finally the 2 weeks of reckoning, physical and mental stress has come and gone...
25th- arrival of the parents, did not do much for the rest of the day, they went to visit uncle and auntie whilst pongie and I stayed at home...
26th- Happy Birthday! got some birthday songs and wishes that day, not as satisfying as last year's though, I baked the flourless choc cake, and it was huge success actually, Kara also came for afternoon tea that day and she gave me a set of tools to use at work :) had pizza for dinner that night...
27th- torture, cos I had to fast all day, only drank apple juice for the whole day and a half of the next day... stayed till quite late that day to finish up the handovers, but Karen was really nice about it actually...
28th- day of surgery, the enema what can I say?? I think I did it wrongly, nothing happened... waited for quite awhile for the surgery to commence, once I am in there, a cannular was inserted, and the nurse started inserting god knows what on my head, on my chest, I had to put on TED stockings... and completely naked underneath... then when I am finally wheeled into the operating theatres, there were like approx 6 people hovering over me, and a mask was placed over my mouth and I was unconscious shortly after... when I regained consciousness, it was in recovery, and feeling nauseated, thirsty, and very uncomfortable down there... painful and sore where the catheter was inserted, the constant feeling of wanting to pee, was wheeled to the maternity ward at approx 1600, mum came shortly after, and that's when everyone found out about my BP and insulin problems, and needless to say, the nagging started... was feeling so nauseated that when food came, I took one look and said no... it was some weird looking piece of beef, mashed potatoes, and veg... there was only one other person beside me in the room, and thank goodness they put me in the maternity ward, where it's newer and nicer... but had difficulties sleeping becos of the discomfort from the catheter, the wounds, and the cannular...
29th- felt much better the next day when the catheter was removed, and I could actually sit up properly to have some breakfast... but had to wait for a quite awhile for the gynae to come see me... anyway, basically was told that I also had the polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis and fibroids on the uterus, on top of my BP and insulin problems, and was also informed that the cyst had grown to 15cm when they removed it... the fun never ends... and the gynae also said that the best time to get pregnant is the next 3 months, otherwise it might become difficult in future... I was like yeah sure... I will just go out and find myself a prostitute or a random guy... :( finally was discharged home, actually did a brief detour to do grocery shopping and have lunch... after that, auntie uncle and prisy came to visit in the evening...
30th- went for lunch at crinitis, and then went to eastwood for dinner with auntie and uncle and prisy... and then we hung out at their house for abit...
31st- hunter valley roadtrip! the weather finally cleared up and it became quite warm actually... stopped by irongate winery with recommendations from rennie, peterson's where papa gave us a "lecture" out in the open, thanks papa... he could not have chosen a better place... proceeded to constable estate winery, and finally to the accomodation at H boutique hotel... ok, the 2 bedroom place was so nice and looked like it was new, everything smelt like new... it was soooo nice... and comfortable... everyone settled down, I went for a nap (what else?) and the rest watched a movie, and I suddenly heard pongie screaming there was a mouse running around outside... I was like no freaking way... anyway, could not find the damn mouse in the end, so I rang the reception lady and we moved to another 2 bedroom place, which was so disappointing, becos this place reeked of cigarette smoke and did not appear as clean as the one we were originally in... but what to do... so anyway, settled down again for the second time, and went out for dinner at the blaxland inn... the food was not great actually, the ambience was good in a rustic kind of way...
1st- checked out of the place, and drove back to sydney, and of course, there was an accident on the way back on the pacific highway, and we were stuck there for approx 45mins, people were eventually coming out of their cars and chatting to the neighbouring cars, including papa... finally arrived home, unpacked, rested and then it was out for dinner at ribs and rumps with auntie and co...
2nd- went to hang out at auntie's so mummy could make the pineapple tarts with auntie... had dinner there too...
3rd- 5th- did nothing of significance, did some baking, another flourless choc cake, cookies which turned out disgusting, threw them out actually, and mum made the 冰皮月饼。。。and had a "teary" session with mum, becos she was constantly nagging me about eating sweet stuff and not eating healthily, and I was like, then don't bother bringing so much baking stuff over, so I got upset and started packing up all the baking stuff... anyway... I was feeling quite down that day actually...
6th- can't believe the 2 weeks just flew by... time for mum and papa to return home... went out for lunch with auntie and co at bondi pizza at top ryde... the pizzas were not bad, but I really liked the ambience most... dropped them off at the airport, pongie and I made a quick detour home first before going to auntie's for our weekly running man session... stayed till quite late that day actually cos we followed up with a jet li movie...
sunday, did not do much, did some cooking for the week, and some washing... re-reading my in death and other books... hesitant to start the korean version of fated to love you... the worst thing atm is our hard drive is suddenly playing up, so we started backing up our stuff, however, my videos folder appears to be gone from the hard drive AHHHHH!!! which means no more movies, no more dramas which I downloaded including the taiwanese, HK and singapore dramas! and the videos which I took during the concerts we went to previously... :(
today, went for a job interview at royal rehab... the whole place is quite tucked in, no trains to get there, but the whole facility is still quite new looking... the position is actually in the new private hospital, which really is not a hospital but more like a ward... anyway, undecided if I really want this job, the good thing is that it is much closer to home, and something different... the not good sides are... it's going with the traffic flow in the mornings, and starting times vary between 0700 and 0930, and mainly are neuro caseload rather than general rehab... and after the interview, I felt like I could have done better, oh well... we'll see... anyway, the wound in my navel is now quite red and itchy, still sore but soreness is definitely improving... the other 3 sites appear to be recovering quite well... I am hoping that the itchiness is only temporary... watch this space!
so... pongie is finishing work in first week of oct, and I suggested that she go back to singapore to sort out her medical stuff, and coincidentally, auntie and co are going to NY to visit michelle around the same time as well, which meant that I will be all alone, so papa has decided to come join me for 2 weeks until pongie comes back...
