During the crisis episode, I said thank
god I was not at SGH, otherwise it will be Sure Go Hell/Home (Home
means die), at AH it was Almost Hell! Thanks to Dr HG and Dr PW and
the Team of Nurses of Ward 11 for saving me in the nick of time.
Thanks to the Singapore Navy for
sending me to Hotel 3 aka Alexandra Hospital. Thanks to the Navy Team
for lending their helping hands for me to cling, grab and hold tight
to relieve me of my pain throughout the episode.
My 2 weeks stay at Alexandra Hospital
was beyond my expectations.
I stayed in C Ward, they serve B2 menu.
Wow! I like the food very much, breakfast, lunch and dinner were
better than food served at Foodcourt/Hawker Centres. I think the
“cook” must be Teochew, they serve Teochew Porridge, etc. Very
balanced meals, with herbal soup, soft fruits, rice with
meat/vegetables. Coffee, tea or milo with biscuits for tea breaks.
My bed space was very spacious, 1.5 to
2 times that of SGH bed space. 6 beds in a cubicle compared to 8 in
SGH. Although there is no aircon, the strong ceiling fan was cool
enough at night, but warm on certain days when the weather was hot.
It was raining most of the time in the first week, so it was quite
cooling.
I was tired and sleepy most of the time
because of the painkillers. So I could sleep and rest well in the
day as well as at night. Occasionally, I will check stock market
performance and listen to radio on my free Samsung Galaxy Tab3 when
wifi is strong enough using
Wireless@SG.
There is a free copy of Straits Times which I could borrow to read.
The team of nurses were fantastic.
Good and friendly service, care and support. Their skills were
better than those at SGH. No blue black on my hands after taking
blood!
AH believe good food is important for
speedy recovery. Her emphasis on pain management was superb to
ensure the patient can eat, sleep and rest well for speedy recovery.
These are important lessons I learnt when care giving for elderly as
well as terminally ill too.
I asked Dr PW how I can ensure speedy
recovery (my sister taught me to ask this question). Did a blood
test and confirmed my Vitamin D is extremely low. Luckily bone mass
test confrimed my bones are ok. Lesson learnt – doctors are not
telling us, we need to read up and learn more about Vitamin D and our
health.
Luckily I'm covered with NTUC Income
Enhanced Shield which should take care 100% of hospitalisation bill.
Oops, not true leh, I just received hospital bill, I still need to
pay out of my own pocket some expenses which are excluded from the
insurance cover/medisave. Hmmm.... who should pay for these medical
expenses for me?
To be continued.....
Stock Market - is the top in yet?
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