It was Anita's Turn

I was woken up by my maid just before my alarm went off at 6 this morning. Anita had fallen in the toilet.

She had been having stomach cramps all night last night even though she was normal earlier that evening. She did not sleep well, but there was no nausea or any need to risk to the toilet. But the pain just got worst and she finally went to the loo in the morning, and it was profuse diarrhea.

She then felt dizzy, with a slight headache. She shouted for the maid and managed to unlock the toilet. She then found herself on the floor after that. She was covered in cold sweat when I reached her, but able to response when I was talking to her.

I showered her and we packed her things and went straight to the Casualty. She was dehydrated at the time, but was much better once we started the IV drip going. She needed admission.

She was much better once she reached the ward even though she had to go to the toilet four more times before lunch. Time for some medicine then .....

She was more worried with our boys. Idlan had also been having stomach cramps for the last few days. He vomited last Friday evening, and had been having diarrhea since. Very likely it was him picking a bug from school, and passing it on to Anita. Good thing that Irfan was doing well, otherwise it would be a major headache.

Good thing about her wing admitted into my hospital was the fact that it would be easy for me to continue with work and all that while Anita was still in. In fact, I have a full clinic this afternoon and I plan to cut down on the number of patients for tomorrow morning's clinic. I may have to send Idlan to school before that.

At the Casualty

My Dad-in-law was admitted again last night. This was the third time this year. The first couple of times due to bleeding. Last night, he had some pain in his chest and difficulty breathing. He is not the type to tell me things because he didn't want me to worry. When he called me about the discomfort last night, I know something was wrong.

We got to the Casualty just after 9 pm. It was packed with the usual assortments of accidents victims and asthmatics. I called my colleagues en route, so they were expecting him. A quick check and it was pretty clear it was his heart. To cut a long story short, the pain settled with medications, the heart tracing returned to baseline and he was kept in Coronary Care for the night.

Getting some food at 2 am proved quite a challengePuan Anita making sure everything was in placeTime to leaveHis blood tests this morning confirmed that it was not as serious as a heart attack. Buy he will need an angiogram later. Since e had the bypass and al his otter cardiac tests done over in IJN, I think we should go back there at some stage when things settled. He will e seeing my cardiology colleague tomorrow for review and will likely be discharged then. InsyaAllah.

He is 75 and I think he will need to cut back on his work a bit. He will need to get my wife to take care of some of the business. Our boys are much older low and I think it is time that Puan Anita attend to the office, maybe for a couple of days per week at the beginning. She will have to start somewhere. It should not be all about money.

It was just past 3 am when Puan Anita and I reached home last night after seeing him settled at the CCU. She was still groggy this morning, so I came out earlier to catch up with the latest news about his tests. Will need to return soon so that Anita and her Mum can come and visit.

Anita's visit

In a meeting at the moment and it was rather interesting for a change towards the end. Can't really mention what meeting it was since it was at Faculty level and confidential. Things were hotting but since I am a junior member of the Faculty I better keep my mouth shut. They were discussing some technical issues at the moment and it was dragging on for a good half hour now .....

Puan Anita was currenty with her Dad at the moment, the first time she has been to see him since the fall. She was waiting for me to be done with the meeting before driving her home. Dad seems to be doing well today.

Jambu anyone?

A hectic day as expected. It started off with sorting Idlan out in the morning. He needs his susu and puffers. After shower I headed straight off to UMMC. Dad was stable overnight although it was still clear that he was not stable. He needed more transfusion but with his age, we have to be careful not to give it too quickly. I asked my Urology and Cardiology colleague to have a look at his relevant parts.

He finally had his transfusion late on. He looks OK but was still unstable to be moved off the ward for scans and tests. He was also too unstable for any scopes. Transfusion is what was needed and he will be having them soon.

As for Irfan, his blood count on admission was high and to be on the safe side, he is staying for another day of antibiotics. Very likely he will be discharged tomorrow. At least I will just have to worry about Dad then. Also learned that United won the League Cup last night although rumour has it that Vidic should have been sent off for a foul. I don't believe in those kind of rumours of course.

The next order of business after I finished with Dad would be to stop by at Pantai to visit Anita and Irfan. My Mum has been looking after him all day while Anita came back home to see Idlan. Irfan's pet hamster, Bob has unfortunately died! According to Idlan it was because Irfan was not around to look after her! Need to make sure that Peter the Hamster - Idlan's pet - is fully fed when I arrive home later.

For lunch today I had a double dose of jambu with asam! Nice!

Irfan in Hospital

Irfan's fever came back and he has been vomiting recently. I was worried since he only just completed a course of antibiotics. With the persistent cough, pneumonia was a certain concern. Therefeore I took him to see his Paediatrician and as expected, Irfan will need some blood tests, Xray and intravenous antibiotics. The best way is to get him admitted.

Irfan showing off his battle scar

I was not really concerned financially as Irfan has insurance. Everything should be covered. He tolerated the Xray, IV lines and blood taking, but the only thing got him screaming was nebulisers. My God, did he scream. I thought I can talk him into having one after a chicken pie and candies. Boy, was I wrong? Luckily he was not wheezy and the nebuliser was to get him to cough out more of the phlegm. Puan Anita was busy getting things organised as she will be staying with Irfan in the hospital. I will be moving back to Taman Setia with Idlan during the hospital stay.

Finally settled and tucked inAnother concern was their Grandfather that was not well since Monday. Things looking rather hectic with Monday being the start of a new month and a new set of Medical Officers in my Unit. I don't think I can afford to be absent Monday as I have plenty of paperwork to do. Hopefully Irfan's and his Grandfather's illness will settle soon.

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