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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Before you start reading, be prepared. Because I think this post is going to be the longest and maybe rather boring post I've ever posted this year. :D So, only continue only if you're ready to get your eyeballs to bursting point or cure your insomnia. Heh.
Ground breaking news to share. I was in the A&E at Changi General Hospital yesterday. This was what happened:
I stood up from my bed and headed to my study to take my sudoku book. Then I felt a head rush so I just closed my eyes for a moment and wait for it to pass. But guess what. My baroreceptors were malfunctioning yesterday. Cause my legs felt like jelly and when I opened my eyes, I was on the floor. Yup. I had a brief blackout. But I felt alright so I just stood up and went to take my book.
I think I made quite a loud noise. Cause my mum was out of her room. And she pointed to the floor and exclaimed:" Aiyo! Why have blood". It was only then I realised that I was bleeding. But there was no pain at all. My chin was dripping blood. Blood on the floor. Blood on my book. Blood on my hands. But still, no pain.

Like I said, blood on the floor. I saw it only this morning. Heh. To think I was sad that I didn't manage to take picture of those round drops of blood. Surprise surprise! :D

So I calmly walked to the bath room and saw the drip of blood on my chin, ready to drip down. My chin was like a tap that was faulty. Dripping blood. Anyway, I just wet my hands to try and wipe of the blood. And I started feeling faint again. So I thought I'll just sit on the toilet bowl to rest. But it didn't help. I blacked out again. This time for about 4 minutes. I am super curious how I looked like. My sis said my face was white as a sheet and wasn't able to respond to them.Well, I vaguely recall hearing my mum and sis calling my name repeatedly but I just couldn't answer. And the lights were just a blur even though I still had my specs on. Well of course I came round. I scared the shit out of them. And I felt my mum's hands shaking while she tried to clean the blood.My sis and mum were grossed out by the wound. Cause it was deep. And the flesh was slightly parted. Just like how your lips curl out when you put them together. But I was super interested and kept urging my sis to take a picture of it. Ha ha.

My wound! :) Approximately 1cm.

I was getting ready to sleep when my uncle rang to bring my to the hospital. And there I am. In A&E. I imagined it being filled with patients with bandaged limbs with blood staining the bandage. But I was the only person bleeding. Lol. And the wait almost killed me.
And when it was finally my turn, the nurse just asked what happened, took my blood pressure and gave my a temporary dressing.

My dressing -_-"

Then I had to wait. AGAIN. And this time I waited for like an hour. And I went in for like 5 minutes. Tell the doctor what happened. Then he took a torch to shine my eyes. I asked me to squeeze his fingers. And bite my teeth together. Then he looked at my wound and said it needed stitching. I was damn scared la. So I asked if it hurt and if they administer anesthetic. And thankfully, he said yes.
Then I was pushed to have an ECG. Where the nurse asked me to unhook my bra and she saw my boobs. OMG. So shy.
And then I was asked to wait outside the OPERATING THEATER!

The cold and unfeeling room. Eww!

And the longest wait ever started. Oh ya. And if you guys didn't realise it, the ambulance is branded one okay. Mercedes. Wow.

I noticed it out of the complete boredom.

And, just when I waited for like ages and ages and was about to go to the toilet, the doctor came. -_-" Always like that one. So irritating. Then he pushed me into the theater. Yes. I was on a wheelchair all the time. Quite fun. No need to walk. My favourite! Ha ha. The theater damn intimidating la! Just a huge room with one narrow bed in the middle of the freezing room. Looks super unfeeling. Like no emotions. All just stainless steel equipments and yes. The lights. Classic item.

So I was lying on the bed waiting for the thing to start and end as quickly as possible. And the doctor started by testing my blood sugar. Wa. The prick very pain leh. And the tiny hole created quite alot of blood. Then the doctor, without warning, used a cotton ball soaked with alcohol to clean the wound. Wa! Like on fire sia! Pain~!! And he repeated it like another 2 or 3 times. Neh neh. Of course I make some noise la. Try to act pitiful. Lol.

And then I saw IT. The most feared : SYRINGE + NEEDLE! I immediately knew that was the anesthetic. So I told the doctor :"Can give me more anesthetic?" And he said :"Sure. No problem one". Wa. I hear already very happy. Then he proceeded to cover my face with those green operation cloth that you see on TV. And I felt his hands on my chin. That's when I realised that he was going to inject my chin. Aarrghh! Ultimate pain ar that one. And once again, I made noise. But, the doctor super polite! He actually said sorry. :D :D

I like the doctor.

And he gave me another two, three jabs around the wound. Wa. Finally over. Now the wound is numb.

But but but, I was like super tensed the whole way. I was afraid that the anesthetic wouldn't work. Lol! Luckily it did. But then I felt something very disgusting. I can feel the damn doctor poking the needle through my flesh and pulling the string through. Eww! And He did it like three times in total. So I'm guessing I had three stitches. Plus, I can feel the thug of the string on my skin when they pull it to cut the string. Super grossed out can!

Then the doctor left after he's done with his newest master piece. My chin.

Ta daa!

Then the nurse clean up the blood and all, applied some cream and dressed my wound. And After settling the bill, making appointments and collecting medicine, I was free to go.
Time check : 2.30am.
Wa lao. But I wasn't tired at all. So I struggled to go to sleep. And here I am. Well and alive, blogging about the entire incident in detail. Pai say if it's rather boring. Heh. :D
One last thing. I am currently unable to open my mouth widely. So now I cannot speak loudly. Felicia the gentle girl. Pui! Even I can't imagine myself to be gentle. So wrong. And my dear sis comforted me when I said I had to go for stitching. She said :"Like that good what. Then the doctor will sew and tighten your skin. Then you will not have double chin already." Haha! Joke of the day man! -_-" And I was trying not to laugh cause my bloody wound hurts.
P.S.: The doctors there wore uniform with pants that were way too short for them and my doctor wore spoilt crocs. :D

CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE ENTRY. GOOD JOB!

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