30 Jun 2012
Oct 2011 to Jun2012 marked a period of big discovery and events in my life. However I shall not disclose that in the blog. This is something for me to remind myself on the big events during this period of my life which I few is the lowest point of my life.
I have decided to start writing blog to keep track as my diary on what I have experience in my life so that I can refresh my memory when I start looking back at my bloc. I was discharged from hospital on 24Jun after being hospitalised for 6 days. On 19Jun2012 I had a high fever(39.5) which I felt it wasn't a normal fever. KT sent me to hospital immediately upon returning from work at about 8pm. Immediately, I was sent to the monitoring ward. Blood test was done and chest x ray was taken. 2 hrs after. Doctor came and told me I had to be hospitalised as I had zero White blood count. I had a shock as it means I had zero immunity. Doctor said I will be warded in a isolation ward as I can be attachk by any virus with no immunity. The next few days was horrible. Everday my arms were poked with needles few times a day for blood test until my hands were all bruised.
3rd day on my hospitalisation on 21Jun2012, Doctor told me they have to draw out my bone marrow to see of my bone marrow is still functioning. This was due to the fact that I had zero white blood cell.
Thank Goodness my bone marrow was ok after investigation. Doctor said some terrible virus have attacked me and killed all my adult marrow that was supposed to generate white blood cells. The baby marrow that was supposed to grow more marrows were still there....
My BP drop to 80 and pulse drop to 43. Was put on 24 hrs monitoring for 2 days until it rises back to BP of 90. Why was there a drop in BP. Nobody knows. But the good thing is that BP are back to normal on 23 Jun2012.
Next few days were non stop of antibotics to ensure the virus in my body is killed. 6 days in hospital means I did not sleep for 6 days. This is due to the fact that I am a light sleeper and hospital is usually quite noisy with other patients medical equipment beeping.
There was something I was very unhappy about during this hospitaliasation. One junior MO. Actually want to transfer me to her ward for her convenience. I thought that was absurb. for past 15 yrs of hospitalisation, is the first time I am asked to transfer ward for doctor convenience. I think this young MO deserved to be complain. But I did not complain about her. When a patient is sick, is the doctor that will walk to their ward to treat them yet this doctor expect a patient to transfer ward for her convenience. So unprofessional. She has a long way to go before she can become a good doc like my prof Koh Daw Rhoon. Anyway he has been my principal doctor since 1998 and is like a father to me.
Thou I have not recovered, I have improved trememdously and was allow to eat on 23Jun. With no vomitting, I was allow to discharge on 24Jun and was given hospital leave till 29 Jun.
However, I went back to work on 28Jun as I was feeling better. But is was really draining for me as by 1pm in the afternoon, my whole body was so tired. However I push on and finally finish work at 5pm.
The consolation is that I have a very understanding and emphathetic boss. His name is Greg and I am raelly lucky to be able to work under this boss considering the previous witch woman Aus boss that I have. One is angel and another is devil.
Next one week was a recovery week for my body.
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