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Hi, Gastrics…..

I’m blogging via BB’s wordpress.

I’m lying on the bed, feeling super duper nausea. Besides the regular gastrics pain, I’m feeling rather bloated in my stomach.

I read about yeast infection in the stomach. It’s occurring in my family line. I was wondering if I follow my family line. Yeast infection in stomach is bad germs growing in stomach, which will occasionally cause gastrics and 1 sign of yeast infection is despite your appetite is smaller than a normal human being (looking at my Mac Deluxe, I’m sure I eat lesser than lots people), the patient will put of weight easily. The patient has to learn to slow down carbo and sugar intake. This is to prevent the germs from mutiplying.

ARGH!!!!!!! I’m all finished with my Famotidine. The other gastrics medincine doesn’t help at all! I’m waiting for the doc to open at 8am and go get a number!

In the meantime, I’m popping anti-vomit pill to stop or least relieve the nausea-ness.

Sciatica

What is sciatica?

Sciatica is pain resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve. The pain of sciatica is typically felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body and begins from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal cord in the low back and extends through the buttock area to send nerve endings down the lower limb.

What are causes of sciatica?

While sciatica is most commonly a result of a disc herniation directly pressing on the nerve, any cause of irritation or inflammation of this nerve can reproduce the symptoms of sciatica. These causes include irritation of the nerve from adjacent bone, tumors, muscle, internal bleeding, infections, injury, and other causes.

What are symptoms of sciatica?

Sciatica causes pain, a burning sensation, numbness, or tingling radiating from the lower back and upper buttock down the back of the thigh to the back of the leg. Severe sciatica can make walking difficult if not impossible. Sometimes the symptoms of sciatica are aggravated by walking or bending at the waist and relieved by lying down.

How is sciatica diagnosed?

Sciatica is diagnosed with a physical exam and medical history. The typical symptoms and certain examination maneuvers help the health-care practitioner to diagnose sciatica. Sometimes, X-rays, films, and other tests, such as CT scan, MRI scan, and electromyogram, are used to further define the exact causes of sciatica.

How is sciatica treated?

Bed rest has been traditionally advocated for the treatment of sciatica. But how useful is it?

To study the effectiveness of bed rest in patients with sciatica of sufficient severity to justify treatment with bed rest for two weeks, a research team in the Netherlands led by Dr. Patrick Vroomen randomly assigned 183 such patients to bed rest or, alternatively, to watchful waiting for this period.

To gauge the outcome, both primary and secondary measures were examined. The primary outcome measures were the global assessments of improvement after two and 12 weeks by the doctor and the patient. The secondary outcome measures were changes in functional status and in pain scores, absenteeism from work, and the need for surgical intervention. Neither the doctors who assessed the outcomes nor those involved in data entry and analysis were aware of the patients’ treatment assignments.

The results, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that after two weeks, 64 of the 92 (70%) patients in the bed-rest group reported improvement, as compared with 59 of the 91 (65%) of the patients in the control (watchful-waiting) group. After 12 weeks, 87% of the patients in both groups reported improvement. The results of assessments of the intensity of pain, the aggravation of symptoms, and functional status revealed no significant differences between the two groups. The extent of absenteeism from work and rates of surgical intervention were similar in the two groups.

The researchers concluded that “among patients with symptoms and signs of a lumbosacral radicular syndrome, bed rest is not a more effective therapy than watchful waiting.” Sometimes, conventional wisdom is not as wise as research!

Other treatments for sciatica include addressing the underlying cause, medications to relieve pain and inflammation and relax muscles, and physical therapy. Surgical procedures can sometimes be required for persisting sciatica that is caused by nerve compression at the lower spine.

Sciatica At A Glance
  • Sciatica is a nerve pain from irritation of the sciatic nerve.
  • The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body.
  • Sciatica pain is typically felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee.
  • Treatments for sciatica depend on the underlying cause and the severity of the pain.
My colleague showed me a medical dictionary of the meaning of Sciatica and told me that surgery may be needed. -_-”

Anyway, I am heading to the specialist early next month.

Drama Mama

I was hospitalised for Bronchitis, chest pain & shortage of breath.
The drip. 2 packet somemore. -_-”

I was drawn blood, like 4 times throughout the whole day?

Gross!

The unsuccessful blood withdrawal. Leaving me with an ugly blue black.
Bet the medical officer is a NEW BIRD.
=.=

My lunch. Not too bad. I finished everything except the rice.

The medical report that confirmed Bronchitis.

The xray film that shows bilateral perihilar shadowing.

Being hospitalised is no joke despite this wasn’t my 1st time. I was poked for blood and drip. Every 2 hours, I had to have my blood pressure taken as well as my temperature.

I was scheduled for a track mill test next month. To see if my heart is functioning well.
*sigh*

Smoking – NO


I had not been smoking since Tuesday.

