Bon apres-midi,
I come with negative experience.
I woke up today with a very very painful ear ache, it feels as if my ear drums are going to explode.
My ears hurt when I'm chewing and swallowing.
Like i mentioned, recovery experience is different in every individual. What i suggest is, always prepare yourself for the worst.
That's it for now.
A la prochaine fois!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Post-tonsillectomy - Ear pain and humidity
Bonsoir.
I just had my dinner, which is vanilla ice-cream with a banana.
I have been feeling better today, thus, i gathered the courage to have some diary product. I even had some mac and cheese for lunch, but it didn't went well.
Anyways I felt tired today, so I took a nap. And I woke up with the ear pain (much painful than before) but my throat feels fine. I've read in countless forums and journals that it is advisable that post tonsillectomy patient buy a humidifier. Ok, I live in Malaysia where the humidity level here is generally high, meaning that we tend to sweat a lot even after few steps outside of the house.
Places like Australia and Europe are less humid than Malaysia. Anyways, what I'm going to share is....keeping yourself hydrated after tonsillectomy is important as a very dry throat will cause you pain, believe me, it is worse when you try to sleep at night. For me, after few hours of sleeping, I will wake up because my throat is so dry, I avoid sleeping with the air-condition on as it'll make the room dryer (<----is this even the correct word to use??. Pardon my English if I'm wrong.) My point is, even if I'm living in a place with a high rate of humidity, I still encountered such situation, luckily I have a fridge in the room, so its easier for me to get some cold water at night.
Therefore, i sure recommend any of you out there that soon to be a tonsillectomy patient to get a humidifier. Remember, the healing process of each individual is different. As for me, I do not take any pain medications except for my antibiotic. Maybe my body can handle pain better than anyone else, maybe it's the fact that I have been sick (tonsillitis) numerous times before until it had numbed me. But, I am glad to share my experience because reading what others experienced is helping me a lot now.
Chewing gum is highly recommended as it will exercise your throat muscle that helps with swallowing. It hurt at first, but the pain will ease in just seconds and you will feel more comfortable.
Now, I'm drinking room temperature water, as my throat does not hurt as bad as it was few days ago. But I experienced ear pain/ discomfort every time I woke up from sleep / nap.
That's it for now.
I'm watching Gilmore Girls to fill my time recovering, starting from the first season. Haha. I also reward myself with Baskin Robin's chocolate ice-cream earlier today. hehe
A la prochaine fois.
I just had my dinner, which is vanilla ice-cream with a banana.
I have been feeling better today, thus, i gathered the courage to have some diary product. I even had some mac and cheese for lunch, but it didn't went well.
Anyways I felt tired today, so I took a nap. And I woke up with the ear pain (much painful than before) but my throat feels fine. I've read in countless forums and journals that it is advisable that post tonsillectomy patient buy a humidifier. Ok, I live in Malaysia where the humidity level here is generally high, meaning that we tend to sweat a lot even after few steps outside of the house.
Places like Australia and Europe are less humid than Malaysia. Anyways, what I'm going to share is....keeping yourself hydrated after tonsillectomy is important as a very dry throat will cause you pain, believe me, it is worse when you try to sleep at night. For me, after few hours of sleeping, I will wake up because my throat is so dry, I avoid sleeping with the air-condition on as it'll make the room dryer (<----is this even the correct word to use??. Pardon my English if I'm wrong.) My point is, even if I'm living in a place with a high rate of humidity, I still encountered such situation, luckily I have a fridge in the room, so its easier for me to get some cold water at night.
Therefore, i sure recommend any of you out there that soon to be a tonsillectomy patient to get a humidifier. Remember, the healing process of each individual is different. As for me, I do not take any pain medications except for my antibiotic. Maybe my body can handle pain better than anyone else, maybe it's the fact that I have been sick (tonsillitis) numerous times before until it had numbed me. But, I am glad to share my experience because reading what others experienced is helping me a lot now.
Chewing gum is highly recommended as it will exercise your throat muscle that helps with swallowing. It hurt at first, but the pain will ease in just seconds and you will feel more comfortable.
Now, I'm drinking room temperature water, as my throat does not hurt as bad as it was few days ago. But I experienced ear pain/ discomfort every time I woke up from sleep / nap.
That's it for now.
