05/21/06
Andrew called at 6.45am & said that he is feeling fresh and wide awake. Felt like going to the gym b4 he settled to sleep. I had just woke up when he called. Quickly had my b'fast, cereal, banana w flexseed & milk. Very satisfy & good b'fast!! I LOVE B'fast.....
Do stretching, bending, walking, wt lifting (5 lbs wt now!!!)at the gym for about 40min. Felt really good after that. I wt 100 lbs today, very happy!
Went shopping at CVS, my favorite store w May. (sis-in-law) as usual, bought lots of stuff as there r good discount & nice things. Take May to restaurant afte shopping, as usual, insisted that I hv lunch there, so I ordered roast beef w rice noodle soup dish.. Spicy & delicious
Forecast to rain in the afternoon, the sun disppeared when I reached home at 1pm, dark clous showing up slowly but no sign of rain. Called the Zhangs, if it is not rainning in the eve, I maybe dropping by to see them & hv some singing & chit-chat Andrew will be working tonight 7pm - 7am shift.
Add 3 more gold fish to my aquarium, hv so much Fun watching my little swimmers, hope that they will click & live happily together!!!!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
Dear Joanne,
Spoke to yr dad few days ago. Also had a good chat w mom. Dad mentioned about the filter ‘machine’ part that he wanted to get fr US, u e-mailed to us) I was sick then & we hv No clue as to what it was, so we did not do anything to it & the e-mail were gone. You sh detailed the machine description, type & all necessary info to uncle Andrew, so that he can post it in the e-Bay for adv. In that way, company/carrier of the product can get to know what u guys wanted & contact us & then eventually get connected w u guy, right? Cos we r real ‘dummies’ when come to this field.
Nowadays, everybody is doing o-line shopping via e-bay. (even at work!) I don’t know much about it & hv never try it. Everytime I needed s’thing, Andrew will get it for me. Am I lucky, lazy/slow/too dependent or what!!
Christine had been checking on my Blog performance. Sorry to tell u guys that I haven’t been feeling good for the past month. Had been visiting the hemathologist as my red blood & white bld count kept dropping. I was treated w I/V Iron, (suppose to hv 10 doses of it in 10 weeks) as well as given 3 shot of very potent, costly injections, hoping to boost up my bld cts. But they didn’t help. My bld ct will go up after the shot ( admin in 3 different week) & then drop again after few days!
I am constanly feeling tired, lethargic, low energy lever & SLEEP a lot. As soon as I lie down, I will fall fast into a very deep sleep. It was scary, These r S & Sx of Anaemia!! I was upset, worried & scared, afraid that I may dev some blood dysplasia(condition) The DR finally decided to perform bone marrow aspiration procedure to find out the cause of all these problem.
I hv been trying to get away fr this painful procedure as I had one done some 5 yrs ago. The pain experienced remained vividly & fearfully inside me…. But I hv no choice and got it done last Wed.
The report turned out to be Normal & I am only mildly Iron deficient! What a relief after I heard the news. So, the Drs all confirmed that my blood condition was probably cause by the exacerbation/relapsed of Lupus!! I hv been on a very low dose of Steroids (Prednisone) for about 8 months. (5 mg a day) Now apparently I am ‘underdosed’ Lack of steroids medication caused the relapsed that affected my bld ct this time. The Lupus can affect any organ!!)
So, the usual treatment is to increase my steroid medication to 20mg a day. (s’time needed higher dose to get the Lupus under control!). Thank goodness it was only 20mg this time. Hope that this dose will take care of it & then be tapered soon. (I hate the many bad side effects that this ‘wonder; drug produced.) No matter ow hard & desparate to get rid of the use of steroid in my life, guess it is No going to happened. Every time I go down to too Low, I will get sick again. The fact that I always refused to accept is that I just hv to continue to take it & make it part of my life…
Believe it or not, I felt improvement soon after the increased dose!! Tiredness, lethargy & Sleepiness has lessened and able to stay focus….Yesterday I went back for f/u & my bald ct had improved. No need e for further I/v Iron nor the special injection!! I was happy & glad!! Otherwise, prior th this I was doing very well, active. Happy & motivated.
Well, I am up-beat w high spirit again now, had been staying outdoor more often, doing more exercise & the greatest joy was that I started swimming again last month, my only passion & exercise that I am pretty good at… (I was told that I may not be able to swim again due to the increased pressure in my lungs, due to the Pulmonary hypertension that diagnosed after the surg) I was so upset & mad when they 1st told me the news. That day I was crying in the pool when I learned that I can swim again… It was a marvelous feeling. Hv been swimming since & am trying to increased my speed to swim like I used to be….A fish ha…ha,,,,,
Guess, very soon u guys can ‘peep’ into my Blog again. Oh yes, I hv set up a Gmail following Christine insructions, however, now I don’t know how/where to get ito it!!! Sorry for being so slow & for bothering you….I need more coaching & help.
