I posted on Female Genital Mutilation in 2005 and would like to share it here again after reading some related articles online lately. Many knows and are familiar about male circumcision, but I believe not many have heard about female circumcision, which is also known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Up to these days, FGM is still practiced in few countries like Africa & Middle East etc.
I had came across a case of Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) for elective Caesarean Section in 2005. That patient is an African lady, from North Africa and the "female circumcision" practised there or FGM is a social custom. Her's is FGM type 3, involving excision of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching/narrowing of the vaginal opening (infibulation), removal of clitoris (clitoridectomy), excision of the labia minora , & cutting of the labia majora which are then stitched together in order to form a cover over the vagina, with a small orifice left (which can only admit in two fingers). (Don't u think this is very inhumane to do such "surgery" on the girls? Sad to know that such event still occur in this modern world).
It was difficult for that African lady to undergo vaginal delivery as there is a high possibility of severe perineal tear. (Well, if she really insisted on going for vaginal delivery, then the attending doctor has to cut off the fused part of the labia for the baby to come out and to restitch it back again after the delivery). She underwent an uneventful Caesarean Section and the baby was delivered safely.
No picture here but if u wanna see how is it like, u can always google on it, and not forgetting many had lost their lives due to FGM complications especially those performed using the traditional unhygienic methods and non sterile instruments in the rural areas (and forget about local anaesthetic nor pain relief during the surgery).
Side note : Malaysiakini is giving free access from 4/3/08 till 10/3/08 without having to log in to read the news and articles. Don't miss this opportunity :)
Showing posts with label Facts n Stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facts n Stories. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
RPS (剪刀、石头、布)
Don't cha love the evergreen and nostalgic popular Rock-Paper-Scissor hand game (剪刀、石头、布)? Don't tell me you have no idea what is this about and you have never played this simple game during your childhood days. And thanks to FaceBook, RPS is relive once again... Reminiscing the good old times playing the 剪刀、石头、布 game together with my childhood friends..
My constant RPS kaki-s in FB are none other than LB, Angel, May, Cocka and ECL, and at times Butt and Ehon. Up to this minute I have played 2650 games with 872 wins, 847 losses and 931 draws. And out of 2650 games, I had played 1557 games with LB, the Overloaded with RPS "Overlord" RPS King. Kakakkaka... I can't believe it either :P
Don't you love the simple yet addictive RPS game? ;)
*Rock*
*Paper*
*Scissor*
48 hours later (at 11 pm, 20th October 2007), I had played a total of 3882 games with total points of 3,946 with 1288 wins, 1256 losses and 1338 draws. That means.. I had played a total of (3882-2650)=1,232 RPS over the last 48 hours? o.O I can't believe this...
My constant RPS kaki-s in FB are none other than LB, Angel, May, Cocka and ECL, and at times Butt and Ehon. Up to this minute I have played 2650 games with 872 wins, 847 losses and 931 draws. And out of 2650 games, I had played 1557 games with LB, the 
Don't you love the simple yet addictive RPS game? ;)*Rock*
*Paper*
*Scissor*
48 hours later (at 11 pm, 20th October 2007), I had played a total of 3882 games with total points of 3,946 with 1288 wins, 1256 losses and 1338 draws. That means.. I had played a total of (3882-2650)=1,232 RPS over the last 48 hours? o.O I can't believe this...
Monday, October 01, 2007
Charging Handphone...
This is how 小人物 (eg yours truly) charges their handphones - placing the mobile phone securely on a flat surface, such as on the table or desk etc.
On the other hand, those with higher ranking such as the "Imperial" family will charge their handphones in a different way.. such as using the unique hanging method! LOL.So, how you charge your mobile phone? Using the 小人物 (Nobody) method or the "Imperial" method? :P
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Photo Hunters : Plastic
Today's theme is Plastic.
p/s: Nowadays, we are often approached by staffs from different banks at shopping malls, offering credit cards with annual fee waiver up to two or three years and even free for life credit cards. Some of them can be very persistent and annoying. One easy and efficient tactic to avoid them from continue bugging (which I had used continuously over the past one year) is to tell them I'm already using that particular credit card rather than telling them I'm not interested. The trick works 100%. Hahhaha..
How many credit cards you have? ;)
*This is NOT a sponsored post* :P
Sunday, August 19, 2007
G.H.O.S.T
It's the time of the year again ~ The 7th Month aka Hungry Ghost Festival. Let's talk about Ghost. Have you ever experienced Seeing Ghost mistaken someone as ghost or vice versa (being mistaken as ghost)?
