Healing Pains

Since I came back home, I have been sweating a lot. I also feel cold at times and not sure if I still have flu. So I used blankets at times to give myself the extra warmth. It's so weird. The temperature back home is so hot and yet I still feel cold. I wonder if my body has adjusted to the equatorial climate.

I have been resting a lot. The healing pain from the tumor area is quite consistent. It's not that painful but can be disturbng most times. I am trying to reduce dependence on pain killers. The pain from my right leg is more pronoumnced when compared to the healing pain. The only consolation is that the pain that I am experiencing now is not as painful when compared to in Chongqing. If I can reduce the pain from my leg pain, that would be wonderful and give me back my mobility. I am now looking at treatment options (other than back surgery) available to me. I have tried chiropractor and that did not help very much.

I have not responded to any of your comments, expecially when I was in Chongqing. This is because I have no access to blogger. So I like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your comments, support and encouragement.

Where Am I?

Twenty nine (29) days just passed and now I am back home. That' how much time I have been away in Chongqing for my HIFU treatment. I will write about the HIFU treatment some other time as I feel there are somethings one should know about HIFU treatment (which you may not find people discussing it in the forums and also in the HIFU documentation).

One of the things that come to mind is how am I doing? Frankly, I am now very weak. I have lost weight and looked very thin and frail. This is expected because the HIFU treatment is a major procedure with the bulk of tumor tissues destroyed still inside the body. So the body is recovering and healing pains are expected. At this juncture, I have suspended the Gerson Therapy since I left for China on 10 December and the therapy will remain suspended (for about another half month or so) until the tumor pain heals. I have to be on a modified vegetarian diet to allow the body to heal from the treatment and also to gain back some weight. I have not been eating well or sleeping well while in Chongqing. However, I have been sleeping rather well since I came home.

The pain on my left leg has improved slightly, possibly assisted by the warm weather here. It's still very painful but when compared to when I was at Chongqing. I am not able to drive for the moment and will monitor the situation for another week before I decide the next course of action. Obviously, I will not have any treatment on my legs (or the bulging disc) until after the tumor pain heals. Meanwhile, I will proceed with the physiotherapy treatment as recommended by my orthopedic surgeon just before I left for China. At the moment, I am using pain killers to control the healing pain and as well as the legs pain. I have been coughing quite a bit since I came home and every cough causes severe nerve pain on my right leg (from the butt right to the toe).

Back Home Again

Yesterday, I spent most of the day traveling home. I left my hotel about 6.30am in Chongqing to catch the 8am train to Chengdu. I reached the train station about 6.50am and it was really cold outside. There were already crowds waiting to enter the train station to take their respective trains. The train ride was smooth and on time to Chengdu East Railway Station. From there, we took a cab straight to the Chengdu Airport.

The plane took off late and I think we were traveling almost for 25 minutes before we reached the runaway for take off. The Captain reported the delay was due to heavy plane traffic. The ride back to Kuala Lumpur seemed so slow. I think over 80% of the passengers on the plane were Chinese nationals either traveling to Malaysia for holidays or for work. My brother, sister and father met us at the airport at about 9pm to welcome us back. I have never been so glad to appreciate the warmth of the weather over the cold in Chongqing.

Last night, I had little difficulty sleeping thought there were pains all over my body, especially my right leg and also the pain from the kidney tumor healing.

Woke-up this morning at about 8.30am and had oats for breakfast. I was not feeling very comfortable and I think I may have caught the chill on the way back from China. I spent most of the today resting. I also took 1 pill of the Ultracet pain killer and was wondering if I should take the morphine sulfate tablet tonight to manage my body pain?

I would like to express my appreciation and thank my friend for taking so much trouble and time to update this blog on my behalf during my stay in Chongqing in China.

Home Sweet Home

I left the hospital after lunch yesterday and came back straight to the hotel and slept. I did not get to sleep at all the night before. My room mate woke up nearly every 1+ hour throughout the night! I was  really tired and so decided to catch up on some sleep first. I would say, I had not had good sleep since I stayed in the hospital because it was rather noisy at night .

Today, I took breakfast for the first time in the hotel after staying here for 26 days. I think the restaurant is not worth a second visit. What a shame for I feel that the hotel is quite good, a studio room, clean toilet and bed sheets. For me, it was a blessing in disguise as the plain porridge and food was exactly what I needed. My only complaint is the noise from the construction next door which goes on for 24 hours a day. This place is developing like Kuala Lumpur in the early 1990s, full of construction going on here and there, only on a much larger scale.

I am really glad that today is my second last day in Chongqing. It is cold and miserable here. I did not sleep well, did not eat well and was full of pain here and there during my stay here. I am looking forward to going home, away from this cold winter back to the warmth of the sun. I need the full sunshine to recharge.

I will leave Chongqing for Chengdu tomorrow morning  by train. Upon arrival, I will proceed straight to the airport to wait for my flight back to Kuala Lumpur. Back to my home sweet home!

The Results Are Out!

I went for my CT scan today. The results show that the implant was good and 90% of the kidney tumour was killed. However, the tumours too close to the intestines were not touched. The existing lung tumours grew a bit. I think it is a good result.
The doctors have also given me an injection for the blood in the urine. My urine is now normal.  To control the pain at my back area and my leg, I am given a new morphine patch every few days. It make me hallucinate particularly within the first 12 hours. Sometimes I feel like vomiting too. It is a strange feeling. But I would say that the healing pain as well as my leg pain is bearable.
Everything is on schedule. I will be discharged from the hospital late tomorrow.

Healing Pains

It is a cold and rainy day today. The temperature is 4 to 6 deg C in Chongqing. For the past two days, my urine has been a little red, which could mean that there is some bleeding inside. The pain from the former tumour area also gave me problems whilst  I was sleeping as well as during my waking hours. The doctors said it is a normal healing pain. As pain relief, they can inject some pain medication. I have spent most of my time in bed, resting

Happy New Year 2012!!

I wish my family, friends, ex-colleagues, acquaintances and everyone of you out there a very happy New Year 2012! I am doing well under the circumstances. Just a bit too much walking the day before so my legs are tired. I look forward to seeing some of you again when I am back in Malaysia.