Had just watced the American Idols semi final. This programme had been a HIT among all the TV shows.Making Fox 5 No 1 in TV rating!!! Millioms of viewers go wild & crazy over it. I followed it closely too. Was sorry to see Christ Doughty being voted out. I miss him… The result just came in, know what, Elliot was voted out. So the finalist r Kat & Taylor. A big night and a new star will be born next Tuesday. This programme really help to produced great, Real & outstanding new talent!!!
We went for 2 movies yesterday, the Posaidon & United 93. we watched 2 disasters, one under the sea & one in the Air. The united 93 was a difficult & heart breaking movie to watch….I sensed tears in my eyes as I watched it…
That’s all for now. Sorry that it was such a long winded one! Pls e-mail soon.
Anna
Spoke to yr dad few days ago. Also had a good chat w mom. Dad mentioned about the filter ‘machine’ part that he wanted to get fr US, u e-mailed to us) I was sick then & we hv No clue as to what it was, so we did not do anything to it & the e-mail were gone. You sh detailed the machine description, type & all necessary info to uncle Andrew, so that he can post it in the e-Bay for adv. In that way, company/carrier of the product can get to know what u guys wanted & contact us & then eventually get connected w u guy, right? Cos we r real ‘dummies’ when come to this field.
Nowadays, everybody is doing o-line shopping via e-bay. (even at work!) I don’t know much about it & hv never try it. Everytime I needed s’thing, Andrew will get it for me. Am I lucky, lazy/slow/too dependent or what!!
Christine had been checking on my Blog performance. Sorry to tell u guys that I haven’t been feeling good for the past month. Had been visiting the hemathologist as my red blood & white bld count kept dropping. I was treated w I/V Iron, (suppose to hv 10 doses of it in 10 weeks) as well as given 3 shot of very potent, costly injections, hoping to boost up my bld cts. But they didn’t help. My bld ct will go up after the shot ( admin in 3 different week) & then drop again after few days!
I am constanly feeling tired, lethargic, low energy lever & SLEEP a lot. As soon as I lie down, I will fall fast into a very deep sleep. It was scary, These r S & Sx of Anaemia!! I was upset, worried & scared, afraid that I may dev some blood dysplasia(condition) The DR finally decided to perform bone marrow aspiration procedure to find out the cause of all these problem.
I hv been trying to get away fr this painful procedure as I had one done some 5 yrs ago. The pain experienced remained vividly & fearfully inside me…. But I hv no choice and got it done last Wed.
The report turned out to be Normal & I am only mildly Iron deficient! What a relief after I heard the news. So, the Drs all confirmed that my blood condition was probably cause by the exacerbation/relapsed of Lupus!! I hv been on a very low dose of Steroids (Prednisone) for about 8 months. (5 mg a day) Now apparently I am ‘underdosed’ Lack of steroids medication caused the relapsed that affected my bld ct this time. The Lupus can affect any organ!!)
So, the usual treatment is to increase my steroid medication to 20mg a day. (s’time needed higher dose to get the Lupus under control!). Thank goodness it was only 20mg this time. Hope that this dose will take care of it & then be tapered soon. (I hate the many bad side effects that this ‘wonder; drug produced.) No matter ow hard & desparate to get rid of the use of steroid in my life, guess it is No going to happened. Every time I go down to too Low, I will get sick again. The fact that I always refused to accept is that I just hv to continue to take it & make it part of my life…
Believe it or not, I felt improvement soon after the increased dose!! Tiredness, lethargy & Sleepiness has lessened and able to stay focus….Yesterday I went back for f/u & my bald ct had improved. No need e for further I/v Iron nor the special injection!! I was happy & glad!! Otherwise, prior th this I was doing very well, active. Happy & motivated.
Well, I am up-beat w high spirit again now, had been staying outdoor more often, doing more exercise & the greatest joy was that I started swimming again last month, my only passion & exercise that I am pretty good at… (I was told that I may not be able to swim again due to the increased pressure in my lungs, due to the Pulmonary hypertension that diagnosed after the surg) I was so upset & mad when they 1st told me the news. That day I was crying in the pool when I learned that I can swim again… It was a marvelous feeling. Hv been swimming since & am trying to increased my speed to swim like I used to be….A fish ha…ha,,,,,
Guess, very soon u guys can ‘peep’ into my Blog again. Oh yes, I hv set up a Gmail following Christine insructions, however, now I don’t know how/where to get ito it!!! Sorry for being so slow & for bothering you….I need more coaching & help.
