain your sense of humour even though you feel sick. That means you are not sick enough. Maybe in the mind? Maybe. Haha jk. But anyway, yea, don't eat too much junk food. Opt for healthier choices. Go for bread, sandwiches, soup, etc rather than chips, fries and stuff.
Personally, I don't have any urges for junk food. I don't have a particular liking or habit of crunching on chips. So this doesn't bother me much. But since you know you have this tendency to veer off the main course, perhaps you should learn some self-restraint. Haha. Oh yeah, go green, go healthy!
And you'll see your health in pink. =)
Oh my, I sound like some ambasssador for some health product. Lol. Do I? =P
Very grateful that u are so concerned over diets. (I never really did till recently only).. Go green to stay pink.. Haha interesting colour changes.
U dun sound like an ambassador for health products, more like a health advocate. Work harder on it and u can be the former :P
Oh yeah, I'm going to work hard to be on Men's Health cover. LOL.
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