One of the most hilarious moment I had was an incident that occur several years back during my undergraduate time. During those days, I used to play squash with my coursemates cum friends late at night (around midnight). That was a good way for medical undergraduates to release stress & exercise oneself after studying for hours. One late night, after the strenuous squash session, I went back to our hostel rooms together with my other 2 friends. We stayed at the 4th floor and the staircase fluorescent lamps were not working . Although walking in the almost total darkness , we still manage to find our way up (with the help from the moonlight) . Suddenly we noticed 3 white figures standing still at the 3rd floor. I was "in shock" for seconds, thinking of seeing the uninvited guests !! Ahem... Guess what? Those 3 white figures were not ghosts but 3 ladies in white from head to toes (the white clothing Muslim used for their prayers). My goodness... Apparently I was not the only one who mistakened them as ghosts earlier on. Mytwo other friends who walked next to me also shared the similar thinking :P
Another incident was my coursemate cum friend cheekily told me he thought he saw ghost but later he noticed it was me !! Kkkkkkkk... I know he was just pulling my legs. That was the night (during my undergraduate days too) whereby I didn't expect to stay back till soearly late in hospital. Earlier on we thought the surgery we wanted to observe will finish before midnight, but who knows.. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the surgery started late, and hence finished late, till 5 am in the early morning. By that time, the medical faculty gate was locked and the guard was no where to be seen (?sleeping). And poor me, coz I left my helmet and jacket inside the locker room in the faculty!!! Bawl :( So, either I rode my motorbike back to the hostel without the helmet or I stayed back inside the ward/hospital till the next morning (it was COLD and I was shivering !!). The hostel was located quite far away from the hospital/medical faculty - it takes 30 minutes to reach the destination if walking with fast pace. All my other friends (who came by car or by bike) had left by then.
After struggling for a while, I decided to ride my bike back to the hostel without helmet. Since I didn't have my jacket with me and it was cold, so I wore my clinical white coat. Since I unbuckled the front buttons of my white coat, U can imagine my white clinical coat flying slightly in the air when I rode my motorbike on the main road from GHKL to Jalan Pahang and back to my hostel (in Jalan Temerloh) in the early morning (5 am). Something similar as batman with the flying cape or cloak? Hahaha...
Do you have any stories to share? ;)
One of the most hilarious moment I had was an incident that occur several years back during my undergraduate time. During those days, I used to play squash with my coursemates cum friends late at night (around midnight). That was a good way for medical undergraduates to release stress & exercise oneself after studying for hours. One late night, after the strenuous squash session, I went back to our hostel rooms together with my other 2 friends. We stayed at the 4th floor and the staircase fluorescent lamps were not working . Although walking in the almost total darkness , we still manage to find our way up (with the help from the moonlight) . Suddenly we noticed 3 white figures standing still at the 3rd floor. I was "in shock" for seconds, thinking of seeing the uninvited guests !! Ahem... Guess what? Those 3 white figures were not ghosts but 3 ladies in white from head to toes (the white clothing Muslim used for their prayers). My goodness... Apparently I was not the only one who mistakened them as ghosts earlier on. Mytwo other friends who walked next to me also shared the similar thinking :P
Another incident was my coursemate cum friend cheekily told me he thought he saw ghost but later he noticed it was me !! Kkkkkkkk... I know he was just pulling my legs. That was the night (during my undergraduate days too) whereby I didn't expect to stay back till so
After struggling for a while, I decided to ride my bike back to the hostel without helmet. Since I didn't have my jacket with me and it was cold, so I wore my clinical white coat. Since I unbuckled the front buttons of my white coat, U can imagine my white clinical coat flying slightly in the air when I rode my motorbike on the main road from GHKL to Jalan Pahang and back to my hostel (in Jalan Temerloh) in the early morning (5 am). Something similar as batman with the flying cape or cloak? Hahaha...
