Hooray!! I have been discharged from hospital this evening after 5 nights and 6 days stay. It was really no fun as my list of complaints are very long.
1. The air cond was freezing with no temperature control. So it was like sleeping in a mortuary! It's either on/off switch only.
2. The food was horrible as they fed me plain white porridge 3 times daily plus some juices, yoghurt or cheap ice cream. That's because I had to be on strict soft food diet to monitor what has caused my frequent bleeding over the months.
3. I sat on the bed for 6 days without leaving my cold room. I had terrible bed sores on my buttock. I asked for it as the nurses warned me not to even walk to toilet as I might faint again. First 2 days they had to wait for me at the toilet door while I sat on the throne like a King! I enjoyed browsing my phone while the nurses hurried me to finish my royal business fast. Well, it was my coronation day!
4. Everyday they had to poke painful needles into both arms. Most of the time, they had to pull out and reinsert the needles as it could not reach the right veins. My arms were pale, weak and swollen. Of course I screamed like a sissy cos it was painful.
5. The needles injected, were to connect the drips or fresh blood supplies or daily dosage of 4-5 different medications. In total I was given 4 packets of blood during my stay. That made the total to 10 packets of blood in 3 weeks! Do I sound like a thirsty vampire??
The horrible plain white porridge with boiled vegetables for 3 meals daily.
The last meal was fish and chips for lunch. It was a big bonus though not delicious at all. My tears were crying with joy singing like Evita Peron. "Don't cry for my hospital meals!!" ๐๐๐๐๐
The hospital stay was to address and stop the bleedings. Next Tuesday I will be back to hospital for the usual monthly follow up with antibody infusion and hopefully just another round of oral chemotherapy. I had suffered enough of the unforgettable painful chemotherapy needles which burned my veins for 5 hours. I realized that I forgot to post and elaborate the side effects of the chemotherapy. Would you like to see and hear about them?
Okay, bye.
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