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Back Feels Better

July 19, 2017

After sleeping on new bed for 2 nights, the pain on lower left back is much lessened, now tingles a bit but feels so much better. This made me realize that the bed is a very important item, should never ever scrimp on this, expensive never mind most important is good quality and durable. Next time if move house I'm going to get a good bed, full latex bed, maybe buy from USA and ship here, think might be cheaper than buying in SG.

Everybody Got Sick

June 26, 2017

I spread the virus/bacteria to wife and baby, now both of them also sick, good thing they recover fast, baby recover the fastest, young person seems to have much stronger immune system and that is strange. Another good thing is that today is public holiday so no need to work. Maybe next time I sick I check-in to a hotel or something, should have a hotel for sick people to choose to be isolated from others so as not to spread the sickness around.

Sick Today

June 24, 2017

Today thought want to go somewhere, end up getting sick, have a bad headache and cough, wonder how I got the virus/bacteria, maybe because I was caught in the rain yesterday. Anyway just want to share that if you have a bad cough, Robitussin is the best home remedy, the Wood's cough syrup is not bad but only good for minor irritation. Also tried the pi pa gao which is completely useless, it's like eating sugar. I only took one sip of Robitussin and now I feel so much better.

Neck Pain since Weekend

June 05, 2017

Last Saturday morning woke up with a pain on my neck and upper back area, wonder what happened, as if somebody karate-kicked my neck while I was sleeping. Today still never recover, most probably because yesterday never sleep well. Middle of the night somebody above was knocking something, must be crazy, 3 or 4 am don't know knock what, really crazy family. Then my wife woke me up a few times, she said my snoring scared the baby, what the heck, I think snore also because of the neck pain. Today woke up feeling super stoned, took MC. Weekend sometimes also cannot rest properly, jia lat. Then just recall last Saturday night above family ki siao, think also 3 or 4 am, they were fighting fiercely, slamming stuff, yelling loudly, even the neighbour beside me also wake up, can hear the uncle complaining. Complain to HDB has proven to be useless, thinking of call police but most likely police also lan lan refer us to HDB, back to square one. This type of problem difficult to solve

Allergy Come Back Again

August 12, 2016

Last week after eat medicine was okay, but still had a few minor outbursts, then today notice something weird, if I scratch my skin, the area that I scratched will get itchy, I tried drawing 1, 2 and 3, see second picture, the bumps come out as what I had drawn, wtf. I google and found the term " dermographism ", I think maybe also because stressful at work, so many shit to do, good thing I still have the antihistamine, just took one, hopefully tomorrow wake up no more.

Cetirizine So Power

August 03, 2016

After taking my first dose, the itching is gone, but now feel very drowsy, I think it's the medicine taking effect, I google and found that this drug have quite a number of side effects: Source Cetirizine side effects Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop using cetirizine and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects: fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat; weakness, tremors (uncontrolled shaking), or sleep problems (insomnia); severe restless feeling, hyperactivity; confusion; problems with vision; or urinating less than usual or not at all. Less serious side effects may include: dizziness, drowsiness; tired feeling; dry mouth; sore throat, cough; nausea, constipation; or headache. I think I'm feeling weakness, eyes blurry, drowsy, tired, dry mouth, if I can still type I guess i

Allergic Reaction and Itchy All Over!

August 03, 2016

I think very likely the cause is the fish cakes that I bought at Tiong Bahru Market last Friday. I bought their giant fish balls, tau kwa with fish paste and fish rolls with crab stick and veggie. The fish rolls tasted funny, wonder if it was because I bought in the day and ate in the evening, but my wife ate already no problem, only me, I think I might be allergic to something in the fish, tau kwa cannot be, should be the fish paste, don't know what fish is it. Or it could be the nasi ayam I ate at the same market, maybe it's the chilli, but I think most likely is still the fish paste, because I ate the nasi ayam during lunch, after that never felt anything unusual, only in the evening after eating the fish products, I started to itch all over, last week itchy until now, at night cannot sleep, legs will have itchy bumps, it's like being bitten by hundreds of mosquitoes. At first still thought it was mosquito bites, can feel something land on my legs, but I woke and l