Had just watced the American Idols semi final. This programme had been a HIT among all the TV shows.Making Fox 5 No 1 in TV rating!!! Millioms of viewers go wild & crazy over it. I followed it closely too. Was sorry to see Christ Doughty being voted out. I miss him… The result just came in, know what, Elliot was voted out. So the finalist r Kat & Taylor. A big night and a new star will be born next Tuesday. This programme really help to produced great, Real & outstanding new talent!!!
We went for 2 movies yesterday, the Posaidon & United 93. we watched 2 disasters, one under the sea & one in the Air. The united 93 was a difficult & heart breaking movie to watch….I sensed tears in my eyes as I watched it…
That’s all for now. Sorry that it was such a long winded one! Pls e-mail soon.
Anna
Today is the 19th of May. Hv not been up-beat for a while due to problem w my blood count!!! As usual, fear, worry & scared of what was happening to me AGAIN??!! Rather restless, unsettled & lost my focus in doing things. Anemia make one feel very tired, lethargic, weak & just want to lie down & sleep, sleep, sleep....I live like a zombi.
Finally, had the excruciating painful bone marrow aspiration procedure & found out w great relief that my bone marrow is fuctioning Perfectly well.. No blood dysplasia at all!!!! The fact was, I am experiencing an exacerbation of Lupus, for being underdose of Prednison. To solve the problem I hv to increase the dose to 20mg daily. Well, as usual, the inflammtion to my blood will be under controlled pretty quickly. Hope that the high dosage can be reduced eventually till a low mainteance dose again soon. I just hate & can't bear going thru all the horrible side effects that this 'wonder' drug produced!
Anyway, am glad that we found out the cause of my low bld ct. Got to tolerate the side effects temperary so that I will be well soon...
I e-mail to Mun & family sharing w them about all that had happened. I will post the mail in this Blog.
Finally, had the excruciating painful bone marrow aspiration procedure & found out w great relief that my bone marrow is fuctioning Perfectly well.. No blood dysplasia at all!!!! The fact was, I am experiencing an exacerbation of Lupus, for being underdose of Prednison. To solve the problem I hv to increase the dose to 20mg daily. Well, as usual, the inflammtion to my blood will be under controlled pretty quickly. Hope that the high dosage can be reduced eventually till a low mainteance dose again soon. I just hate & can't bear going thru all the horrible side effects that this 'wonder' drug produced!
Anyway, am glad that we found out the cause of my low bld ct. Got to tolerate the side effects temperary so that I will be well soon...
I e-mail to Mun & family sharing w them about all that had happened. I will post the mail in this Blog.
Monday, May 01, 2006
5/1/2006
Today I created a Blog for myself w Christine & Joanne's help. It's a trend for the new generation, let's give myself a try. I wish to Reflect back on my life as well as to ensure myself positively Moving On to a More meaningful, motivating, happy, healthy & prosperous Life ahead.... Will try to bring back as much of memories of the past 'the good and the bad' as possible....(That mean digging into my old, occasional hand written dairies. that I 've been keeping. ) Wow! this is a great Commitment and new experience that I think I will enjoy doing!! I like to write & am pretty good at it, so, let's prove it to myself...
Today is Labour Day in M'sia. It was a sunny, gorgeous Spring day. I went for a good, slow walk and then sat in the park after that, Not knowing that I sat there for about 1 hr & when I went home, Hing' was shock, as I Got Burned bad on my face, I am looking just like my last name, TAN!! Gotta be careful & never forget my santan lotion & hat now.....
Today I created a Blog for myself w Christine & Joanne's help. It's a trend for the new generation, let's give myself a try. I wish to Reflect back on my life as well as to ensure myself positively Moving On to a More meaningful, motivating, happy, healthy & prosperous Life ahead.... Will try to bring back as much of memories of the past 'the good and the bad' as possible....(That mean digging into my old, occasional hand written dairies. that I 've been keeping. ) Wow! this is a great Commitment and new experience that I think I will enjoy doing!! I like to write & am pretty good at it, so, let's prove it to myself...
Today is Labour Day in M'sia. It was a sunny, gorgeous Spring day. I went for a good, slow walk and then sat in the park after that, Not knowing that I sat there for about 1 hr & when I went home, Hing' was shock, as I Got Burned bad on my face, I am looking just like my last name, TAN!! Gotta be careful & never forget my santan lotion & hat now.....
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