Operation, Private and Insurance

I went back to hometown on 27th May as I was scheduled for admission in Likas Hosp (LH) on 28th and 29th to be operated. He made his time for me that day.. Long drive from JB to KL.. Thank you sweetheart! *cotton candy alert* heheh

27th May

I know I was not supposed to take fast food but we were running out of idea. I was really craving for one before the operation. Tricked him and yash! managed to eat those curly fries. Craving satisfied! :D

28th May

Made my way to LH. I was supposed to come at 8am but I just didn't feel like it.. Purposely left there at 10am.. who wants to be admitted early by the way? At that time there was still no vacant bed for me. So while waiting, they let me have my quick brekkie, provided I must wear that green uniform. So I wore them hence the photo showed :p

I got my bed.. Pathetic, It was a temporary one since the bedding was not enough. (they should improve their capacity planning there). No pillow, no locker, no nothing. Pathetic I tell you. But I can't brag, it's public hospital. what was I expecting right? even the toilet was so damnnn gross. I got  terrible goosebumps everytime i get into the toilet. Few nurses were friendly, but not the doctors. 

Mummy accompanied me there. Poor mummy. We were not given any chair until the nurse saw mummy sitting just at the corner of my bed.

They cucuk my hand.. for the drip.. the doctor memang kasar ni. it was so damn painful la! boleh dikatakan I was really unhappy with everything. but considering my operation will be just the next day, I had to bear.

Around 2pm, the doctor escorted me and another 3 ladies to the O&G clinic to see the specialist. I waited for almost 45 minutes since i was the last to be called in. The doctor asked me about all those basic questions.. are you married? have you done sex? and all those.. She explained how is this laporoscopy is done and what are the tools like. okay, the next part.

 she scanned my tummy and lower abdomen, but the comment was not good. She asked me when do I plan to get married. I said, not any near.

so my condition was like this:

the cyst was located in between my uterus and bowel, which the tool might be a bit hard to reach the cyst. So, my uterus needs to be lifted.

the moment she said that, it came across that they need to poke my vagina and YES. It was true. to lift my uterus, the have to go through my vagina, which gonna break my hyemen and i'll lose my virgin. 

she gave me two options to choose:

1. continue with the laporoscopy and IF the tool couldn't reach the cyst, they will need to poke my hyemen.

2. Cesarean.. which they will use hand to remove my cyst.

ya Allah.. i really felt like fainting at that very moment. I know my tears came out. It was a really tough decision to make.. Doc gave me time to discuss with parents.. So i told mummy about the whole condition and I cried.. couldn't hold it though.. Mummy was also so sad that she cried. Being a supermom, mummy comforted me and immediately called daddy.

daddy was also blur I supposed.. and asked for second opinion; Private hospital. Dr Pauline came in and asked for my decision and mummy told them about going for Dr Mary. She agreed and made my referral letter. 

I got discharge on the same day. I felt like cursing for all the process. Why can't they scan and inform us the condition before wanting to admit patient? it really gave us hustle. seriously. So for few hours warded, they charged me RM17 only.. and I got 2 months supply of Visanne (Hormonal medication which Dr Pauline gave me).

29th May

Parents brought me to KPJ, which was formerly known as SMC.. it's a new hospital located in Damai, just near to QEH2.

The hospital was nice! i mean the consultation clinics. i shall say first class service! They have vending machine and daddy was so excited for that. RM1 for any drinks. Don't you think it's cool?

So went in, and Dr Mary checked me. same questions as LH asked..... she started to scan and she said it doesn't look like endometrosis. more like an ovarian cyst only. she was confident about it and straightaway scheduled my operation on 10th June..that will be the earliest she can do since she needs to leave for conference in Kuching. A nice gynae she is! I recommend this Dr for the ladies out there.

Dr. Mary Jenifer Makanjang, 6th Floor, Block B, KPJ.

so the procedure she's doing is laporoscopy and cystectomy. 

= tebuk 3 lubang; pusat and dekat ovaries. and potong cyst.

Terlampau fikir mo operation sampai no mood mo sambut birthday.. this year's birthday celebration biasa-biasa jah.. sampai fon si lenovo pun bunuh diri.. haha.. apala punya nasib, 

10th June

The day has come.. I was asked to eat 2 pieces of bread or porridge until 7am, because after that I had to start fasting already. So we went to KPJ around 10am as my schedule. Settle my admission with RM1000 for deposit. I got a small bag of toiletries and of course, the tag.

water proof surgery ID tag

my room. Feels like hotel. kekeke. the range of the room in KPJ is RM190 (double-sharing) and RM290 (single - alone). My medical card only covers for RM150 so i had to add on another RM40 for the room. As for insurance wise, I'll touch about that later.

