God Is Great!

It was quite a nightmare for me when we first found out that mum might be suffering from arteries blockage after visiting A&E at Mount A. She was then asked to refer to a specialist for her condition and that was somehow the beginning of my nightmare.

For many nights before visiting the specialist, I was really worried that mum will suffer from a heart attack as she has been complaining about having the pain at her chest. I was really delighted to meet Dr. Khoo who is a cardiologist and he too suspected an artery blockage but gave us some meds to test out before he confirmed or planned for further tests.

After a week or so, we returned to visit Dr. Khoo and he somehow confirmed that artery blockage might be the reasons for mum’s chest pain and heavy panting while taking on the flights of stairs. To be more precise on mum’s condition, he suggested a CT scan to be done. We were agreeable to it and I hurried the appointment and had it done.

After 2 days, we returned to Dr. Khoo’s clinic and he told us that he was happy with the CT scan results as it showed that mum has only one artery blockage and the other two arteries were healthy. He suggested that we do an angioplasty for mum to clear the blockage and it is considered a day’s surgery.  

We returned home and discussed with mum on her condition and after speaking with her, she agreed to proceed with the surgery though she was really worried and scared. I made the call to the clinic for the arrangements and in a week’s time, we are schedule for the procedure.

I checked mum into the hospital yesterday and she was so worried that her blood pressure shot up to a high of 190! They calmed her down and gave her meds before they pushed her to the lab for her procedure. I was seated at the waiting room and it took less than 30 minutes, I saw Dr. Khoo walking out of the lab waving to me and gave me a thump up!

He then took me into the lab to see my mum and showed me the films on how they did the angioplasty. It was interesting and an experience for me to enter a lab where surgeries were done for the first time and it was really cool.

Mum was then transferred to the ICU for the night for observation and she was able to talk and very much awake. We visited her in the evening and she was looking great and she seemed to be enjoying herself talking to the nurses there and I am happy that everything went well.

This morning, I returned to Mt. A to discharge mum and I was surprised to see her walking around in the ICU when I arrived. She was talking to the nurse and all her stuff were packed. After settling the hospital bills, I went to pick up at ICU and the nurses requested a picture with mum which was quite funny. They wished her well and told her that they wouldn’t want to see her back at the hospital… hahaahah…. She thanked them and off we go!

I am truly thankful to Dr. Khoo and all the staff at Mount Alvernia for taking such good care of my mum during her stay there and I thank God for his grace and love towards my mum. 

With this experience, I learnt that we should never take our health lightly and we should always stay healthy and it's always best to seek doctor's advice whenever we are unwell.