Especially after confirming that I am down with Bronchitis, who will dare to smoke?

I don’t wish to complicate the bronchitis into pneumonia.

Looks like, I can quit smoking for good!

Is bronchitis contagious?

What are the Symptoms of Bronchitis?
The symptoms of bronchitis are similar to those of common cold. But the most important and distinguishing sign of bronchitis is expectorating cough that produces excess thick, yellowish phlegm. The other bronchitis symptoms include:

Sore throat – Checked. Low grade fever – Checked. Shortness of Breath – Checked (This is terrible!), Chest pain – Checked (Horrible feeling!), Chills – Checked, Fatigue – Checked.

Is Bronchitis Contagious?
Only the type of bronchitis caused due to viral infection is contagious, i.e., only acute bronchitis is contagious and not the chronic one. Therefore, it is extremely essential to find out the cause of bronchitis to determine whether it is contagious or not. Acute bronchitis is an air borne disease, and hence, can spread through the infected person when he sneezes, coughs or even breathes. Therefore, a healthy person cannot be prevented from contracting the disease if he is in contact with an infected person.

How Long is Bronchitis Contagious?
There is no specific answer to the query as to how long is bronchitis contagious. It is considered that bronchitis is contagious as long as the symptoms are seen. It is very essential to take immediate treatment if one observes symptoms of bronchitis. If you wish to know is bronchitis contagious after taking antibiotics, then the answer is yes. Although the mucus clears and the symptoms lessen on taking antibiotics, bronchitis can be contagious until all the symptoms completely subside.

How is Bronchitis Treated?
A chest X-ray is useful in confirming the presence of bronchitis in people. The doctor will prescribe antibiotics, as taking antibiotics is the most effective way of treating bronchitis. Along with medications, taking complete rest, drinking lot of fluids, and using vaporizer also helps in treating bronchitis quickly.

God bless!

I want to recover faster!

The chest pain & shortage of breath feeling is extremely terrible!

Winnilicious & the chipmunks

I look into the mirror just now and smile.

Indeed, I look like them.

WTF!

My name is “Chip-Ni”, a sister of the Chipmunk.

TMD la! I got mumps okay?

Adult Mumps: An Overview
Mumps is a contagious illness caused by a virus that can result in fever and swelling of the neck. Infections are most common during spring, especially April and May. Mumps is considered less contagious than both measles and chickenpox.

Mumps appears to be happening more in adults, with approximately 40 percent of mumps virus infections occurring in this group. Even so, mumps epidemics are relatively uncommon.

Cause of Adult Mumps
Adult mumps is caused by an infection with the mumps virus, which is found worldwide. The mumps virus is an RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus from the family Paramyxovirus of the genus Rubulavirus. The mumps virus only infects humans.

Transmission of Adult Mumps
The spread of adult mumps is similar to that for children. The mumps virus resides in the mucus in the nose and throat of the infected person, along with the saliva. When that person sneezes or coughs, droplets spray into the air. The infected mucus can land in other people’s noses or throats when they breathe or put their fingers in their mouth, nose, or eyes after touching an infected surface.

(Click Mumps Transmission for more information.)

Incubation Period for Adult Mumps
When an adult becomes infected with the mumps virus, the virus begins to multiply within the nose, throat, and lymph glands in the neck. The virus can also enter the blood and spread to other parts of the body. After 16 to 18 days, on average, mumps symptoms can appear. This period between mumps transmission and the start of symptoms is known as the “incubation period for mumps.” In some cases, the incubation period can be as early as 12 days or as late as 25 days.

Contagious Period for Adult Mumps
An adult with mumps is contagious anytime from about 3 days prior to the onset of the swelling of the salivary glands (called parotitis) to 9 days after the onset. A person can spread mumps if he or she becomes infected with mumps virus, even if symptoms never develop.

Symptoms of Adult Mumps
The most common symptoms of adult mumps include:

* Fever
* Swelling of the salivary glands (the parotid salivary glands, which are located within your cheek, near your jawline, and below your ears, are most frequently affected).

(Click Pictures of Mumps to see examples of salivary gland swelling.)

Other mumps symptoms seen in adults can include:

* Headache
* Muscle aches
* Tiredness
* Loss of appetite
* Sore throat
* Chills.

These symptoms generally improve after 1 to 2 weeks.

Making an Adult Mumps Diagnosis
In order to make an adult mumps diagnosis, the doctor will ask a number of questions about a person’s medical history and perform a physical exam, looking for signs or symptoms of mumps. Diagnosing mumps can often be done just based on a person’s symptoms and findings on the physical exam. If the doctor is unsure, he or she may order tests that look for antibodies against the mumps virus or for the virus itself.