Do you have any stories to share? ;)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Space Invaders
Space Invaders - A simple game with simple graphic which we crazed during our childhood/teenage time. One key feature of Space Invaders was that as more and more aliens were shot, the remaining aliens will move faster and faster. And one interesting fact is, some of the aliens resemble Sotong (aka Octopus). LOLYeah, I played the nostalgic game once again few weeks back. Pac Man and Space Invaders were the first few video games we played in the past (in the 80's). Reminiscing the good old times - playing the Space Invaders for hours using Atari video arcade games in my cousin's house or occasionally with the IBM PC with green colored monochrome monitors in school.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Plastic Raffia String
Normally we use the plastic raffia string to tie up things especially plastic bags or boxes. However, I found out another usage for raffia string while seeing a patient in the clinic few weeks back. When I examined my patient, I noticed she used the plastic raffia string instead of belt to tighten her shorts. Yeah, she is one of those from the lower socioeconomic group. I guess she couldn't afford to buy a proper belt and I'm indeed amazed with her idea of using plastic raffia string in replacement of belt. I have seen several poor patients using pieces of clothes as belt but using plastic raffia string? This was the first time...
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Fear Factor???
I had one unforgettable and disgusting experience related with ants in the past. I shared this somewhere in the past but no harm sharing it again. One fine night, long long long time ago (in the late 80's) in a faraway land, One smart and thirsty fella went into the kitchen for a drink. I lazy to turn on the light at that time cos.... lazy. I poured the plain water into the drinking mug in the dark. After drinking one mouthful, I can felt something crawling inside my mouth and the throat. I quickly switched on the light and walao... The drinking mug was full with ants. I could see a thick layer of black ants floating on top of the plain water inside my mug. I can't imagine myself drinking that !!!! Luckily I didn't pengsan there and then. Really felt like vomiting at that moment. Utterly disgusting. Absolutely gross.. Yucksssss... No more drinking in the dark following that. Hahhaha.... Now I can laugh reminiscing back the event that occurred 2 decades ago - My version of Fear Factor.
Snapshot of Red Ants taken in Taman Tumbina during my previous visit to Bintulu, Sarawak.
Ants, ants, ants... Those little fella. Either u loves it, or hates it.. I hate them, don't you? Anyone has any memorable encounter(s) with the notorious ants?
Snapshot of Red Ants taken in Taman Tumbina during my previous visit to Bintulu, Sarawak.Ants, ants, ants... Those little fella. Either u loves it, or hates it.. I hate them, don't you? Anyone has any memorable encounter(s) with the notorious ants?
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Yucks..
Misti commented on the Durian post regarding "you cannot eat liulian during the day or before you go to work. or else burp habis!" , and this reminds me of this particular incidence again.. Hahhaha.. although the event took place 7 years back (in year 2000), I can still remember it clearly. Although I shared this 2 years back, it's worth sharing it back again, since Misti waited eagerly for the story (under the table summore!)
That night, i had a young Malay patient with suffered compound, comminuted fracture of the femur for surgery. He had MVA (motor vehicle accident) at 4:30 pm in the evening, and he took durian half an hour prior to accident. ( i normally will ask the patient when was their last meal and what they took, as stomach emptying under normal condition will take 6 hours. This is important to prevent aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs (hence aspiration pneumonitis) once patient was under general anaesthesia). I called the case around 10 pm at night (6 hours after his last meal). I intubated him with cuffed ETT with cricoid pressure applied, and he was put under general anaesthesia.
The surgery itself took approximately 4 hours and finished around 2 am in the early morning. I reversed the patient from all the anaesthetic drugs and inhalational agents. Upon awakening, the patient vomited out large amount of partially digested durian (almost one bowl), and stink the whole operation theatre. My assistant (GA nurse) couldn't stand the smell and vomited, hence leaving poor me handling the patient alone. The surgeon had left much earlier on (as usual). The circulating nurse was no where to be seen. The scrub nurse was busy cleaning the surgical instruments in the other room. The hospital attendant hadn't arrived yet despite being called earlier on. I had to clean up the "mess"- sucking the remaining durian debris from the mouth, wiping and cleaning his face etc. I really had to hold my breath while doing that. I had to make sure there was no more residual vomitus left inside the mouth and the patient was fully conscious prior to extubation. (Stomach emptying normally takes 4 to 6 hours but the process may be impaired by certain factors, such as major trauma/accidents which might cause gastric stasis. This was well proven in this case, as the food particles stay intact in the stomach even though 10 hours had passed since his last meal).
Luckily there were no other emergency cases following that and I can close the operating theatre. The partially digested durian really stunk, and the smell remained inside the fully air-conditioned operation theatre for several hours. I had encountered with several more disgusting episodes in the past, whereby patients vomited on my clothes, and to make the matter worse, I cannot leave and clean myself or change my clothes immediately coz I have to attend to the patient first, or else they might aspirate their own vomitus or fell down from the operating table. (Some will struggle in the merge of waking up), Some of the patients are aggressive and we have to be alert. Else, might kena pukul buta-buta anytime. Who says being a doctor is glamorous ???
