30 May 2008
Today i went with mum to NKF for application. This is my 2nd attempt to apply for doing my dialysis at NKF.
The appointment was fixed at 3pm but we reach at 3.30pm. It was raining heavily when we went there. Luckily i brought mum along with me, she is good at telling them how i need the subsidy like bargaining in the market. Have to applaud her for that. Our means test interview was conducted by Ms Charlene Chua. She is a very nice lady and was very helpful. Unlike the last time when i was there, i got rejected immediately. It has been a year since the last time. A lot of things has changed... Charlene approved my NKF application and offered to apply for subsidy for me. Yippy, i passed the first step of the application. Tomorrow i will go to SGH Medical Record Office and apply for the medical report by the doctor to submit to NKF. This is the 2nd step and will take abt 3 weeks to 1 month depending on the speed of the doctor. The medical record will cost anoth $85.27. Finally i need to be assesed by the NKF doctor fo suitability. What a long process, think will take abt 2 months for the entire process.
In future i have to adapt to having dialysis 3x per week as NKF does not allow compromise unlike privae dialysis centre. Tomorrow have to break the news to Staff nurse Fuzar (RTC-Hougang) my intention to transfer to NKF. The nurses at RTC were very good to me, i appreciate and will miss them.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
20 May 2008
Collected my blood test results from the doctor today. OMG! Everything is high. So scary. My liver enzymes (ALT & AST) were escalating high. God, why like that? I already try to control everything already although i admit i did relax more nowadays. Sianz... Doctor told me to go for dialysis 3 times per week, to clean off all the toxins. I shld do that. Toxins build up in the body is not good. I will try to reapply for NKF again...
Alanine transaminase transfers an amino group from alanine to a-ketoglutarate. Its high levels in blood indicate alcoholic or viral hepatitis, CCF, liver damage, or biliary duct problems. However its levels fluctuate over the course of the day and even during strenuous activity. Aspartate transamine facilitates the conversion of aspartate and a-ketoglutarate to oxaloacetate and glutamate. It is raised in acute liver damage, damage to RBCs, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, kidney and brain tissue.
Have to go on strict diet regime again. Very difficult as mum is such a great cook and always buy good stuff to eat. Gan ba teh, jia you!!
Collected my blood test results from the doctor today. OMG! Everything is high. So scary. My liver enzymes (ALT & AST) were escalating high. God, why like that? I already try to control everything already although i admit i did relax more nowadays. Sianz... Doctor told me to go for dialysis 3 times per week, to clean off all the toxins. I shld do that. Toxins build up in the body is not good. I will try to reapply for NKF again...
Alanine transaminase transfers an amino group from alanine to a-ketoglutarate. Its high levels in blood indicate alcoholic or viral hepatitis, CCF, liver damage, or biliary duct problems. However its levels fluctuate over the course of the day and even during strenuous activity. Aspartate transamine facilitates the conversion of aspartate and a-ketoglutarate to oxaloacetate and glutamate. It is raised in acute liver damage, damage to RBCs, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, kidney and brain tissue.
Have to go on strict diet regime again. Very difficult as mum is such a great cook and always buy good stuff to eat. Gan ba teh, jia you!!
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