I'm watching Gilmore Girls to fill my time recovering, starting from the first season. Haha. I also reward myself with Baskin Robin's chocolate ice-cream earlier today. hehe
A la prochaine fois.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Post-op recovery - the scabs
Well, well, well - Bonsoir!
I have taken some time to overhaul the design of my blog here. Pretty bored with the old one but still, i have not digress from the previous theme, which is 'je t'adore paris!'
Today I will not talk/ write about my admiration of 'la ville lumiere' and I'm sure that most of you are annoyed with me talking about Paris and Frenchies. But....I will share with you my progress of post tonsillectomy. I've gathered some courage today to see my wounds, I was about to say tonsils but I no longer have them. Let me just say where the tonsils were.
Though, some advised that one should not look at it, but i saw dozen of pictures of the scabs online (via google anyways) and it does not disgust me. I must say, it looks the same. Having seen that, I'm pretty happy that the recovery now is going accordingly to what the medical forums/ journals mentioned.
Swallowing is less of a hassle now, maybe it is because I'm used to it by now, but I'm still on soft diet and eat minimally. Though the scab is forming on top of the wound, but there are some parts of the wound that is still red, meaning...that it is still an open wound.
The scab sure gives you some discomfort, but hey! it is part of recovery right. I'm so looking forward to get better and to be able to eat pizza, drink hot coffee and even go out for tennis. Time like this that you appreciate of being healthy and can enjoy whatever food that your tummy desires ( I am body and health conscious, I usually eat salads and avoid carbs whenever possible).
So, much for whatever my tummy desires.....I have lost 10lbs now, just few days after the surgery, due to the drastic change of diet, I know that I'll have to stick to this diet for another 2 weeks. But I'll try eat some bread somewhere next week.
To take some precaution, I gargle after every meal just to avoid from being infected from food debris that might get in the wound. I am anticipating (not actually in a good way) for the scab to fall, one thing that sure is painful is coughing. I have been coughing every now and then, maybe due to the muscle movement of the throat, I felt slight pain while coughing. There's also the discomfort in the ears today, just an annoying discomfort. But overall, I feel okay.
I guess that's it for today.
A la prochaine fois!
I have taken some time to overhaul the design of my blog here. Pretty bored with the old one but still, i have not digress from the previous theme, which is 'je t'adore paris!'
Today I will not talk/ write about my admiration of 'la ville lumiere' and I'm sure that most of you are annoyed with me talking about Paris and Frenchies. But....I will share with you my progress of post tonsillectomy. I've gathered some courage today to see my wounds, I was about to say tonsils but I no longer have them. Let me just say where the tonsils were.
Though, some advised that one should not look at it, but i saw dozen of pictures of the scabs online (via google anyways) and it does not disgust me. I must say, it looks the same. Having seen that, I'm pretty happy that the recovery now is going accordingly to what the medical forums/ journals mentioned.
Swallowing is less of a hassle now, maybe it is because I'm used to it by now, but I'm still on soft diet and eat minimally. Though the scab is forming on top of the wound, but there are some parts of the wound that is still red, meaning...that it is still an open wound.
The scab sure gives you some discomfort, but hey! it is part of recovery right. I'm so looking forward to get better and to be able to eat pizza, drink hot coffee and even go out for tennis. Time like this that you appreciate of being healthy and can enjoy whatever food that your tummy desires ( I am body and health conscious, I usually eat salads and avoid carbs whenever possible).
So, much for whatever my tummy desires.....I have lost 10lbs now, just few days after the surgery, due to the drastic change of diet, I know that I'll have to stick to this diet for another 2 weeks. But I'll try eat some bread somewhere next week.
To take some precaution, I gargle after every meal just to avoid from being infected from food debris that might get in the wound. I am anticipating (not actually in a good way) for the scab to fall, one thing that sure is painful is coughing. I have been coughing every now and then, maybe due to the muscle movement of the throat, I felt slight pain while coughing. There's also the discomfort in the ears today, just an annoying discomfort. But overall, I feel okay.
I guess that's it for today.
A la prochaine fois!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Post Tonsillectomy and Turbinectomy & Submucous Diathermy of turbinates (SMD)
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| Turbinate reduction |
8th May 2012 is a historic date for me. It is on that particular day that I've undergone a surgery (1+1 surgery). Which is Tonsillectomy and Turbinectomy & Submucous Diathermy of turbinates (SMD). Prior to the surgery, I have made tremendous research and reading about recovering from Tonsillectomy and oh my! the 'horror' I felt about actually doing it. I was about to cancel my surgery because I was so terrified of the pain but due to the fact that I've resigned from work with the excuse of going for surgery made me forced myself to get this over it. After all it is for my own good.