That night, i had a young Malay patient with suffered compound, comminuted fracture of the femur for surgery. He had MVA (motor vehicle accident) at 4:30 pm in the evening, and he took durian half an hour prior to accident. ( i normally will ask the patient when was their last meal and what they took, as stomach emptying under normal condition will take 6 hours. This is important to prevent aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs (hence aspiration pneumonitis) once patient was under general anaesthesia). I called the case around 10 pm at night (6 hours after his last meal). I intubated him with cuffed ETT with cricoid pressure applied, and he was put under general anaesthesia.
The surgery itself took approximately 4 hours and finished around 2 am in the early morning. I reversed the patient from all the anaesthetic drugs and inhalational agents. Upon awakening, the patient vomited out large amount of partially digested durian (almost one bowl), and stink the whole operation theatre. My assistant (GA nurse) couldn't stand the smell and vomited, hence leaving poor me handling the patient alone. The surgeon had left much earlier on (as usual). The circulating nurse was no where to be seen. The scrub nurse was busy cleaning the surgical instruments in the other room. The hospital attendant hadn't arrived yet despite being called earlier on. I had to clean up the "mess"- sucking the remaining durian debris from the mouth, wiping and cleaning his face etc. I really had to hold my breath while doing that. I had to make sure there was no more residual vomitus left inside the mouth and the patient was fully conscious prior to extubation. (Stomach emptying normally takes 4 to 6 hours but the process may be impaired by certain factors, such as major trauma/accidents which might cause gastric stasis. This was well proven in this case, as the food particles stay intact in the stomach even though 10 hours had passed since his last meal).
Luckily there were no other emergency cases following that and I can close the operating theatre. The partially digested durian really stunk, and the smell remained inside the fully air-conditioned operation theatre for several hours. I had encountered with several more disgusting episodes in the past, whereby patients vomited on my clothes, and to make the matter worse, I cannot leave and clean myself or change my clothes immediately coz I have to attend to the patient first, or else they might aspirate their own vomitus or fell down from the operating table. (Some will struggle in the merge of waking up), Some of the patients are aggressive and we have to be alert. Else, might kena pukul buta-buta anytime. Who says being a doctor is glamorous ???
Thursday, April 19, 2007
"Incidental" Findings???
I came across the hilarious picture from MMR, regarding Kermit the Frog and his X-ray findings... Kermit the Frog is a very popular muppet character during my childhood days. Reminiscing The Muppet Show and the nostalgic Sesame Street... Don't cha love miss those characters?
Seeing the picture somehow reminds me of a case that I heard from my colleagues several years back - regarding a "blur" obese female patient who presented with symptoms of intestinal obstruction. After the usual history taking and physical examination, appropriate investigations were carried out - including an AXR (Abdominal X-ray). When the doctor in charge reviewed the abdominal X-Ray film, he got a shock out of his life. Much to his horror, the Abdominal X-Ray revealed a foetus (baby); which meant the gal was pregnant and the poor foetus was exposed to radiation! (Mmmmm.... radiation exposure to the foetus and the possibility of spontaneous abortion, risk of congenital malformation, mental retardation, increased risk of childhood cancer etc).. The gal didn't know she was pregnant at the first place. Who to blame? I can't remember the details of the case... whether she remembered her last menstrual period? Did she had irregular menstrual cycle? etc. I have no idea what happened to the baby either...
