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Friday, October 2, 2009, 2:20 PM
Hi there. If you have been pondering over my absence from school for the past three days, it's not because I have spontaneously begun my "study break" but rather I had to have my appendix removed. Shocking? Lol no, not really. In fact I was lucky that my condition was discovered in the early stages or else if my appendix were to burst due to the inflammation, things would have gotten messier. A massive operation would then be required to wash my guts and I would have to remain in hospital for at least 3 weeks(which means I probably won't need to take the O's, which is not a bad idea if not for my HCL lol)Want to know what happened? Wednesday. 30/09/09. 6am. Sian time to wake up and get ready for school as always. But this time, I woke up with this worrying pull at the right side of my abdomen. Since i was lazy, i thought i would probably just visit the doctor and get a MC while i savour a few more hours of sleep. 1pm. Lunch and doctor's appointment. Doc did a few checks here and there and kind of suspected appendicitis with a probability of 9/10. Kind of weird because it was not as if i ate and went around hopping and shooting hoops it was just an ordinary, normal day for me. 3pm - 8pm Went to SGH. And i swear hospitals do make you lose your dignity and pride. First, i had to take a urine sample and walk through a corridor filled with people watching tv or whose eyes would probably be trailing those who walked by. Ok, nvm, i wrapped the cup with tissue paper so the distinct yellow colouring would not be so conspicuous. Next, I got a queue number and waited to see the doctor. He too, highly suspected that it was appendicitis and arranged for me, a x-ray and some checks here and there. Then he asked me to lie down and started asking me questions like "how old are you?", "which school?" like come on man, I watch tv and i ain't dumb. He was just trying to distract me which attempting to sneak a large needle into my vein. But apparently he had failed and my consciousness of his following act made the pain alot more worse. Then, I had to change into this clownish gown and was requested to hug this plastic board while my chest was being x-rayed. I was then referred to a surgeon, who would examine me for the final time before deciding if an operation was necessary. This was when things went awry. Apart from the usual checks on my abdomen, she then asked me to lie on my side. At first I didnt think much of it until i heard the sound of a latex glove being stretched and i realled what happened to jackie chan and chris tucker in Rush Hour when they were suspected of smuggling drugs up their ***. The request to remove my underwear only confirmed my worst fear and the doc...yeah u know. Was brought to the ward after that and was supplied with this glucose drop to keep me nourished. But for some stupid reason i still felt hungry and a strong desire to eat even though the glucose drip would have prevented me from feeling hungry. It was then i realised the fluid wasn't dripping -.- Thursday. 01/09/09 3am. Two nurses came to wake me up and told me to change into a gown and get ready for the op. And just like on tv, i was wheeled on this "trolley" all the way into the operating theatre where everyone who saw me repeated "Do you have any drug allergies?" and "may i have your IC number?" so many times that i was sick of it. And there was this funny guy who joked with me and told me i won't feel a thing at all and there was also this surgeon who was like "yeah marcus! be a man! remove your appendix!" They then fed me with anesthetic and the scene of the lights above me faded out and the next moment i knew, i was lying on a cold hard platform without underwear and an excrutiating pain on my right side. This was particularly scary for awhile because you would be wondering where the hell you are, why you are naked and why does your right side hurt so much it probably seems like a date rape and someone removed your kidneys for a handsome profit. Today To fast-forward, woke up, ate porridge, took painkillers, changed, waited for dad, home. Thanks for the well-wishes too and i shall see you all on monday. |