weekend at home

i've been home since yesterday. glad i came back because

• i got to see my old skoolmates yang dah lame tak jumpe at zaid's walimah.
• i get to see kak ngah's kids. aisyah's daily tantrums reminds me of meself mase kecik2. no wonder mak and ayah biar je me dulu. can't stand aisyah mengamuk rase nak cubit2 je die. i think im gonna be a garang mom.
• went to jakel with mak and ayah to buy kain. ayah spent a lot there for our clothes hehe

eye update

thank u to those who have been concerned about the progress of my eyes and vision.

i went to see my ophthalmologist today. he said that the blurry image that i was complaining of was already estimated by the pre-op assessment machines. he asked me to be patient and wait for a month before i run to the optometrist begging for glasses so that i can see the finer details.

i have been so used to sharp images provided by my glasses that i thought that was normal. rupe2nye its not.

actually, i don't really know what normal vision is anymore. i've been wearing my specs for 14 years.

but now i can see and read without my specs. occasionally my vision fluctuates.

let's wait for another 3 weeks then.

tagged. just for fun

i was tagged by Amirah.

1. Senaraikan 10 perkara ttg org yg tag kamu
- she's very, very tall and cantik
-she has some very, very tall siblings
- i've known her since mase kecik2 kat uk
-she's excellent in her field of study
-she's a good leader
-she likes reading books
-she likes cooking
-she's into fashion, music and movies
-she is confident and carries herself well
-she has a superb command of the english language

2. Tuliskan novel kegemaran kamu
-Harry Potter books and those that leave an impression

3. Listkan 5 bende yang kamu sayang (bukan org)
-my ring
-my SE handphone
-my books
-stuff people give me
-most of my stuff (i'm a junkie)

4. Who I want to tag
- shidah
-wa
-azza
-sibah
-asma'
-ramzi
-uswah, amirah, kak aliya, lead (just question 1)
-anyone who reads this and has a blog

adjusting

it feels different to not have to reach for my specs 1st thing in the morning.

i keep wanting to remove my specs everytime i take wudhu'.

i keep wanting to adjust my specs but find nothing there so i have to settle for rubbing around my eyes and my nasal bridge.

my vision is still not 6/6 in both eyes yet.

my left eye vision is still blurry but it's deficiency is covered by my right eye.

the resulting binocular vision is not that sharp giving me mild headaches upon straining the eyes.

my PRK experience (cont'd)

bye bye glasses

hantar nibah p terminal bas

terpakse jalan2 kat East Coast Mall with nibah to buy her stuff

penjagaku yg setia

thank you to my wonderful nurse!

my PRK experience

while my friends were getting married, i had other worries on my mind.

i had a PRK operation last thursday and am now still in the healing process.

it has definitely caused a dent in my bank account, but i think its a worthwhile investment.

driving back to kuantan with munibah. ayah and mak begitu concerned sekali.

me and fiza minutes before the PRK

post-op with local anaesthesia still in effect so belum pedih mate. half an hour after that baru i was writhing in pain.

1 day post op follow up.

eyes extremely painful and teary. cannot open eyes. had photophobia. nibah had to help me with my daily activities. now i know how it feels to be truly blind. glad it was temporary.

the 3 eye drops i have to use QID (4 times a day) and the eye shield i have to wear at night.

best friends' weddings

alhamdulillah my friends and i managed to attend the nikah ceremonies of both asma' and aishah altho we were rather on a tight schedule and macam hi hi bye bye je.

aishah and her peach pengapits (yep, i can see u sibah)

the three of us with aishah

the three of us with asma' and ammar

best friends stick together yay!

the weddings i planned to go to. 3 dapat, 1 had to miss another one still pending.

wa's card i takde personal one mase this pic was taken so it was not included :P

sunglasses

this is all i can put up for now.

more words later.

plans

i'm at kyung's.
arrived yesterday night.
drove from saba' bernam to klang to USJ and then to kyung's house.
amazed at my own achievement.
happy that friends are married. pics later.
tak larat nak jawab soklan: awak bile lagi?.
a lot of people said dah kurus, stress eh?

watched HEROES episodoe 7-10.

next plan is bus ride to sg petani and shopping there with mak. yay!

plans

friday: go to asma's nikah in melaka

saturday: go to aishah and haneem's walimah

sunday: go to sg petani umah tok

wednesday: balik kuantan

thursday: an event which would change my view of this world

sunday: MSC family day

monday: start surgery posting.

ortho revision

today i had to present a case for the ortho revision class with mr hafiz. one brother one sister had to present. a friend of mine who got ditinction was supposed to present. logically, that's just because they would be the person who remembers the most about orthopaedics and it would be more beneficial for everyone.

but my fren had her exams on wednesday afternoon and was afraid that she couldnt clerk a patient in time. since my clinical exams finished on tuesday, before my exams, she asked if i could replace her (i was suggested by 2 of my verrrrrrry good and thoughtful best friends. hmm). being the kind person that i am (hehe), i susah nak say no but i thot i'd try to find someone else to replace me.

rupe2nye, harapan tinggal harapan. no one wanted to take up the job or even help me do it. i tak ingat hape pun pasal ortho except that its about bones and accicents and a few other headings je.

pergilah clerk sorang2 pada pagi rabu semalam and mintak belas ihsan mane2 4th year yg ada di wad. and mengadu pada pak din and musab. they asked me to do a diabetic foot case sebab konfem kuar pro. so pergilah mencari patient pempuan di was 2A. i clerked this one indian lady whose foot was quite badly looking. her daughter was very cooperative. the patient herself macam layan separuh hati. it was oredi lunchtime by then and i had to attend asma's bachellorette party at ECM hehe. asma' belanja at johnny's before she becomes a mrs.

then petang nak sambung examine patient with faizah, but the patient buat2 tidur so we frantically looked for another case at wad laki2 plak.

alhamdulillah there was this 61 year old malay pakcik who was very cooperative. so we could clerk and examine him fully setakat mane yg ingat.

yesterday night, my frens tolong me perpare the case. saaayang faizah and sibah and aida :)

today punyelah berdebar sebab kene present in front of the whole batch. besenya in a small group je. alhamdulillah mr hafiz was nice and gave enlightening commentaries and tips for pro. it wasn't that bad. hopefully everyone got something out of it.

my exams.

yay i dah habes my paeds clinical exams yesterday.

i got long case bronchopneumonia (ddx tb) becoz of fever and chronic cough for 1month with dr fadzil.

short case steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome with cushingoid features with dr aye aye (question: look at this boy and examine him accordingly). kene examine steroid toxicity. good thing dah buat ngan dr zabidi hari tuh. he had moon facies and bilateral leg oedema. yg lain sume tade.

OSCE kuar gambar conjunctival haemorrhage, perianal desquamation, rashes on the lower limb extensors, rashes on the back and barium meal of duodenal atresia. sume org ada macam2 jawapan. 2 minits nak pikir. kring loceng dah bunyi. hentam sajelah whatever pun. haha.

PMP kuar diabetic ketoacidosis and hydronephrosis with UTI secondaru to genitourinary tract anomalies.

i had a rather bad episode of psychosomatic symptoms this time around. now dah abes the triger, boleh lah relax kejap for 2 months (yeke?). i think worries of PRO lagi teruk kot.

3 more exams to go thru including PRO.