Beginnings of my nightmare...

28 May 2007

I went to MEH for the follow-up appointment on the blurness of my right eye. Dr Khoo was the eye specialist i was referred to. He said that the blurness is due to hypertensive retinopathy, blood vessels on my eye area had ruptured due to my uncontrolled high blood pressure. Knowing that i had kidney problem, he wants me to go quickly back to my SGH doctor for consultation. On Dr Khoo's persistence, Dr Tan Han Khim agreed to see me in the afternoon. Luckily mother was with me on that day. Because it was only the beginning of my nighmare...

We had porridge in Chinatown bef going for the appm. So sad, it was my last time having porridge there at the porridge store... As usual, we had to wait for abt two hrs bef it was my turn to see Dr Tan. On seeing him, the ist thing he did is to check my bld pressure. My god, it had gone up to 200/120. Hospitalised immediatey! he said. This is the first time i felt fear and understand the seriousness of my condition. I told him and mum that i don't want to be hospitalised. No i don't want, how can it be? I have always been healthy. Mother was with me assuring me that everything will be alright and hospitalised for a few days will not matter. And that Dr Tan chased me out of his room to be hospitalised immed. What kind of Doctor is that, i come to see him and he just see me to be hospitalised?

We waited outside for quite a while bef the ah ma came with a wheelchair to take me to the ward. By then, i'm trembling, is it from fear or because of my low bld count, i'm not sure. I said that i could walk but she insist on fetching me to the ward in the wheelchair fearing that i will faint. She is mad~! How can i faint? I'm strong and fine, i was thinking to myself. It was evening time when i finally settle down in the Ward.