Hi doctor, long time no see…
Friday 0730
I am on leave today.
My health review post-molar is today.
Wow…after 6 months of not seeing the doctors, I feel kind of nervous.
I mean, I know it’s going to be alright.
But the thought of having to go through the part where I have to wait for the beta HcG blood test result is…urrmm…disturbing.
It somehow flashes back all the bitter memories when I was in agony waiting for the drop in amount of the beta HcG so that I would be able to be declared healthy.
I was assured that it could only be 3 cycles.
Unfortunately, I ended up 12 cycles.
You know why I never liked going through every cycle?
Each cycle, I had to go through an hour of IV drip of a chemical called Methotrexate a day and alternately an injection of Folic Acid to the butt for 10 days.
That’s not the major dislike.
It was more on the prior IV drip process - to insert a short catheter (looks like a long needle) through the skin into a vein (commonly on the arms or hands).
So 10 days treatment equals 5 injections to the butt and 5 pokes of needle to the arm or hand (if, the nurse managed to get to the vein just one time)
And for 12 cycles?
Go figure how many times I had to go through butt and arm poking.
During my 2nd cycle
Wow!
It has been 3 years since it all started in June 2006.
That’s the reason I blog.
Fran said,
July 3, 2009 @ 9:58 am
ishh…. sakitnya… praying that everything stays well… God bless
Thanks Fran.
Evrything is good.
massy said,
July 3, 2009 @ 10:27 am
Everything should be fine. Oh, I dun like being poke at the butt too. *sigh, reminds me when I was younger, our family doctor keep poking my butt when I get sick *sigh. So embarassing *faints. Though I don’t have any problem with needles/injection. I happen to like it, just not at the butt hahahah.
Hahaha…yeah, I am used to seeing the needles being poked to my vein now. Kalau dulu mula2, i didnt event want to look at the process. But nyilu2 juga lah if the nurse can not find the correct vein to draw the blood out. Hafta do it more than once.
Mimi said,
July 3, 2009 @ 10:29 am
Wow carol… it looks and sounds excruciating to me.. I’d faint! Hang on there, things will get better. Looking forward to hearing good news from the doctor!
It was just a routine review bah.
I am on my bi-annual review already.
And I am actually fit to conceive now cuma blm ada rezeki.
But the process today is quite interesting.
papajoneh said,
July 3, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
its up already the blog…
and reading n seeing you in pain.. mcm i wish it’s not up yet…
the things u have to go thru… i feel for u chegu…
yes papaJ but i dunno why i still cannot access my blog by typing the url on my browser…i can gain access via the comment notification link from my email only this…even my cpanel also still cannot access using the new assigned pswrd…heran betul….but i’ll try to figure this one out from the guy at exabytes. Hope they can figure la…
Chris Anthony said,
July 3, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
I admire you for your strength even in facing adversity. Blogging is therapeutic kan? I blogged after my break-up waaayyyy back then (cinta kampus bah ni). Kinda surprised to see it still up and running after 5 years. LOL!
Here’s to your health and many more interesting/entertaining posts from chegu carol’s blog
Yes true. Blogging is indeed therapeutic. What more for people who likes to express themselves in writing(or typing).
Wow, 5 years is really a very long time in the blogging world.
Congrats for having reaching this far. Some people didn’t.
Cheers!
Joan said,
July 4, 2009 @ 1:32 am
eee. i hate needles.
last medical check up that required me to give some blood sample. i nearly faint.
anyway, hope you gonna be okay
hahaha…ya, what more if balik2 kena poke bcos cannot find the vein. Nyiluuuu….
deana said,
July 4, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
glad your review went well..lama tidak go O&G likas. better avoid if not pregnant haha
hahaha…yabah.
i still have to go there as my review is scheduled for next year lagi…haha…
Nora said,
July 6, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
Hi chegu,
Long time not memvisit your blog. Sakit apa tu chegu, takut sia nampak that needle.Anyway.. hang on there ya.God Bless.
Hi Nora!
Ya, sia pun lama actually tia pi singgah ur blog.
Review ja bah ni…ndak sdh sakit.
Normal procedure saja…
Thanks!
shana said,
July 6, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
hi chegu , sabar lah..last month i went for monthly checkup , kana inject 3 kali (ambik darah), my blood vein lagi tia nampak , sana sini sia kana cucuk tu needle , sia ni ok juga kalau needle ,ndak pingsan but funny leo yang kesakitan sia kena cucuk, ehehhe
be strong girl.
yalah kan…cam ko lagi yg mo check up every month…mesti every month juga tu kan kena cucuk2 mo ambi darah?
thanks for the encouragement.
Just said,
July 6, 2009 @ 3:21 pm
Carol, review utk conceive ka?? Mmg gitu ka everytime p review tu??
Bukan.
Ni sia pnya post-molar pregnancy and PTD review.
Dulu masa mula2 kena, every two weeks sia review…then once a month, pas tu once in 3 months…pigi once in 6 months.
Now kena kasi anually saja sdh.
borneolad said,
July 23, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
Uh, i hate needle.
Btw, how ws it? Hope everythng are just fine.
The review is fine.
I am fine.