Medix TMB-995 Automatic Digital Blood Pressure Monitor

June 29, 2016

I bought it at Watsons, the brand is Medix, $59.90, it comes with everything, power adapter, batteries and cuff, basically can use right out of the box. Checked my blood pressure is 129/76, seems to have improved significantly from last check , I guess the coconut water that I have been drinking helps. At first I bought the UFC brand, after that I found that the potassium is very high, so I switched to Tipco brand. Potassium is good for body but too much can cause problem , like people always say, eat in moderation.

Phew, No Major Health Problem

June 24, 2016

That day I went for health screening and found that my blood pressure was too high, today I received the report, shows the same blood pressure number, systolic is 146, normal should be less than 130. Another alert is my cholesterol, Total Cholesterol is 231.60, normal should be less than 200, and Triglycerides is 288.84, normal should be less than 200 too. The rest of the readings are within normal range. I think losing weight and eating more omega 3 acid is the way to go, tomorrow go run, after that buy some omega 3 milk and tuna.

Health Screening Detected High Blood Pressure

June 18, 2016

Yesterday I went for health screening, did urine test, took height & weight, checked body fat, checked blood pressure and extracted two tubes of blood for tests. I'm waiting for the complete report but the nurse told me my blood pressure was 146; first time was higher so she asked me to rest 10 minutes after drawing blood and re-take. According to this link , 146 is Grade 1 Hypertension, so I think it's a red flag since it is higher than normal; normal is less than 130. I also read that hypertension is a symtomless disease , and it can quietly damage my body and possibly lead to sudden death, now maybe that explains why there are cases of people who suddenly died, maybe they are also like me who neglected themselves. I think after my wife got pregnant in 2014, and have baby in 2015, during these periods I mostly neglected myself by gaining too much weight, but good thing is I decided to go for this health screening otherwise I will just keep on living my unhealthy life

Supposed to See Wife's Surgeon Today

June 15, 2016

Appointment was at 9am, she refused to wake up, say why so early, appointment at 9am of course wake up early and go early, she think 9am means go out at 9am, now even best, 9am appointment she wake up at 9am, but it's very obvious she don't want to go la, told her it's to see the surgeon to talk about the surgery, she is not keen, more like against the idea. She says she feels ok and don't need surgery, I think what she meant is when something really happen then send her to the emergency, like that who knows what will happen, if lucky then ok, or else how. Anyway if she don't want to go I also cannot force her, I can only encourage her, ultimately she is the patient, she has to make the decision, but if I'm the patient, of course I would go for the operation, do it while still young, why wait, why avoid the necessary, today don't do some other day also have to do, doing it in a controlled situation is definitely better than doing it during emergency.

About Wife's Valve Replacement Surgery Cost

May 25, 2016

Today I emailed NUH and enquired about the cost range of her type of operation for C class ward, they sent me a Care Cost Form for 8 days of hospitalization for Valve Repair / Replacement surgery, the price range starts from $24,551 for mild case to $35,462 for complex case. The form also suggested that the likely total could be $27,279, not sure how they derive the likely total but I guess it's a median number. I think the form never include the possibility of staying in ICU, I read from NUH website , it mentioned that after valve replacement surgery, need to stay in ICU for 1-2 days, then in normal ward for 3-4 days. Anyway I guess for complex case need to stay longer. I did my own calculations based on information from here , I came up with 4 scenarios: Mild Likely Complex Extreme Hospital bill $24,551.00 $27,279.00 $35,462.00 $100,000.00 Less 55% subsidy for PR $11,047.95 $12,275.55 $15,957.90 $45,000.00 C class pro-ration for PR $4,861.10 $5,401.24 $7,021.48 $19,800

