29 Jan 08 - I told the herbalist that I felt like dying and was told to go the hospital and have fluid drawn from my lungs. Up till now, I still thought that the cough was the cause of the fluid build-up in the lungs.
I learnt from someone that it was an easy procedure that took only half an hour to complete, and if there was no infection, I could go straight home.
My cousin and his wife sent me to Changi Hospital A&E. I had a chest x-ray taken and when the MO saw it, he said, 'Oh, I cannot send you home like that. You have to be admitted.' The top part of the lungs could be clearly seen, but the lower half were all blurred. It was a long wait for a bed.
Dr A came and told me he'd seen my x-ray but they would not be tapping (draw) the fluid from my lungs, because, according to him, the fluid is not that much even when I told him that the MO at A&E said it was a lot. I was short-of-breath (sob), so I was put on oxygen.
Then, he started asking why I went to Changi, why did I not go to SGH where my records were, and that the fluid in my lungs were cancer-related. At that time, I was still so ignorant that I didn't know why he was going on about my cancer, but I did know that Changi is near my home, and it was such an easy procedure, so why can't I come to Changi?
Then, Dr K said he understood from Dr A that the fluid was low, so they won't be doing the tapping. I told him that the MO at A&E thought it was a lot and that's why I was warded. He admitted that he had not seen the x-ray himself but that he would take a look later.
Later, Dr K told me that he agreed with the MO at A&E that there was a lot of fluid in my lungs and that he would arrange for the tapping procedure.
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