Summer is so hot. Excited for the first rain to fall. It all started there, rain started pouring as i went home from the store. The bad odor of the cemented road pass through my nose, directly to my lungs. The scent was very stong. My throat started to get itchy and I dont want to drink some meds, so i take Strepsil. Eventually, I got ok, after a week, coughing began. I drank Solmux and got worst, followed up by Ambroxol (self med no doctor yet, doctordoctoran ang peg) and levo citirizine, still not feeling well pa din, so I decided to go to the doctor na. Went to Medicus because i felt that something is not ok within me. I started weezing a bit and palpitate.
I went to Doctor Espinosa's office and she requested an X-ray chest PA, comes the result: Pneumonia. The Doctor advised for follow up. He prescribe Xflem and Cefuroxime 500 mg for 7days and instructed me to return after 5 days, giving me another request of X-ray. For 2days with med felt slightly good but the next day I experienced the worse palpitation of my heart that i thought it will burst out from my chest. I can't normally breath. Relaxing myself, take a deep breath and stayed at a fully airconditioned room for 2 1/2 hrs. Little by little my breathing went back to not normal but slightly good.
Result of the follow up chest xay got the shock of my life. I won another award of mass malignancy need follow up again. Went back to Doc Espinosa's clinic, she recomend pulmonary specialist at St. Pauls named Doc Flores. He explained to me about that bad circle in my X-ray, maybe tv( requisted devant from my son itoy) or Tuberculosis, mass or worst big C. Doc Flores requested that I must undergo CT Scan with CONTRAST, meaning colored, the CT Scan Tech will inject something into my vein. OMG! Pain in my pocket and pain to my body, but i said, "Lord, your will be done, Pls do not dump to me everything. We are 10 siblings in the family minus 2 who are now in your good hands. For the 8 remaining, pls devide that to us, its unfair if i will mana it all, ano? solong iredera?"
Doc flores requests createnine, sputum for 2 days. The result? negative. As i was about to make follow up checkup with the result of my lab to Doc Flores, i found out that he has this seminar for 2days. I said to myself again, "Lord, is this your sign sent to me that i should be seeking another doctor's opinion?" So i called Cousin Afrik to get me to the doctor of the family, Doctor Samoro, and he said my sched would be on this saturday. Went there with a heavy chest, fast breathing and everything. Doc Samoro reccomend that i should proceed to the CT Scan. So we went to medicus hospital at mandurriao to undergo the procedure. CT Scan personel were good in installing dextrose like syringe thru my vein, happy that pain is slight, so time to scan.
It will go smoothly as i prepare my self for pain because my dear friend Susan told me that it is very painful, she undergone that scan year ago. But to my part its painless, ( maybe my vein is much larger than her?) After 30 min of allergy test which results to negative, they proceeded to inject the med to my vein, after another 10 mins., all done.
Stayed outside and wait for another hour to monitor the after effects, nothing showed, so they pulled out the dextrose in my vien and said that i should drink plenty of water. So I did and urinate, after that we, with my husband, went home. Along the way we bought Doc Samoro's additional antibiotic, ofcourse, Doc Flores has prescribe antibiotic too. So all in all i have 3 antibiotic, from Doc espinosa, for 7 days all done, 3 more days from Doc Flores, and another 7 days from Doc Samoro. We have our lunch in Midway and i drink Doc Flores' reccomended antibiotic, went home and rest. Nightime came and after dinner take Doc Samoro's 750 grams antibiotic, prepare to bed and sleep. At about 3am I felt itchy, I thought after effect of contrast. karabkab here, karabkab there, karabkab everywhere. At 5:30 AM i called Susan what to take, She said, benadryl 50mgs. So Popsie Jun went to the pharmacy with out greeting of Father's Day. Drink benadryl and after breakfast drink again Doc Samoro's Antibiotic. Still itchy all over except my beautiful face ( as if beautiful ti ano pa gd kung asta dra tuboan pa gd). After lunch, drink again Doc Flores' antibiotic, allergy went worst. My Son, Andreu, called CT Scan Dept to inform about it, they have instruction to monitor with in 24hrs of allergy effect. They instructed us to procced to the ER if the allergy doesn't stop. At 5pm we decided to go. So oxygen installed to me, another dextrose for injectable med. I counted 3 syringes of med were injected that i didn't even bother to ask the name as long as i will be relieved from all of this. Undergone Nebulizer 3 times, and then they observed me. Father's day at ER is not a happy occasion. After another 2 to 3 hrs they discharge me. Together with popsie and sam, we went home. They instructed us to stop all antibiotic and replace Prednisone, Nebulizer, Benadryl and another med that the name i forgot. Sam is my Nurse and Nanny, Andreu is my runner, Sofia, Sabrina and Badet is my paogtas. Mga makulit. Popsie is incharge and manager. After not taking antibiotic the food tastes good again. Bawal lng ang egg, chicken, canned and processed food. Dont want it anyways except chicken.
Now, as im excited to know the most awaited result, aswell as, Doc Samoro is also waiting in the clinic, i'm resting at home prayingfor Lord God that he will not be giving me the worst. To my family please sharea prayer for me.
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