Visited Wife's Cardiologist at NUH

May 24, 2016

Today went to see her cardiologist, he said need to prepare for her valve replacement surgery. It will be an open-heart surgery, no other option, and it will take about one month for her to recover, so if we decide to proceed, we need to switch to milk powder for baby because now baby is mostly eating breast milk, some cereal, and some milk powder. He mentioned that her echo results last week is getting worse, her valve seems to be getting narrower, what I understand from him is that if the valve is blocked, it can result in sudden death. So he arranged for us to meet the surgeon in Jun, the surgeon will explain the details to us. But wife is not keen on the surgery, she said that she is feeling well now, ultimately I cannot force her, I can only try to encourage her to go do it while she is still young. I did some research, actually mechanical valve is supposed to last a patient's lifetime, but thanks to those bogus doctors in Thailand, they go and put a smaller valve for he

Wife Went for Echo at NUH

May 17, 2016

Next week supposed to see the cardiologist, so this week have to go for echo first, good thing she is PR or else have to pay $345, so after government subsidy is $243. Today echo took a long time, around 1.5 hours, I take care baby until so tired lol, take care no easy task, especially when baby is on breast milk, cannot be too far away from her mother, now trying to switch to formula, she is slowly taking it, but I still think if possible just stick on breast milk, it's the best, always fresh, always good, formula taste so weird.

NUH Sports Centre Follow-Up Visit

March 22, 2016

Today I went back to specialist to see the MRI result, say I don't have muscle tear, only strain, but how come strain have blood, anyway the doctor say will heal but 3 months don't do pushing, he wrote another memo to excuse me from push-up permanently. Good thing is sounds like eventually I can recover to full strength and don't need surgery, phew.

Back Pain, Alcohol and Caffeine

March 18, 2016

During this holiday, my back pain came and go a few times, seems to come on days where I drunk coffee, you know their coffee is very thick so I think something to do with that. And when the pain does go away it was because I drunk alcohol, mainly rum and vodka, woke up next with the pain gone, it's better than any cream or medicine lol. Anyway I tried Bacardi rum and their breezer drinks, very power, later must buy at airport.

MRI So Expensive

March 15, 2016

That day went for my appointment, the bill was $800 before subsidy, damn shocked, this is what a foreigner would have to pay so lucky for me government pay 50% so I only have to pay $400 of which $300 I paid by Medisave and the rest by cash. SG healthcare really expensive, foreigners who can afford to come here must be very rich. I have a friend's father-in-law come here for checkup he paid $2k+.

Counterpain Cream

March 06, 2016

My wife bought one tube and apply for me, it is even better than the tiger balm ointment, just now I can't even walk properly but after applying, I feel a whole lot better, must keep one tube at home at all times. For lower back pain I think this is the best so far, I tried yoko yoko, tiger balm but their effectiveness is limited.

Sleeping on Floor with Ti Lam

March 05, 2016

Since my last back pain , I have been sleeping on the floor with a cheap foam mattress, it is very thin so my back can fully rest on the floor, I can feel my lower back coming into contact with the floor, now still painful but after my back get used to it, it's actually very comfortable. The floor seems to be setting my back into place, my back feels more straightened now but it's a bit painful, it's as if I am not used to my back being straight, I think prior to this I was slouching too much, now that the floor is straightening my back, I need some time to get used to the new posture. I hope sleeping on the floor solves my lower back problem once and for all, now that I think of it, when I was a kid I was sleeping on a wooden bed, also foam mattress, I never had lower back pain, it all started after my mom got me a spring mattress.

Might Have Found Cause of Back Pain

March 02, 2016

I think it's my spring mattress, I remember long ago I slept on the cheap kind of "ti lam", as far as I can remember, I never had any such serious back pain or any back pain at all. After that my mom bought me a spring mattress then I started to have this extreme lower back pain. Then after moving into my own house, I also bought a spring mattress and the back pain keeps coming back every few months. Starting is good, but after a while I think the problem is the spring mattress will start to sink more and more due to usage, especially at the lower back area. So just now I tried sleeping on a "ti lam", I can immediately feel the floor supporting my lower back, starting quite painful but after I relaxed (with help of painkillers and muscle relaxant) and took a nap, I woke up feeling much better, my lower back wasn't that painful anymore.

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