It’s been two years now since I was rushed to St. Luke’s Emergency room and was diagnosed of pancreatitis. That same day, March 1, I was transferred to Medical City and a few days after, diagnosed of periampullary cancer. Two years and I am still alive. Thank God for keeping me alive this long! Alleluia!!! Alleluia!!!
I’ve been absent from blogging. My apologies. :( I’ve been having so much pain and even if my doctors increased the dosage for Oxycontin, I still feel such terrible pain. True, I do feel groggy for most part of the time but the pain won’t go away. Until last Tuesday, February 23, I felt this excruciating pain on my back, left part. I was asked by my pain doctor, to have myself admitted at Makati Medical Center for observation.
I know. Many of you are curious, why Makati Med (MMC)? Well, I’ve transferred to a better pain management team. :) Actually, for me, they are the best. ;) My new pain doctor is Dr. Henry Lu, MD. He holds clinic in both MMC and St. Luke’s Hospital at The Fort. Jolly young doctor. You won’t feel pain when he talks to you. I am so glad I was recommended to transfer to him.
So, as my story continues… I was admitted at MMC for observation. Dr. Lu placed me on morphine drip to determine how much pain killer do I need per hour or per day. For two days, I was asked to just press the ‘rescue button’ as it is called, whenever I feel pain or whenever I think that I will have pain. In other words, I should be painless while I was on morphine drip inside the hospital.
Dr. Lu and his pain management team of nurses handled my case very well. Jhoey, Raisa and Joan (the nurses) were more than helpful and they were available 24/7. They responded immediately when I needed them and they were very ready to answer all my questions. Not only that. They answered my queries in a way that I will really understand them. Most of all, they were so patient with me. Great team. If I were to grade them, it would be A+. ;) Oh yes, I cannot help but rave about them. They are just so great!
Anyway, I went home last Friday with a morphine drip attached to my left arm. Not through IV but subcutaneous (under my fats, whatever is left of it). Dr. Lu finds it better for me to be on morphine drip because I use too much pain killers. For now, I use 6mg/hr of morphine. Everytime I press the rescue button, 4.5mg of morphine is instantly released. I am allowed 4 rescues/hr and a 10min. interval between each rescue.
I am very much mobile. As a matter of fact, I feel a bit stronger now since my pain is managed very well. I am able to sit for a longer time, thus enabling me to do a bit more work. Unfortunately though, the cold still triggers the pain so I try to keep my room in such a temperature where I don’t perspire and yet I don’t feel cold. Yup! My aircon has to do a bit of guessing when it comes to thermostat level.
So here I am, rockin’ and rollin’! :) Enjoying each day at a time. I still have a lot more to update you with. There has been so many changes in my life since November. I still owe you the bile bag story. Don’t worry, this time, I will stay true to my promise of blogging more often. I can sit and face the computer a little while longer so I can write more stories. :) Yipee!!!
Well to you my blog readers, thank you for being patient with me and thank you for praying for and journeying with me for the past two years. Imagine that? God has kept me alive for two years!!! Such grace! Such mercy! I am so grateful. Deep, deep, deeper down in my heart.
Thank You, Lord Jesus!!!





















by gerdie
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