Hosital Checking again..

Yesterday My mum go to Hospital again. For checking.
ya, she feel un-feel, dizzy and nearly fainted.

Being there whole day since morning. and discuss discuss with family member then decide go back to the previous oncologist who diagnose for my mum's NPC, Dr. Kevin Hew.

my mum being some while checking for blood pressure and always to be higher than normal. Then Dr. Kevin asked the nurse to check the BP and show 180/100. yup, who ever know the range one will it is high. Dr. was kinda surprise and said BP was not well control.

Then after that for the dizziness, he asked for blood test, MRI scanning for head part, X-ray and ultrasound for abdominal part (coz my mum always thinking her stomach cause her dizzy as well). Dr Kevin is a good Dr. He did not ask for full body MRI scan as it will cost more than 2k, and may not so neccesary.

Its lucky that all the process can be done within morning time. But we have to pay full payment first before we can proceed. Ya, I believe this is very normal in all private hospital. And how much it cost? Total about RM 1,000++, more than 50% of my salary already. But this is lucky, is not me to pay yet. Coz my sister follow along, she used her credit card first. Really, she have being headache deal with all these since I start study in KL. But the charges is consider cheaper, cozt the MRI was charge under GH price, Bcoz of Dr. Kevin patient =) We go for lunch and get back there to wait for the result. Its another waiting that take time until nearly 3pm. Then the whole day was just like that for me and my sister.

After diagnose, Dr Kevin said it is ok coz the tumours doesn't appear again anywhere. But from the MRI result, there suspect some fluid to be captived inside the nasal bone cavity. It is believe that these fluid filled bone on the head part is culprit. Then he provide some medicine for my mum, like Sturgeon, Fluimucil to try dissolve the fluid and let them flow out. And the nurse check the BP again. It is still remain high. Dr then suggest a better BP control pill, the Amlodipine. After all these, he suggest after one -week see how is the result and get back to him. If the dizziness is still seriuos there, we may get back to him earlier.

-_-|| Next week I will be in KL for whole week., aih.. is my sis alone again to bring my mum there. Hope everything goes well.

The very troublesome matter is I dont know how to convince old lady in my house to eat.
Yes, is how to eat....

After my mum being recover from NPC, she still have think that may food can't be consume and is harmful. This why cause her to be lack of nutrients and some basic building block. I believe even whatever supplement also useless for her. Ya, we do bought her supplement but hardly get her to eat routinely.

Meat is her scariest food. Aiks, what I need to put in her daily meal? ? ?

Working it out working it out.....

2 USD Centrifuge?

Any Medical student or Medical lab staff require a cut off budget on centrigue? Try this! wakaka..
picture courtesy from Wired.com

MacGyver Scientists Whip Up Two-Dollar Medical Centrifuge

A creation of Chemist from Harvard University. Don't be fooled by its look, it can separate plasma from blood ler~ Geng~
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Ulcers. Anyone?

Ulcers are quite a common thing to as I live for 20++ over years in Earth.
Being living in tropical country like M'sia, and with those hot chili pepper spicy heavy-duty-roasted deep-oil-fried foods seducing me all the times. And also, very strange that water are covered the earth 3/4 compared to land, and drinking water are actually quite abundant, but it seems that not the same when come to me. My mouth hardly reach water most of the time. hmm, wonder why..

Then now now, this week I've get a new upgrade version of ulcers I had so far. Last in mouth wall lining area, tongue surface... and this time? it appeared on my throat!~
Where the heck in the throat?? you may ask. It appea.. is they (got two actually) appeared as show in picture below.





wow~ this is quite a song happening moment to me. here i rate this type of ulcer

Painfullness: * * * * (4/5)
Persistentness: * * * (3/5)
Songness: * * * * * (5/5)
Spreadable-ness: * * * (3/5)

It actually not that pain, IF, compare to that damn one that appeared on my tongue. For the tongue, I'll enjoy the joy of hell if it comes..

okie, since I really really can not tahan that pain while i eating curry chicken rice and curry mee and coffee. I decide to find the way to eliminate it fast. Then I found this interesting website on the google search.

It called
"Mouth Ulcers Home Page"
http://www.mouthulcers.org/index.php
The background of the website was believed to be the wall lining of the inner mouth. Quite pretty ya.



okie, what interesting is in "Treatment Survey" there.
I amazed that they listed 200++ treatment that people comments so far over the web.
wow~ i really dont know most of the treatment. Haha.

Some of the rated "quite" effect treatment like,
salt and saline solution,
Adcortyl,
Kenalog,
Orbase,
Triamcinolone,
Canker Cover,
Pyralvex...

I was stunted when show something really special for the treatment..
Silver Nitrate??
is it really can be consume?

And even this..


So.. for those who in future suffer from serious mouth ulcer, just call me, I can offer my help free-of-charge to you :)

T.M.J.

Today, after cycle through few websites, here is something to share with.

TMJ: Temporomandible joint and muscle disorder

This disorder is due to some problems occurs in the connection area between temporal bone and mandible.

Problems that addressed by NIDCR such as: discomfort and muscle pain at the joint area, internal derangement or dislocate of jaw, and arthritis at the joint area.

Symptoms for TMJ may be as following:
• Pain in face, ear, jaw, or neck,
• Jaw muscle become rigid,
• Locking jaw,
• Painful when open or close mouth,
• Slightly misalignment of upper and lower teeth.

Treatments are basically target for pain relief that due by TMJ. Well~ even in NIDCR that updated at 2006, also stated research still on its way toward better treatment for this disorder.

These are the few sources that the infos here being brought forward.
• NIDCR - TMJ
• eMedicine health - TMJ
• AA)-HNF -TMJ
• Spenser S. Eccles Health Science Library - Human Osteology, The skull


Haha, actually after about 8 years only i knew~ i suffer this disorder for such a long time.
Well, basically it doesnt cause much problem to me. But the only problem annoyed me may be are the constant headache and discomfort that make me always "play" around with my jaw (open and close, open and close.. haha).

Here I written this up for sharing of info and if anyone have similar problem with me,
we may share our experience on it. haha.