Seeing the picture somehow reminds me of a case that I heard from my colleagues several years back - regarding a "blur" obese female patient who presented with symptoms of intestinal obstruction. After the usual history taking and physical examination, appropriate investigations were carried out - including an AXR (Abdominal X-ray). When the doctor in charge reviewed the abdominal X-Ray film, he got a shock out of his life. Much to his horror, the Abdominal X-Ray revealed a foetus (baby); which meant the gal was pregnant and the poor foetus was exposed to radiation! (Mmmmm.... radiation exposure to the foetus and the possibility of spontaneous abortion, risk of congenital malformation, mental retardation, increased risk of childhood cancer etc).. The gal didn't know she was pregnant at the first place. Who to blame? I can't remember the details of the case... whether she remembered her last menstrual period? Did she had irregular menstrual cycle? etc. I have no idea what happened to the baby either...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I.T. (= Income Tax)
It's the time of the year again !!! The I.T. season, The HATRED season, the HEADACHE season, or might be the BAD HAIR season to some (due to endless head scratching). I doubt if there is any employee who likes or enjoys paying Income Tax. Initially I planned to do mine online using the E-Filing but after reading the scary encounter here, I decided to stick back to the old method - filling in the BE form manually. Mmmmm... after tick tack tick tack calculating, adding & deducting the taxable incomes & rebates, the final conclusion is... I have paid the income tax in excess for 2006! Every month, a small amount of $$$ was deducted automatically from my monthly income for the Scheduled Tax Deduction scheme or PCB without fail (sob). How soon will I get back my tax refund? I presume it might take ages (or years??)..Should I visit the IRB one of these days to submit my "Borang BE" manually? Or should I post it? Have u done yours? Time is running... tick tock tick tock.. 13 more days to go ;)
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Rhymes by JL
JL very keng. He yat hao hei read all the 7 posts and came up with this nice rhymes to summarize the latest 7 posts here. I am truly amazed (open mouth big-big till jaw almost dropped.. Luckily no Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation, else really jialat liao) A big applause to him, the multi talented nice guy ;)
Thanks, JL for the lovely rhymes. I'm lovin' it (So the McD) :P
Pink Cotton's Doggies
Pink cotton doggie such a cutie..
his name is Goldie, he has a pink nosy
Meet the Blogger Tag
Chen is very very active and busy..
met so many people from different cities..
yum char sessions & liu liu parties..
she'll be there to jolly & happy..
Meow Meow
There's a big kitty at the Miao Miao city..
Holding lantern made of maggi..
This decor is like so tak jadi..
Kucing tengok pun mau lari..
Why I Blog?
Chen started blogging because her hand itchy..
to keep track of interesting events lika a diary...
sometimes she said her stories are crappy...
show off to everyone her skillful photography.. :P
Jungle Fern
Her beloved vegetable is Fern, she said yummy???
Cook with sambal belachan it's even more heavenly...
like Chen, Uncle Cocka likes this delicacy...
eat already will become hairy??? :P
Watch Your Steps !!
Chen merayau rayau at SCV with her beloved hubby...
Saw a poisionous scorpion, so dem scary...
Her lesson is watch where you step, for personal safety...
If you are very lucky you might pick up some money... (lidat also can)
Buon Compleanno, Albie
Come to her last post finally...
Tired of rhyming, puisi yg tak jadi...
Chen, have a nice day & be happy..
A wonderful birthday i wish to LB...
Pink cotton doggie such a cutie..
his name is Goldie, he has a pink nosy
Meet the Blogger Tag
Chen is very very active and busy..
met so many people from different cities..
yum char sessions & liu liu parties..
she'll be there to jolly & happy..
Meow Meow
There's a big kitty at the Miao Miao city..
Holding lantern made of maggi..
This decor is like so tak jadi..
Kucing tengok pun mau lari..
Why I Blog?
Chen started blogging because her hand itchy..
to keep track of interesting events lika a diary...
sometimes she said her stories are crappy...
show off to everyone her skillful photography.. :P
Jungle Fern
Her beloved vegetable is Fern, she said yummy???
Cook with sambal belachan it's even more heavenly...
like Chen, Uncle Cocka likes this delicacy...
eat already will become hairy??? :P
Watch Your Steps !!
Chen merayau rayau at SCV with her beloved hubby...
Saw a poisionous scorpion, so dem scary...
Her lesson is watch where you step, for personal safety...
If you are very lucky you might pick up some money... (lidat also can)
Buon Compleanno, Albie
Come to her last post finally...
Tired of rhyming, puisi yg tak jadi...
Chen, have a nice day & be happy..
A wonderful birthday i wish to LB...
Thanks, JL for the lovely rhymes. I'm lovin' it (So the McD) :P
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Susuk
Life Focus section in The Star @ 10th February 2007 had an article on SUSUK. What the heck is Susuk? Susuk is not the abbreviation for Susu Busuk, okie? It is the ancient art of implanting foreign objects under the skin ---> to make that person more alluring woh. Betul keh? Berkesan keh?
