After doing VATS, still got some small pneumothorax.. Still cannot be discharged.. Now have to call physiotherapist to teach my bro how to breath.. Hey, really that serious meh pneumothorax.. How come mine so simple then all the cases i saw in Sibu Hospital also so simple one.. Hmm.. I think i have to consult [...]
My bro’s condition did not improve after chest tube.. Dr Raja Amin, cardiothoracic surgeon from KL is going to do VATS for him.. Hopefully everything will be alright then.. Take care.. Oh ya, there was another 30 years old man who got pneumothorax as well and underwent open surgery.. Guess how much when he was [...]
Who said pneumothorax no family history? hehe After 1 year of attack-free previous pneumothorax, my bro got his 1st attack yesterday.. His symptoms are exactly same as mine.. Deep breathing will feel pain & cough.. mild SOB.. felt something inside when jump.. He’s going to do Chest tube tonight at Johor Specialist.. 40% of the [...]
After having McD this afternoon, i started to have pleuritic chest pain.. OMG, another attack of Pneumothorax? Hope NOT!! Check out my previous stories about Pneumothorax.. Oh ya, McD is having promotion right now.. everyday 12 noon to 3pm, selected sets will be RM6.. So get urself a treat at McD now! lol //
In this previous post, i mentioned i have to meet Dr Joshi, cardio thoracic surgeon of SGH.. so, i went this morning.. “Mr Prashant Joshi, MBBS, MS (Gen Surgery),DNB, M.Ch. (Cardiothoracic Surgery)” From SGH Homepage Blue arrow is Dr Joshi lo.. RED arrow.. my Dean.. haha.. Looks like la.. not sure.. Ok, finish introducing the [...]
Spontaneous Pneumothorax Dr Thung Htaik just sms me telling me that my appointment with Dr Joshi will be on Wednesday’s morning.. Hope everything will be fine. Just in case u do not know what the heck pneumothorax is, click below to find out more.. What is that? The Treatment Recurrence HRCT (CT Scan) //
I was referred by Dr. Htaik to Dr. Joshi, Head of Department of Cardio Thoracic Surgery Department, SGH.. i was like being referred 4-5 times.. As long as i can get this SP done, i dont care being referred even up to 100 times.. lol i have to wait another few more days to be [...]
The HRCT report was out and i manage to take a shot at it.. not very clear but still can see the important things la.. big images to be loaded.. //
After taking HRCT Scan, Dr Santhosh showed me my result straight away on the computer screen and u know what? no abnormalities can be found but the pneumothorax has always been there and never really 100% resovlved.. What the hell? so he said he cant find any abnormalities such as cyst.. so i will collect [...]
anyway, just updated my DNS lol.. went to SGH ( sarawak General Hospital) to meet up Dr. Santhosh, radiologist in SGH after being referred by Dr. Thung, Cardiothoracic surgeon.. so i will be doing a HRCT ( High Resonance Computed Tomography) Scan on 3.2.2009.. He said we cannot do VATS without finding the culprit.. VATS [...]