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| Tonsillectomy |
The first and second day of post Tonsillectomy was painful, it is not like you will feel the pain throughout the day and night, but you will feel the pain when you try to swallow things, even water. Its like your tonsils is soooo large (for those who have enlarge tonsils, you guys may be familiar with this annoying situation). Thats all! I'm so relieved that this is how the pain feels like. I've prepared myself for something even worse, maybe having that thought in mind helped with me trying to cope with what I'm going through right now.
I'm on my 3rd day post-op today, i guess the scabs have started to fill the wound as i can feel it but do not dare to see it. My nose is bleeding because of the SMD procedure. The doc gave me a nasal rinse for me to wash all the excess blood from the procedure. I figured many would be familiar with SMD, where the doc burn your nostrils to widen the airway. This helps rhinitis sufferer as yours truly over here.
Now, my diet consist of pudding/jelly and lotsa cold water, popsicles and mashed potato. Right now i crave solid food so badly, but whenever i feel the pain (not as bad as the first and second day) while swallowing my own saliva, it just cut off my craving for solid food. Generally, I'm making good progress recovering, I don't feel any pain except for the discomfort while swallowing, and they say that the pain will decrease as time proceed.
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| My nasal rinse |
Just as most of you out there are doing research prior to your surgery, you are aware that recovering from Tonsillectomy as an adult is much more painful as it is in children. I am 23 year old female. And as what the doc told me, women can cope with pain better than men, that's why we can give birth (totally different topic). Anyways, it is not hell (for me the IV is giving me more pain than the sore throat), it may seem like it on the first 2 days, but you'll get better. I was on 3 bottles of NaCl + Glucose right after the surgery until the next day (that's why I'm not hungry). I was discharged yesterday (2nd day) and BTW I did not take any pain medications (I am sooooo tough, haha) but they prescribed me with Augmentin. Yes! a very familiar antibiotic, a bottle of gargle solution, and nasal rinse. And I thought that trying to swallow my pills is going to be hard, it is not at all.
On a totally different topic, I've received my CAS Statement!!! Hoorah! Now I just have to focus on getting better, hopefully in 2 weeks time, and then translate several documents and then to VFS to apply for visa. At least something that made me smile and ease the post-surgery depression (i don't feel any).
I will definitely share my progress from the surgery until I'm 100% better. :)
Might just have to prepare myself for the scabs to fall off.
I'll keep on posting!
Friday, May 4, 2012
C'est la vacances
Tout le monde!!!
C'est la vacances pour moi.
Well, my holiday started earlier this week, last Monday to be exact. I have to say that time flew quickly when I did nothing. I guess now is the time for me to start focusing my attention to this blog like I used to. Honestly, I miss writing so much. Really?
Actually, my graduate training programme with Boustead Holdings, whereby I was attached with BHPetrol involves a lot of writing as I was part of the corporate communications department. A lot of letter writing, proposals and reports. The training was not much of a challenge for me, maybe because they know that I am only there for a temporary period. Nonetheless, I have the most amazing bosses at the company. They're the type that will guide you to success and grow. Bliss~
As for now, I'm just enjoying myself lazing around, exercising, as this coming Tuesday I will be removing my tonsils and perhaps will be suffering for several weeks recovering. Enjoy the moment while it last they say. The horror of tonsillectomy. I know one thing for sure. I will definitely share my recovery experience as this may help others going through the same surgery.
One thing that I look forward to tomorrow is tennis :)
Another matter that I'll be glad to share will be applying visa, since the UKBA has changed its policy for visa application as of 6/4/2012, I will be one of the first batch applying for the Tier 4 (General) visa under the current policy. The application fee has also increased. It is now MYR 1416.00
Accordingly, I haven't receive my CAS Statement. This is another uber-important document for visa application. This will be delivered by the university, which they told me that they will start sending out those statements in few weeks. This information was notified to me on the 2nd week of April. Few weeks is sure is a long time huh???
Thats all for now.
A la prochaine fois!
C'est la vacances pour moi.