Reading the news reminds me of some the cases that I encountered personally few years back. One of the cases was a Malay guy who allerged MVA (Motor Vehicle Accidents) with some minor facial abrasion wounds. X Ray revealed no facial bones fracture but numerous pieces of small metals or needles embedded in the orofacial region. The extend of "injuries" as per X Ray however didn't correlate with the "clinical findings" that we observed. If the foreign bodies were due to broken glass pieces or metals, then the patient definitely had to undergo surgery under General Anaesthesia to remove all the foreign particles. The patient was quite reluctant to tell the truth initially but after serials questioning, he finally admitted he had susuk in the past. (Save us the trouble to explore the wounds since those are embedded susuk and not broken glass pieces). At times it is difficult to differentiate these needle implants from small broken pieces of glasses or metals.
X Ray of someone with susuk (The Star Newspaper)
Besides inserting needles into their faces, I have seen cases of guys & girls with implantation of needles in their chests & thighs. Not only that, I have encountered few Malay young chaps with metal beads inserted underneath the shaft skin of the penis (not only one metal bead, but three). And these metal beads are mobile & can move around during sexual intercourse. They believe this has some special magic power to enhance their beauty and attractiveness, to enhance their sexual performances and sexual pleasure. Does these practices really cause physical transformation? Is it related to black magic or charm? *Ahem...
Reading the news reminds me of some the cases that I encountered personally few years back. One of the cases was a Malay guy who allerged MVA (Motor Vehicle Accidents) with some minor facial abrasion wounds. X Ray revealed no facial bones fracture but numerous pieces of small metals or needles embedded in the orofacial region. The extend of "injuries" as per X Ray however didn't correlate with the "clinical findings" that we observed. If the foreign bodies were due to broken glass pieces or metals, then the patient definitely had to undergo surgery under General Anaesthesia to remove all the foreign particles. The patient was quite reluctant to tell the truth initially but after serials questioning, he finally admitted he had susuk in the past. (Save us the trouble to explore the wounds since those are embedded susuk and not broken glass pieces). At times it is difficult to differentiate these needle implants from small broken pieces of glasses or metals.
X Ray of someone with susuk (The Star Newspaper)
Besides inserting needles into their faces, I have seen cases of guys & girls with implantation of needles in their chests & thighs. Not only that, I have encountered few Malay young chaps with metal beads inserted underneath the shaft skin of the penis (not only one metal bead, but three). And these metal beads are mobile & can move around during sexual intercourse. They believe this has some special magic power to enhance their beauty and attractiveness, to enhance their sexual performances and sexual pleasure. Does these practices really cause physical transformation? Is it related to black magic or charm? *Ahem...
Saturday, February 10, 2007
The Story of KK
The frequently appeared KK as in CKK, FKK, LKK, PKK, SKK, TKK, CKKK, TLKK, FFKKK recently reminds me of the famous KK story in the hospital which we encountered very frequently in the clinics or hospitals. On & off, when I asked the patients regarding their medication history, I will have patients (especially those middle-aged or elderly patients) telling me about the white KK pills, which they take for fever. What the heck is this KK pillss ? Haha, it is none other than Paracetamol (PCM) or Panadol tablets. How this name KK come about? Why KK?
Thanks to the huge KK imprinted behind the panadol tablets, giving the impression to some of the patients that KK is the "other" name for panadol. They never realised that KK = Kementerian Kesihatan (Ministry of Health) ! Many times, I was tempted to tell them the truth that KK is not equivalent to PCM but at the end, I didn't :P
See? Even ponstan (mefenemic acid) also has KK imprinted on the capsule :P
p/s: Hope nobody FKK (faint kaw kaw) after reading this post....
Thanks to the huge KK imprinted behind the panadol tablets, giving the impression to some of the patients that KK is the "other" name for panadol. They never realised that KK = Kementerian Kesihatan (Ministry of Health) ! Many times, I was tempted to tell them the truth that KK is not equivalent to PCM but at the end, I didn't :P
See? Even ponstan (mefenemic acid) also has KK imprinted on the capsule :Pp/s: Hope nobody FKK (faint kaw kaw) after reading this post....
Monday, January 29, 2007
Botak !!
Few days ago I met a colleague cum friend of mine whom I have known for years (working in the same hospital but in different department). He starts balding in young age - started to lost hair in his 20's - those male-pattern baldness aka androgenetic alopecia. Not alopecia areata nor alopecia totalis though.
