Trepidation always precedes my scheduled appointment with the urologist. Will the health of my kidneys get better or deteriorate? Wuan accompanied me to see Mr. Liong at the Lam Wah Ee Hospital for my six-monthly check-up last Thursday. I was to get my blood tested before seeing him. When I saw the hesitation of the lab technician while inserting the needle into my vein, I knew it was going to be painful. After a few failed attempts to draw blood, she gave up and retracted the syringe without first releasing the tourniquet. Naturally, blood spurted out the moment the needle was pulled out. The other lab technician had no problem drawing blood from my other arm and it was all over in a jiffy. The test would take approximately one hour to complete. In the meantime, my blood pressure was tested. At 120/80, it was considered normal.
When it was finally my turn to see the doctor, Wuan went in with me. The creatinine and uric acid levels have gone down. The creatinine has gone down to 181 umol/l from 188 umol/l. That is not a lot of change but still an improvement. The ultrasound of my left kidney showed that it is shrunken, which is consistent with previous ultrasounds. Even then, Mr. Liong assured me that it is still functional. The left kidney showed no signs of swelling which is a good sign. Even the bladder looked better. I was advised to continue with my four-hourly intermittent catheterisation, drink 300ml of water every hour and take 1mg Detrusitol twice daily. Detrusitol relaxes the bladder and must be taken with an empty stomach to optimise its absorption. The result of this check-up is like a silver lining behind the dark clouds of my extended illness that had afflicted me for the past month. I am happy that my prayers had been answered and my diet is working. Hopefully, the next check-up will show even more improvement. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
its good to hear that you are much much better :)take care yah!
Natasha,
Thank you.
Peter
I 2 am happy that ur prayers were answered:)
and of course i said a silent prayer 4 u
so my pray was answered 2:)
tcz
Sweetspirit,
How sweet and how thoughtful of you. Again, thank you for your prayers.
peter, glad to know that you showed improvement at the check-up. i’m sure with your continued care of yourself at your next check-up you’ll be so much much better.
Lucia,
Thanks. I also hope that the next check-up will show more improvement.
ahhh~~ signs of improvement. goodie 🙂 u can do it, peter!
Oliviasy,
Thank you.
good to know your prayers have been answered 🙂
Hopefully your health will continually improve, yeah
Lainie,
I hope so too.
Praise the Lord 🙂
Ariel,
He answers all prayers, in his own ways. It took me this long to realise the power of prayers. Praise the Lord!
Peter, glad to hear that you’re on the road to recovery. I hope that you’ll get well very soon! =)
Andy,
Thank you. I am not exactly on the road to recovery. Once the kidneys are damaged, there is no way to reverse the process. All I can do is to prevent further damage.
Peter, really good to know that your condition is improving. Really praise God for His healing powers. Besides just keeping your fingers crossed, keep looking to the Cross, buddy. We’ll be praying.
Boon,
He knows what we need and gives to us accordingly. Thank you for your prayers.