2 nights in PPUM

ok, now it's time to get serious. remember my post about my teeth check-up last time? well, you can click here.

Wednesday, 23rd March
so..as scheduled, i was admitted in ward on 23rd March *my first time ever!!!* i was assigned to Menara Timur section of PPUM. Menara Timur is quite a walking distance from Menara Utama, and it's quieter too and creepier maybe? err. i got a room for two *yes, a little privacy!*. mother accompanied me to the ward, unpack my stuffs and helping me tidying up my bed and arranging stuffs before she headed back to her office and leave me alone. how i hate being alone in hospital, but i just couldn't keep her with me all time, i'm a big girl now, am i?

waiting area before admitting into ward.

Josh Grogan's Marley & Me and Jodi Picoult's Picture Perfect to keep me occupied

later, a nurse told me, around that evening, i would have to go to dental clinic to do the check-up. i thought when she said "evening" it's gonna be around 3-4pm like that. so, i killed time by going to cafeteria *i don't have appetite to eat hospital's food :(*, grab myself a last copy of that day's newspaper. i think, i was gone for about 1/2 hours including time wasted waiting for the slow elevator.

don't ask me what maxillo facial mean is

my first food. being me, every new place i go, i just couldn't finish my first food :(

when i reached my bed and about to eat my karipap, a nurse came to me and questioned "where are you going?we're supposed to go to clinic right now!" damn. it's not that i worried nurse is mad at me or what, but remember my previous post about my gastric? i was afraid that it might come back as i just ate about 2 spoonfull of rice only for lunch. off i went to see dentist and settled everything about an hour later. i went back to my bed alone without a nurse accompanied me as i was too lazy to wait for her. with me wearing my hospital uniform and everyone was staring at me like i was in mission to escape or something. plus, with my fast-walk, anyone would craned their neck to see me "what on earth this healthy girl doing with hospital's uniform?". but, anyway, i was happy that i arrived my bed safely and not lost *route from main building to Menara Timur is very confusing, that's why*. happily ate my karipap, blueberry pie, a slice of papaya and egg tart..and indulged myself with my novels. he he he.

earrrrlyyyy dinner

later, came Dr Zakiah to get a sample blood from my tiny hand. it's a torturous process i must say for a thin person like me because it wasn't easy to seek for the right vein to poke and get my blood. she poked my left hand twice and only managed to get half of blood for 5-inch tube and poked twice again at my right hand and didn't get any. then, a nurse came and in less than a minute, she got a full tube of blood easily plus, without pain (=.='). that night, my parent & grandparent came, was happy to see them yeay! not forgotten, bb too :') told him not to trouble himself to visit me as he's tired from work and all that, but, kepala batu as he always be, he still came :')

finally, u've got the hole right eh? well, not really, next morning, they poke again another hole as this one was swollen T_T

Thursday, 24th March
that night, i have to fast and later early in the morning about 5am like that, a nurse woke me up, told me to have a shower and getting ready for my surgery. omg. that's scary scary scary!!!
texted my mother at 6.30am to tell me that my name was first on the list today for surgery. around 9am or so, i was brought to the operation room. changed to operation uniform, chatted a little with doctors there, i remembered that they played Bryan Adams' song....Madonna's Take A Bow...i think the songs were to help me to relax...then i breathed through the breathing support machine *i don't know the exact name* and minutes later, i passed out already. everything went black.

about 15 minutes before going to operation room

woke up and felt dizzy, with a smell of blood, my mouth felt hurt and i couldn't think straight. but i could hear others' conversation and i remembered i heard doctor's voice chatted with my former classmate. i thought it was a dream but it felt so real. turned out, it was real anyway! aha. it was my former high school classmate Pui San. i know she's further her study in dentistry at UM but i kinda not updating with her much, so i thought she's already finished study or something. it's kinda not cool to see old bestfriend with blood all over your face right? plus, with she's helping me out when i vomitting my blood (+_+) my mother told me that the operation took about 4 hours, from 9am to 1pm man!! i don't know that removing teeth gonna take time that long.

when i was already on my own bed, well, i kept on spitting blood, vomitting blood, plus with the anesthetic effect, i was so dizzy. i hate the feeling when i was hungry but not able to eat T_T started with banana...took about 3 hours to finish one! when the anesthetic's gone and i managed to catch a short nap, only then i felt a bit better and able to talk. Mak Oji and her husband came that night followed by Pakbusu and Maksu later too. they brought together chicken porridge and i was eating like a giant cat. oh, not forgotten, bb also came..heee :') couldn't sleep well that night, felt like crying because my feet so hurt! i thought like running home right at that moment. wanted to call my mother, but lucky that i came to my senses that's it's already very late at night. i guess it's already 2am in the morning.

after the operation, with my mother :)

Friday, 25th March
Dr Zakiah again came checked on me and told me, if i already can eat, and felt healthy, there's a chance that i might discharged that day! yippie! i couldn't stand any longer staying at hospital :( then, came a nurse hours later and asked me if i wanted to discharge today. for sure i replied "YES"! so, texted my mother, and about 12pm. after all the documents were prepared, off we go from this place. wanted to give thanks to Dr Zakiah, Dr Farah and Dr Alex, but they were nowhere to be seen. nurses that always nursing me too weren't in sight. guess they were on the night shift :(

getting ready to get back

anyway, and that's my first experience ever spending a night at hospital and undergo a surgery some more. alhamdulillah, it was a pleasant stay with all nice doctors and nurses. i am now have to carefully watch my diet, no hot food, lotsa ice cream and iced drinks *yippie!* no removing heavy things and bla bla bla. hope i'll get better soon. by the way, i got an MC and only on next Wednesday shall i start working again. bye bye work, hello holiday!