Dash to Subang

After sorting my Mum, and the small matter of lunch, I made my way across to Subang. And before long, Shahril, Amin and Azida arrived to visit Anita. Great company.

After they left, the boys arrived. And they were really curious about the drain coming out of Anita's tummy after the operation. Initially worried, but when they saw that there wasn't any blood, they didn't mind.

Before long, they were hopping onto the bed already. By this time, Anita had finished her dinner and the tummy pain was getting less. The fever was virtually gone right after the operation was done. Although at times, she was still having spasm, she was OK. She was more worried about the kids than anything else.

As for me, I'm having a quick early dinner while waiting for the phone call from aunt who was travelling from Sungai Petani. I would be picking her up at the bus station later.

Mum at Home

The progress Mum had made had been great and the Cardiologist was keen for her to be discharged straight back home rather than hanging around a few extra days in the ward. The moment Mum heard that, she insisted on going home.

She had been mobilising well, and her appetite was slowly picking up. My main worry would be the number of visitors she would be getting once she got home. I bet it would be a fair few. My aunt would be traveling from Penang later this afternoon to stay with her, and so would my sister.

With the two weeks of school holidays starting this weekend, she would.have plenty of people hanging around her house.

As for Anita, she started some soft diet for lunch just now. Once my Mum's settled down, I would be heading back to Subang. Lunch then hang around for a bit as a few of my friends would be visiting later on. Anita was missing both Idlan and Irfan, but I don't think it would be an idea for them to come yet. But maybe, I'd surprise her.

Rehab Starts

I managed to actually get about 5 hours of continuous sleep before being woken hobby a phone call asking if paracetamol could be served to one of my inpatient. Felt refreshed when I woke up, and hopefully both of the important women in my life would be feeling as good as I would at the moment.

I don't be able to visit my Mum until I sorted out my morning situation, with clinics, ward rounds and Anita in the ward. I would be heading to see her as soon as I finished with Subang. She might start be mobilised today, and hopefully it won't be long before she's discharged.

There would need to be some modification at her place in Bukit Antarabangsa as I wasn't very keen about her tolerating stairs in her current state. I maybe have to bring down one if the bed down. I got her the bed when she had her operations in 2008. We would put that by the living room, so that it would be easy for visitors to come and see her.

So, plenty to be done today, but at least it was less of the feeling of worry, concern and anxiety that I had to carry with me before this. InsyaAllah, things would het better.

Operation Done

Alhamdulillah, the operation was done and there was some infection found. Anita would need some antibiotics in the coming days and would not be going home tomorrow yet. Sunday maybe, but that would depend on her fever.

It certainly had been draining for me on the personal level the last day. Hopefully things would settle down InsyaAllah. Now, come to think of it, I was really hungry. Maybe, once Anita woke up, I'll get something to it. But the choice would be mamak and mamak for tonight I was afraid.

The Waiting Game

Surgery was finally scheduled for around 7 pm and as expected, Puan Anita was worried. But she started having fever, and the tummy pain was starting to bother her, so it was easy enough for me to justify going for the surgery to her.

We elected to go the keyhold route - laparoscopy. Hopefully, the pain would be a lot less and the recovery faster. She was fast asleep as I was writing this. The surgeon just been to see her, and yes, the tummy pain was worse than earlier today.

I've already informed the family and we would be waiting for an opening on the emergency list. The anaesthetist would be the same lady who put Irfan under last year. In fact, when Irfan was around earlier, she came over to tall to Irfan. He just shied away.

So, let's wait then.....