Each time I meet him, "Err.. 你越来越少头发了", (which literally means he is balding) will just come out spontaneously from my mouth, like a natural reponse. (All these while, I converse in Chinese with my close friends). Few weeks didn't see him so much difference oredi. Mmm... I know balding is a sensitive issue for some guys. Abuthen, I guess he is used to that liao cos I'm not the only one who says that, and summore this was not the first time I say that to him. Should I refrain from saying that statement in the future? Old habits die hard.. :P
It's time for me to have haircut soon. Might be tomorrow? Might be Wednesday? Might be Friday. Mmmm.. Should I dye my hair at the same setting?
Each time I meet him, "Err.. 你越来越少头发了", (which literally means he is balding) will just come out spontaneously from my mouth, like a natural reponse. (All these while, I converse in Chinese with my close friends). Few weeks didn't see him so much difference oredi. Mmm... I know balding is a sensitive issue for some guys. Abuthen, I guess he is used to that liao cos I'm not the only one who says that, and summore this was not the first time I say that to him. Should I refrain from saying that statement in the future? Old habits die hard.. :P
It's time for me to have haircut soon. Might be tomorrow? Might be Wednesday? Might be Friday. Mmmm.. Should I dye my hair at the same setting?
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Interesting Facts
I get to know some interesting facts from my pharmacist colleague few days back, regarding how drugs or medicine were dispensed in the early days (in the early 70's) when she just started her career as pharmacist in hospital. During those days, empty containers or bottles for cream/ointment or solutions/syrup/liquid prescription were not available or supplied by the pharmacy in hospital. Patients had to bring their own containers.
1. Cream and Ointment will be placed on banana leaves and wrapped up or folded prior to dispensed to patients.
2. For solutions/liquid/syrups (eg cough syrups), patients had to buy empty bottle containers from the nearby shop (eg. those empty coca cola or F&N bottles) and placed the empty bottles at the dispensary counter for the pharmacist to pour in the solution/liquid/syrup.
3. The most interesting one is regarding eye drops. I can't imagine and can't believe this actually happened in the past. The solution for eye drops was poured inside the empty bottles bought from the nearby shop (and sometimes those patients will buy big bottle for just few mls of eye drops as small bottles were not available). Flexible plastic dropper bottles are not available in the past. And here comes the most interesting part - regarding how the eye drops are instilled or applied to the eyes ...
What the patients used to instill or to apply the eye drops? (Forget about the eye drop droppers which were not available during those days).
Wanna make a wild guess ?
Straws !! Those drinking straws !!!!!
Patients used those drinking straws to draw the eye drops from the bottle and to instill the eye drop to their eyes !!
I really get a shock. Can u imagine that ? Forget about sterility and hygiene.... I wonder what was the rate of infection during those days..
These are some of the PRICELESS info I gathered from my colleague.
Consider ourselves blessed with the advancement in medical practice and health care. And never take things for granted :)
1. Cream and Ointment will be placed on banana leaves and wrapped up or folded prior to dispensed to patients.
2. For solutions/liquid/syrups (eg cough syrups), patients had to buy empty bottle containers from the nearby shop (eg. those empty coca cola or F&N bottles) and placed the empty bottles at the dispensary counter for the pharmacist to pour in the solution/liquid/syrup.
3. The most interesting one is regarding eye drops. I can't imagine and can't believe this actually happened in the past. The solution for eye drops was poured inside the empty bottles bought from the nearby shop (and sometimes those patients will buy big bottle for just few mls of eye drops as small bottles were not available). Flexible plastic dropper bottles are not available in the past. And here comes the most interesting part - regarding how the eye drops are instilled or applied to the eyes ...
What the patients used to instill or to apply the eye drops? (Forget about the eye drop droppers which were not available during those days).
Wanna make a wild guess ?
Straws !! Those drinking straws !!!!!
Patients used those drinking straws to draw the eye drops from the bottle and to instill the eye drop to their eyes !!
I really get a shock. Can u imagine that ? Forget about sterility and hygiene.... I wonder what was the rate of infection during those days..
These are some of the PRICELESS info I gathered from my colleague.
Consider ourselves blessed with the advancement in medical practice and health care. And never take things for granted :)
Monday, December 04, 2006
One after Another..
Lately I have seen one elderly patient (in her mid 70's) being diagnosed to have 3 different cancer/carcinoma at different stages of her life. Earlier on, she was diagnosed to have Cervical Carcinoma (cancer of cervix) and was treated with radiotherapy. Few years later she has another different cancer - Carcinoma of the right breast (breast cancer); Mastectomy with axillary clearance was performed followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Then she gets another different cancer years later - Colorectal Carcinoma (cancer of the colon); Anterior Resection was performed. Now she comes back with suspected recurrence. What a mishap. This "poor" lady is so unlucky. Being diagnosed with one cancer is already depressing and heart breaking for many. More over she gets one cancer after another. I have seen many suffering from two different cancer but this is the first time I see one with 3 different cancer. Mmmm... Is she suffering from Familial Cancer Syndrome? However, this lady has positive thinking with very strong will. She still looks fit and energetic and looks much younger than her real age.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Chewing GUM?
