Before more people misunderstood "KVETCH" as a person name, perhaps I should explain the meaning a little.
Kvetch actaully meant to complain and whine. This blog named "Kvetch Haven" so that I can complain a little, whine a little about life. Of course, this blog will not be solely on constant whinning and complain.
Paitent of Own Ambition
whispered @ Friday, December 02, 2005 by stardusz
Being a doctor and saving or minimising the pain of someone has always been my aspiration since I was a kid. I felt that this is a noble career, how many people actually has this ability to save another on the verge of death, bring a newborn safely to this world, minimise the pain of someone who has been suffering from? Seriously speaking, not many. There are only a handful of them, a handful of them to serve the community that comes in hundreds, thousand and even ten thousands, this is a stressful job. But, still easing the pain of someone is the utmost thing I wish I can provide to someone whom I might not even know him/ her well.
Lying there on my bed in the hospital with an excruciating in my stomach area, a group of doctors who were doing their routine rounds in the ward tried to address my pain. The initial diagnosis that the doctors had is that I am having gastric flu; viral infection in the gastric and should be fine in another two day time.
Two days went by, still no improvement in my condition. The senior doctor among the group then order a CT scan and a endoscopy.
These two scans really etched into my memory especially the endoscopy; the nurses will perform a partial anesthesia on me then the doctor will insert a scope to look at my gastric. (Dr. Jason Chang from SGH performed this simple scoping for me, thanks doc. I hope my choking and swallowing of the scope did not hinder your work)
Results:
CT Scan: Discover 3 veins with blood clots in the stomach area; spontaneous clotting.
Endoscopy: slight swelling of gastric.
My life changed with the result of these scans...
Specialist from hematology department came over to my ward and informed me of my health condition and they also told me that I have to undergo a series of blood tests and under go a process to thin my blood so that the clots in my blood will be dissolved.
To dissolve the blood clots is a slow process, I'll need to take medication, warfarin, to thin the blood. The treatment span is about a year and in this one year, I have to be on a watch out of my body condition due to the side effects of the medication. I'll need to minimize the possibility of inflicting injuries on myself as this medication made my blood difficult to clot and prone to bleeding. I'll also need to check on my urine and stool for unusual colour or condition as a sudden change might indicate internal bleeding and I need to see a doctor immediately.
Soon, I'll be going to the hospital regularly basis to draw blood to check on the INR (International Normalized Ratio - for blood clotting time) and PT (Prothrombin Time Test). Once the INR is regular, I think I can visit the hospital less often and naturally, I wish that day come real soon.
For now, I will keep stress at bay so that I can remain happy and get myself cure as soon as possible
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