During a mumps outbreak, diagnosing mumps is straightforward. When a mumps case is more isolated, the doctor will consider several other medical conditions that can have similar signs or symptoms as mumps, including:

* Influenza (the flu)
* Bacterial infection of the parotid glands
* Tuberculosis
* Leukemia
* Hodgkin’s disease
* Drug reaction, including a reaction to iodine known as “iodine mumps”
* Parotitis caused by other viruses
* Pregnancy
* Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus)
* Mononucleosis (mono)
* Parotid gland tumor
* Sarcoidosis
* Cat-scratch disease
* Lymphoma
* Cellulitis
* Diabetes
* Sjogren’s syndrome.

Treating Adult Mumps
There is currently no treatment for adult mumps that can kill the mumps virus. Because mumps is caused by a virus, antibiotics or other medications for mumps are not effective. Therefore, adult mumps treatment focuses on providing relief of symptoms as the body fights the virus. This is called supportive care.

(Click Treatment for Mumps for more information.)

Prognosis for Adult Mumps
Most adults recover from mumps without any long-term problems. However, there are a number of complications of mumps seen in adults. Some of these complications can occur with mumps symptoms. In other cases, these complications may develop without symptoms. In rare cases, long-term problems can result, including deafness.

Complications associated with adults mumps include:

* Inflammation of the testes, called orchitis (this occurs in 1 out of 4 males with mumps)
* Inflammation of the brain and/or tissue covering the brain and spinal cord (called encephalitis and meningitis, respectively)
* Inflammation of the ovaries and/or breasts (oophoritis and mastitis, respectively)
* Spontaneous abortion, particularly in early pregnancy (miscarriage)
* Deafness, usually permanent
* Pancreatitis.

With the exception of deafness, these complications are more common among adults than children. There is no treatment for mumps that can prevent complications.

Preventing Adult Mumps
The most effective mumps prevention method in adults is the mumps vaccine. In the United States, mumps vaccine is most commonly given with MMR vaccine (also known as measles, mumps, rubella vaccine). Generally, anyone 18 years of age or older who was born after 1956 should get at least one dose of mumps vaccine, unless they can show that they have had either the vaccines or the diseases.

It takes about 2 weeks after a mumps vaccination before your body develops immunity to the virus. If you must travel to an affected area before you have this immunity, ways to avoid mumps infection include:

* Wash your hands frequently
* Do not share eating utensils or beverage containers
* Avoid sources of saliva from another person, such as sneezing or coughing.

Severe Neck Strain

I’m given 5 days MC from now.
Just took 2 Anarex and will be popping 1 Tramadol soon.
For those who wonder what I am down with.
To tell you, I’m down with a severe neck strain aka mild whiplash injury.
& I seriously hope that I will recover soon though I jolly well know that recovery from a neck strain ranges from weeks to months. Some are even permanent that last years. (From my many years of experiences as a Motor Claims person)

Neck Strain Overview

The portion of the spine contained within the neck is referred to as the cervical spine. That’s the site for injuries known as neck strain.

Unlike the rest of the spine (thoracic, lumbar, and sacral), which is relatively well protected from injury because it is enclosed by the torso, the cervical spine is more vulnerable to injury. This portion of the spine is encased in a relatively small amount of muscles and ligaments. Yet its normal function requires extensive range of motion.

The neck contains many vital anatomic structures, the most critical being the airway, the spinal cord, and the blood vessels that supply the brain. By definition, neck strain injuries do not involve serious injury to any of these vital structures and also are not associated with fractures or dislocations of any of the bones of the cervical spine. Significant injury to blood vessels and the spinal cord are also not part of the definition of a strain type of injury.

Orthopedists, doctors of the bones and joints, differentiate “sprains” from “strains.” Injuries of tissues that contract and move, such as muscles, tendons, and their attachments into bones, are termed strains (for example, tendonitis occurs when tendons are involved). Similar injuries to inert (or nonmoving) structures, such as ligaments, joint capsules, nerves, bursae, blood vessels, and cartilage, are termed sprains. Some people, however, use both terms interchangeably.

To be consistent here, the term strain will be used. Both strains and sprains of the neck may involve tears to ligaments covering the cervical vertebrae, the many muscles of the neck (which move the head), and many other associated structures. They may also result in injury to cervical nerves caused by stretching or compression.

The neck is an area where stability has been sacrificed for mobility, making it particularly vulnerable to injury. Because you can be injured in a number of different ways, a detailed medical and job history (including an analysis of work activity) is often needed to ascertain the likelihood of a severe injury. It also helps to predict how long your recovery will take and what your prognosis will be following an injury.

A thorough physical examination is necessary, particularly in instances where symptoms of nerve injury occur. Other studies using the latest computerized imaging methods and other techniques may also be helpful.

Seeing a doctor is vital for all strains with a significant mechanism of injury or for severe, persistent, or unexplained symptoms or problems. As with other conditions, supportive self-care is often enough for you to have a complete recovery.