While driving from Sabah back to Brunei, we drove pass the GUM Clinic in Limbang district. The first time I heard about and knew the existence of GUM Clinics was during my medical school days in the mid 90's. My first impression of GUM clinic at that time was... Is that a periodontal clinic? Hahaha..
I'm sure some of you don't know what is GUM clinics. Some might not even realise the existence of such clinic.. GUM clinic has nothing to do with periodontal nor gum related disease. It is not a dental clinic either. GUM Clinics are Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinics that specialize in sexual health including STD (STD is not "Sambungjauh Terus Dail" but Sexually Transmitted Diseases) and VD (Venereal Diseases). Bukan Klinik Gigi atau Klinik Gusi :P
I'm sure some of you don't know what is GUM clinics. Some might not even realise the existence of such clinic.. GUM clinic has nothing to do with periodontal nor gum related disease. It is not a dental clinic either. GUM Clinics are Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinics that specialize in sexual health including STD (STD is not "Sambungjauh Terus Dail" but Sexually Transmitted Diseases) and VD (Venereal Diseases). Bukan Klinik Gigi atau Klinik Gusi :P
Sunday, October 29, 2006
U still ICQ-ing?
Few days ago while chatting online, suddenly ICQ strikes my mind. ICQ was the first chat programme that I used in the past but being abandoned for the past few years. If I didn't remember wrongly, the last time I logged in and chatted using ICQ was .. 4 years back? Out of curiosity, I downloaded the latest version of ICQ (ICQ 5.1) and installed it. Luckily I still remember my ICQ number and password. Yeah... I quickly logged in and checked on my contacts list.
But... as expected, none of them were online. No green flower, not even a single one. All the flowers are red in colour. Give me the feeling of.. looking at hibiscus (all red-red niah).. Notice my nice ICQ number?? I like the last 3 figures 188. Better still if it's 168 :P
Mmmmm... Has everyone abandoned ICQ? I think nowadays most people are using Yahoo Messenger (YM), MSN Messenger, Skype or Google Chat. Those were the days when we used ICQ. Another popular chat programme in the past was mIRC (which I didn't use).
Remembering the nostalgic...
- the cute "oh-ow" sound in ICQ when we received a new message.
- the "tok tok tok" when someone on your contact list go online.
- the voice saying "incoming file transfer" or "incoming chat request" ...
Anyone here still ICQ-ing?
But... as expected, none of them were online. No green flower, not even a single one. All the flowers are red in colour. Give me the feeling of.. looking at hibiscus (all red-red niah).. Notice my nice ICQ number?? I like the last 3 figures 188. Better still if it's 168 :PMmmmm... Has everyone abandoned ICQ? I think nowadays most people are using Yahoo Messenger (YM), MSN Messenger, Skype or Google Chat. Those were the days when we used ICQ. Another popular chat programme in the past was mIRC (which I didn't use).
Remembering the nostalgic...
- the cute "oh-ow" sound in ICQ when we received a new message.
- the "tok tok tok" when someone on your contact list go online.
- the voice saying "incoming file transfer" or "incoming chat request" ...
Anyone here still ICQ-ing?
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Timber Trailer Crash
On 9th October 2006 noon, on our way to Kinabalu Park, we witnessed this.... road blocks and an overturned trailer lorry carrying timbers. 
Typical Malaysians will stop by to have a look at the number plate of the vehicle involved in the accident (so that they can buy 4-digit-numbers later). I'm not the typical one, cos I didn't pay any attention at all to the number plate (Buying numbers is not my cuppa tea). I presume this was a fatal accident, and even if the victims survived, they were be in critical conditions judging from the scene.
The overturned timber trailer from different angle...
This is the snapshot of what I read from the local newspaper the next morning. Three men were killed on the spot when the trailer lorry they were travelling in crashed near Kpg Kiau junction here yesterday morning......Do drive carefully especially during this coming DeepaRaya Festive Season. Don't drive recklessly. Treasure your life and remember your loved ones at home....
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