Nip & Tuck!

As promised, this is my RIPAS post. i guessed most of you have already know that I had operation in RIPAS on 24th May. =) I told only a handful of people. Well, the reason why I went for operation is because i have breathing problems through my nose. 90% of the time it's blocked and I'll have to breathe through my mouth. And my asthma/enzecma problems are related to my nose problem. These nose problems caused me to "snore" and breathe heavily and loudly. (Yeah, I do snore lah) The doctor in RIPAS told me I have deviated septum and something bout concha-bullosa. Don't get those medical terms at all.

Was pretty excited for the operation. Hehehe, I admitted the hospital on Sunday noon. at 3 pm. On Sunday, my mom cooked Penang Asam laksa. Before admitting to the ward, ate 2 HUGE BOWLS of Penang Asam Laksa! Kiasu bah, could have eaten more if there wasn't any operation! After being discharged from the hospital, have been pestering my mom to cook it again. =( She said no... shouldn't eat spicy stuffs. )=

Day 1:

The stuffs I bring to RIPAS.
Hehehehe moving into 5 stars hotel!
(Nah, half of the stuffs belong to bz)

My bellboy =P
Oh well, was being very missy that day. Privileged of staying in 5 stars hotel.

Yeap, I'm admitted to Ward 11 and Bed 18.
Carissa being so nice messaged me asking how am I the day before the operation when I was admitting into the hospital. That's really supportive! And asked if I made any friends yet. -__-"
Yeap, I did! but not on the 1st day.

Brought snacks to curb my sour addiction. =D
The table will be more crowded later on.

So Scary.
That night there's only 3 female patients (including me) sleeping in that space.
The first night I cried myself to sleep. *blushes* I was so scared and let my imaginations run wild ( On saturday night, I watched horror film, okay? Shutter!) The lady next bed to me heard my crying, hehehehe so malu lah. Cause the next morning she came to me assuring me the operation will be fine, ask me to be calm, and more supportive statements. Hahaha, I wasn't afraid of the operation till my name got called to be in the OT. The lady told me it's her 6th operation. Brave kind lady!

My stuffs!
Thanks to my sister who lent me her Nintendo DS. So addicted to the games in there. Am still addicted to it. =D

Posed with my bed.
Got 8 means lucky in chinese! LOL!!!

Yeap, 4 meals provided in a day man!
They give you breakfast, lunch, teatime & dinner!

My 1st meal in RIPAS.
Erm.... the food so so lah.
Don't get high expectations from it. But still edible.

My chart! Still clear yo!
Everyday, they'll come to you without fail measuring your body temperature and blood pressure. then they'll draw a chart bout it. Interesting! So I stayed for 4 days 3 nights!

While I played the DS, he played his game on the lappie.

Footie game...

Escaped from hospital and went to the New Escapade for dinner.
One dinner is not enough.

My favourite!

Watched Singapore TV Series, The Little Nyonya.
Really entertaining! But I kinda disliked the ending. Not WOW enough.

My parents brought this chair for him. Hehehe
Poor guy, exhausted from taking care of me.
Chen Hui came for a short visit. =)

Day 2:

Gosh, I wakes up at 5 plus every morning in RIPAS! SO EARLY!!! They have already switched on the damn bright lights at 5! Then the nurses do their ward rounds. At 7-ish, doctors come to do their rounds. They come in big groups like 10 ish. so many people. they stopped by every patient one by one. Kinda embarassing for me. Imagine all the doctors staring at you. Awkward. But they're really nice people. One of my operating surgeon came to me told me not to worry. that's very assuring.

In the morning, my strength of support. =)
I feel really bad for making him to miss out the IM new building opening ceremony where all medical students are required to attend the event. Imagine the things he missed out. =(
I guessed I'm more to him than the Opening Ceremony =DDDD

Yeah! 1st day filled!

Okay, around 9 am plus I got called. =X 2 nurses came by. One male & one female. I was told by the female to remove EVERY undergarments which means no bra and undies. LOL Then I was told to lie down on this other bed, which they'll use to transport you to the OT. The female nurses injected painkiller into my left butt cheek. *OUCH* I moved when she injects me. =( which means more tissues are hurt!

So later on, I was pushed into the OT. Hahaha So sakai back then. When they pushed me into the OT. I got really dizzy looking at the white lights above. Then I started to get nervous. Hahaha It's so like ..... in the movies. Then I got pushed into this room and given a shower cap. I was also poked in my right hand. SO SCARY! The needle so long! I covered my eyes with my left hand. they gave some liquid to nourished my poor dehydrated body ( I fasted after my dinner without any supper/junk and most importantly, water) I was left in the small room for some time to let the packet of liquid watering my body, while waiting, the convo between the surgeons was pretty funny. They were discussing bout vacations places. -___-

Then I got pushed into the OT! OMG OMG OMG The BRIGHT BRIGHT LIGHTS that reminded me of the HUGE LIGHTS AT STADIUM. I saw 3 surgeons, and they transferred me into the operation bed. After that, i was asked to breathe in the 'Oxygen' and fell asleep afterwards. WOOSH, had a good sleep. Not a single pain felt during the operation (duh!)

After the operation, the thingy inserted into my hand.
Oh yeah I nose bleed non-stop for days. Am still bleeding now and then.

The lunch served. No appetite to eat.

Later on at night, my friends visited me! Carissa, Sabby, Safwan, Chen Hui, my sis and her guy!
=) They brought me BALLOON and chocolates. thanks, the choc is nutty, but I do not like the apricot in it. Safwan keeps making jokes. And I can't really laugh atm. -___- So it was pretty annoying.

I'll get back to you Saf! =D

Thank you guys!

Carissa!

Sabby

Saf and my sis in the background, also her guy.

The balloon from them!
with "STOP SNORING and GET WELL SOON" written.

Day 3:

Jason visited me on Day 3! =D he brought me presents and dragon fruits!
THANK YOU JASON!

From Jason.

Was suppose to be discharged on Day 3. But instead got retained back for another night. The doctor removed the cottons that are stuck inside my nose passage. The feeling is HORRIBLE even with aesthetics. Then my nose starts to bleed again.

Day 4:

Finally, I'm allowed to be discharged!

That's the super long needle poked into my right hand. *OUCH*
Almost fainted when i saw it. I hate the feeling of something stuck in my hand. It's so inconvenient. Then everyday, 3 times without fail, the nurses will feed me with saline solution and antibiotics through this little tube.I'm fine with the saline solution, cause can't really feel it. BUT the ANTIBIOTICS hurt like hell. =( Pain pain~ My right hand was swelling on Day 3 and Day 4. The nurse told me if on day 4 I'm not discharged, they're gonna re-poke my hand and change the tube. Luckily, I got the green light to go home. Even when the tube is removed, my hand swelled for days and had blue-black.

I was given this to clean the wounds inside my nose.

It's LONG... The cleaning process is a pain/torture. But BZ does it for me. I have to insert the syringe into my nose with 10 ml solution. The solution has to pass out from three exits, i.e. the mouth and both nostrils. BLEHZ.. The taste is salty. And i'll always sneeze after the cleaning. The first time BZ cleaned my nose, we couldn't stop laughing cause of my expression when inserting the syringe. -____- I feel sorry for boon zhang, at times of unsuccessful cleaning, his face will be splashed by the solution. HEHEHEHEHE

Thank you baby for putting up with my childish manner. =) I'm spoiled by you already.