it's not so uncommon

reading about other people's aches and pains, i realize that my pain is nothing.

the previous weekend, i was involved in an exhibition to promote IIUM Kuantan to the people of Cenderawasih, one of the housing areas here in Kuantan. They had organized an 'Ekspo Kemajuan Bangsa' co-organized by BTN cawangan Pahang to promote the advancements of the Malays. all i can say is, IIUM is way advanced coz they can even send their students to do the promoting.

the expo itself warrants an entry in this blog but i'll have to do that another time. what i want to write about is the booth next to ours; the UKM booth. UKM sent their research unit to promote the health products that they've come up with. they've invented a cream to cure psoriasis and an assortment of pills for all kinds of common diseases such as kidney failure, liver problems, even pills to regulate hormones for those with XY chromosomes.

i was interested with the drugs for cancer. it was designed specifically to combat breast ca and ovarian ca.

history; young female, 21 years old, no family history of breast cancer
physical exam; two lumps were found in the right upper quadrant - mobile and tender
diagnosis? you tell me.

i asked a lot of questions to the indian woman and chinese guy at the ukm booth.

would the pills work for benign tumours? yes it did. it can even cause it to regress completely and prevent recurrences.

how should the pills be taken? three capsules three times a day. a bottle which costs rm50 contained 45 capsules and would only last a week.

how much should be taken for it to be effective? one-two months would do but then maintenance doses should be taken

that would certainly burn a hole in my pocket. i had to think about it.

on the second and last day of the exhibition i was all set to buy those tablets but i had to consider the coming fasting month. would taking it twice daily suffice?

both couldn't answer that question so she refered me to her boss, Prof Dr Azimahtol. so i presented my case via handphone to this professor and she was unsatisfied that i hadn't had a lumpectomy. from my reading and consultations, only few cases ever do turn malignant so i needn't worry that much. would you want to be among those rare cases? she asked me.

unsatisfied talking to me thinking that the message hadn't gotten through to me, she told me to ask mak to call her. all right, whatever. so i didn't buy the pills. kiv dulu.

anyways, i've been worrying all week about it until i consulted several doctors i trusted and asked their opinion. most of them agreed with my previous stance but a lumpectomy would rid me of my doubts.

i do not suffer from this problem alone since there are a few others having the same condition. it's more common than people think.

why me? fate, i guess.