Well, my holiday started earlier this week, last Monday to be exact. I have to say that time flew quickly when I did nothing. I guess now is the time for me to start focusing my attention to this blog like I used to. Honestly, I miss writing so much. Really?
Actually, my graduate training programme with Boustead Holdings, whereby I was attached with BHPetrol involves a lot of writing as I was part of the corporate communications department. A lot of letter writing, proposals and reports. The training was not much of a challenge for me, maybe because they know that I am only there for a temporary period. Nonetheless, I have the most amazing bosses at the company. They're the type that will guide you to success and grow. Bliss~
As for now, I'm just enjoying myself lazing around, exercising, as this coming Tuesday I will be removing my tonsils and perhaps will be suffering for several weeks recovering. Enjoy the moment while it last they say. The horror of tonsillectomy. I know one thing for sure. I will definitely share my recovery experience as this may help others going through the same surgery.
One thing that I look forward to tomorrow is tennis :)
Another matter that I'll be glad to share will be applying visa, since the UKBA has changed its policy for visa application as of 6/4/2012, I will be one of the first batch applying for the Tier 4 (General) visa under the current policy. The application fee has also increased. It is now MYR 1416.00
Accordingly, I haven't receive my CAS Statement. This is another uber-important document for visa application. This will be delivered by the university, which they told me that they will start sending out those statements in few weeks. This information was notified to me on the 2nd week of April. Few weeks is sure is a long time huh???
Thats all for now.
A la prochaine fois!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
vingt-cinq
I'm here after 25 days. It's an achievement actually, because my target is to have 1 post every month.
But......
All of that might change as this week is my last week of internship. I mentioned that my internship contract will last for 8 months, but sadly it ended sooner as I'm scheduled to remove my tonsils due to many many tonsillitis reoccurring in my entire life.
Nonetheless this brings joyful news for my blog here, because I will definitely fill my time recovering writing em'.
I know that recovering from tonsillectomy as an adult is painful. Thus, that is why i decided to just quit and focus on recovering. thereafter, i wish to focus all my attention to visa application which i will definitely share how the process will be and what are the necessary documents you should bring along and what not. this i assume will take up the entire month of may and june.
As july will come after (just like the 'friday' song. LOL), the fasting month will begin and it will be a hectic month here in malaysia. traffic jam tend to doubled during this month. So i decided to just spend time with the family until the celebration of eid. after that, it'll be bye-bye malaysia and hello UK.
well, thats my life planned out, we'll see how it goes ya~
TATA
Sunday, April 1, 2012
April Fool
Bonsoir tout le monde!
Both the Swedish and Hollywood version did not highlight the relationship between Cecilia Vanger and Mikael Blomkvist, i guess that part just wasnt important to both director. Cinematography obviously nicer in the Hollywood one and i like the millenium office in the Hollywood version, it is just how i had imagined it to be. Daniel Craig is awesome as Kalle Blomkvist and the part that Lisbeth felt angry/jealous at the end of the movie is a must! that is not portrayed in the Swedish one.
Today is the 1st of April where people putting up pranks to one another. Well, i used to make up some lame jokes every now and then on this particular day but not so much now. My post today will not be about April fool's day but I know i havent kicked in my creative writing side for a while now.
As working life proceed, i have become a corporate robot, life is no longer fun even though i tried to sacrifice time here and there, but synchronizing my time with others is proven to be a tough thing to do. On a beautiful hot Sunday, which is today, I have devoted my time to watch the Hollywood version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I've read the trilogy, watched the Swedish version (except for the third installment) and finally the Hollywood version.
I know that it is long overdue for me to watch it and talk about it, but due to its racy content the Malaysian government have decided to banned the movie from showing in our local cinema. In the matter of censorship, it'll be pretty hard to censor the scenes in the movie as it is part of the core content of the book and movie explaining why..yadda yadda yadda. And Malaysians being Malaysians (judgmental us) i reckon that the public can actually accept the movie being shown publicly. Our cognitive system are just not up to par just yet. Yikes!
It'll be too late to say spoiler alert, so I might just write. Kudos to the movie as being spot on as how the book is. Roony Mara carries Lisbeth perfectly even when she disguised herself as the blonde where it is not highlighted that much in the Swedish version. The minor change they made in the character of Hariet Vanger is a set back for the book lover. Hariet should be in Australia and not London and Anita Vanger is alive. The Hollywood version had tweaked that part.
All and all, I was satisfied :)
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