See my menu? Luxury enough but I was fasting. So kibby, ibu and mummy shared to finish em.

menu to choose

My surgery supposed to be at 1pm. but they didn't come in on time, i was so scared that i slept after that. 1.45pm. I was already called and pushed on a wheelchair.

The OT was at 3rd floor. This is the patient transfer bay. I was frigggggin cold.  that operation gown has to button as the back. full blast aircond and those blanky just can't warm me enough. I cried while i was in the waiting bay. they setup the drip on my hand. too scared.. zikir and i cried in the end..i know i slept while waiting.. 2.45pm.. i was then brought into the OT.

i only remembered seeing my doc and 2 nurses, slide me from the stretcher to the operation bed. They put on the oxygen tube, and on the count of 3... I was already in deeep sleep.. I don't know how long have I passed out.. i heard a voice calling me..

"Azila.... Azila...Azila..."

I got mad a little.. wanting to see mummy. I puked and I cried.. then. passed out again.

I was quarterly conscious when I reached my room. I heard mummy crying and i know my sisters and brother in law were there..

poor mummy was waiting for me back in the room

a lil bit of sober, i puked and shouted for mummy...

mummmy where?

judin where?

bella where?

kakak where?

ochat where?

and the list of my bulus goes on.

i heard the nurse asking mummy "judin tu siapa? husband dia?"

kekekeke

I saw my friends came to visit; Olivia and Ritcheal.. they saw me and my madness. i know i didn't stop puking.. kept puking. my tummy and lower abdomen hurt like hell. i couldn't eat or drink too much until 6hours after operation.

I didn't really sleep the whole night. the medication was so strong that made non stop throwing out. mummy daddy went home quite late as they were there since noon. so kibby took charge that night. poor kibby didn't sleep looking after her baby sister. sob sob.. thank you kib kib! moi love you!

I woke up the next morning when i heard daddy mummy.. ibu and pakcik voices. I was like non fully conscious but the dosage was reduced. the nurses asked me to drink and take something.. try to sit and move around. The pain? phuiii.. it was really damn sakit la. i came to realize that i actually pee into a tube :D I must say everything was like a nightmare. 

mummy forced me to eat, but couldn't take it. kib bought me kokok maggi.. something to warm my empty tummy. then i slept and brought myself to bath..

Alhamdulillah Dr Mary was happy with my condition and permitted to discharge. but the procedure was so lousy.. it took like hours for them to really release me. they have the issue with insurance. but they should have just let me go, and call us for any outstanding amount for us to pay the next day. it was almost 8pm then I was out from KPJ..

i really look like ghost in confinement. went out to "dinner" like this. gosh. dinner outside because everyone was too tired. kibby bought me some mashed potato. i had to pantang all those spicy, icy and sour food. amazingly, after 2 months now i still pantang those things.
it was really an experience. never came across my mind that i would undergo operation to remove alien from my body. the worse i thought could be (future references...............) or maybe because of my allergy attack. anyhow, I am grateful that i was chosen to be in this journey. i was in great despair when i found the condition in there. hehe.. Alhamdulillah, Allah made everything easy for me and family.

as for my review, Dr Mary confirmed that was not endometriosis. It was just ovarian cyst. that is the answer to pain all this while.. and Alhamdulillah, I never suffer severe pain with heavy menses anymore. just imagine if I left everything to Likas GH? sia sia dara ku kena tabuk doe!

so my advice is.. it's never too late to have your own insurance and medical card. these are like so important.you never know what lies inside your body.. I used to nag why must I take that creature but, I see the benefits now. If i am capable to pay more, I would want to upgrade my plan to prulady.. since i have this lady issues history. so i better go for that. The most basic plan that Prudential offers is BSN Takaful and I'm paying RM130/month. For Mr J, he took the plan as mine but he paid RM150/month starting last year. I'm not sure what made the difference but I actually paid RM100 for the first few years. Then aunty Margy told me about being upgraded to RM130. maybe that's why...

with my insurance agent - Aunty Margaret Riley

my second one is.. if you suspect something with your period cycle, please do not hesitate to go and check. our body is different from another. the symptoms might be different. (it hit me to really thought that my condition is the same as kibby - NORMAL). kehkehkeh

third one.. always get second or third opinions and chose the best. I was really grateful that we opt for opinion from private. or maybe...... i would have ended up with c-sec instead of laporoscopy.