Neck Strain Causes

Neck strains result from acute injury to the neck. Such injuries are caused most often by the indirect trauma when the head is flung backward (hyperextension) or forward (hyperflexion), collectively known as whiplash. Injuries caused by rotation and compression (when the force of impact lands on the top of the head) can also result in neck strains.

  • Automobile accidents are responsible for many whiplash injuries because of hyperextension or hyperflexion. A common scenario is when a seat-belted person’s head continues to move forward during a frontal impact and is then often thrown backward (the converse is also true). Side impacts typically result in bending of the head to that side, and rear impact tends to throw the head backward. Any or all of these movements usually result in whiplash.

  • People with occupations requiring repetitive or prolonged neck extension (microtrauma) may develop neck strain injury. Picture someone sitting at a computer keyboard, for example, straining to see a monitor that is not adjusted properly for the person’s posture. Also, the person may be trying to see the monitor through poorly adjusted bifocal lenses and must tip the chin upward to view the screen. Now tuck a telephone into the person’s shoulder for much of the day, and you have a formula for neck strain.
  • Some people appear prone to neck strain injuries merely as the result of an abnormal posture while awake or asleep with pain syndromes that can be severe, chronic, and quite disabling.

Neck Strain Symptoms

The cardinal symptom of neck strain is pain. Although you typically have pain after an accident, it is not uncommon for you to be free of discomfort initially, because inflammatory changes may happen slowly. The presence of immediate pain at the time of injury should serve as a red flag that the injuries may be more severe than first thought.

Other symptoms include the inability to perform daily work or activities that you could do before. Be wary of symptoms suggesting nerve problems such as weakness, numbness, tingling, incoordination, and dizziness.

Neck stiffness usually occurs and may radiate into the lower back when severe. Difficulty chewing, swallowing, and breathing occur rarely. You should contact your doctor if you have these symptoms.

Maybe the above seems too “chim”. Or you are not medically trained or simply think that I’m “chao geng”.

So do allow me to explain in simple layman terms.

What is neck strain?

A strain is a tear of a muscle or tendon. Your neck is surrounded by small muscles, that run close to the vertebrae, and larger muscles, that make up the visible muscles of the neck.

How does it occur?

Neck strains most often occur when the head and neck are forcibly moved, such as in a whiplash injury or from contact in sports. Sometimes strains can occur from an awkward position during sleep or poor posture while working at a computer.

Common symptoms of a neck sprain include:

  • Pain in the back of the neck that increases with any movement
  • Pain on the sides of the neck
  • Delayed onset neck pain that shows up 24 to 48 hours after a neck injury
  • Muscle spasms or pain in the upper regions of the shoulders back and shoulders
  • Headache at the back of the head
  • Sore throat
  • Irritability, fatigue, difficulty sleeping and difficulty concentrating
  • Stiffness / decreased range of motion in the neck
  • Tingling, numbness or weakness in the hands or arms

Treatment

It is important to have a doctor evaluate your injury to rule out anything serious. Once a diagnosis of sprain or strain is confirmed, the treatment is the same as other soft tissue injuries.

Immediate relief and early treatment can be attained by following this treatment plan;
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C ompresstion
E levation

Neck sprains are painful and can take a long time to heal, so you may need to wear a soft cervical collar to help support the head and relieve pressure on the neck while ligaments heal, also avoid any heavy duty physical activity which involves the neck or upper body region as this could lead to a more serious injury.

Anti-inflammatory medications can help reduce the pain and any swelling. Muscle relaxants may be prescribed by your doctor to help reduce muscle spasms. Applying ice to the neck several times a day, for fifteen to twenty minutes at a time, for up to three days after the injury will help reduce inflammation and pain. Do not apply heat in the early stages of the injury as heat increases the circulation and increase swelling.

As mentioned earlier most symptoms of a neck strain will decrease in four to six weeks, but a severe injury can take even longer to heal completely. For this reason, it is wise to avoid a return to contact sports until several months of being pain-free. You may also benefit from a visit to a physical therapist to ensure a safe and appropriate return to exercise.

So please STOP ASKING ME WHY IT TAKES SO LONG TO RECOVER.

& KINDLY GO AND READ UP ABOUT IT BEFORE ASSUMING ANYTHING!

I DON’T WANT SUCH THINGS TO HAPPEN TOO.

CURRENTLY I AM PURSUING A CLAIM AGAINST THE AUTHORITY.

JUST BLAME MYSELF FOR BEING AT THAT LOCATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

I’m “abused”

My “badly” abused arm. =_(

I am currently “handicapped”.
Left hand accessible only.

Lesson learnt: Hold on to railings ALWAYS!

My “SEXY” back



Need me to say more?

Of cos, it’s painful.

BUT, w/o the treatment, it’s even more painful.

There goes my another 30 bucks!

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