Heart problem + epilepsy = no thrill in life

Thrill = driving + diving + running + roller coaster

From the bottom of my heart, if there’s any method they can cure them… I will regards them as God. What else can I look forward to? It’s so full of regrets in my life…

Empty no.5 – no thrill

Empty no.6 – no aim

Labels: empty, epilepsy, equation, heart

It is a week full of negative news. I hate it.

Epilepsy Result
As in my previous entry, I meet an attitude neuroscience doctor that advice me not to drive and dive. He even suggested me to go on medication. Luckily, it’s just an optional solution. It’s still alright not to take medicine as long I have no relapse or frequent seizure.

On Friday I meet up with my friend to MOM, he told me he has the same condition as me. But, HE IS DRIVING! That leads me to should I still go ahead with my driving and diving plan? Moreover, getting a license first could be a good thing. Driving license are hard to obtain these days.

The Cough and Flu
Whenever it is between May and July, I will get this irritating illness. It never fails to visit me at least once a year but I refuse always refuse a treatment on it. I simply wait for it to change into different stages and recover by its own. But I hate coughing and sneezing around, it’s disturbing my lifestyle.

MOM vs Open World Asia Pte Ltd
This week we finally received the letter from the Labor Court with the failure of Mr. Ong to pay for our salaries. We proceed to the other court for an order to seize the company properties. To our shock, we have to pay $600 upfront with a possibility that the company might already be emptied.

This is ridiculous. I lost faith to Singapore’s system. I felt that as a citizen I have not received enough help. My friends and I have made every effort to claim back our pay. We WORKED for the month! Why can’t we have it back? We went through every procedure in MOM hoping for a fair treatment. It didn’t fail us. The verdict is Mr Ong was ordered to pay us.

Here comes the problem, Mr Ong refuse to pay. The only option is to seize the company’s property but we have to pay $600 first. And there might be a possibility that we are seizing an empty office because Mr Ong holds the key. He might have already sell the property in the office!

Now… I feel really helpless and disappointed and nothing but to agree with Jack Neo’s movie “Just Follow Law”. Tell me… what else can I do?

ANGRY… DISAPPOINTED… CONFUSED… HELPLESS… SICK…

Next week, I want to change them to

HAPPY… HOPEFUL… WITH AIM… FULL OF ENERGY… LIVELY

Labels: Cough, Court, epilepsy, Flu, Jack Neo, Just Follow Law, MOM

As mentioned, I am updating the conditions of my epilepsy today after my visit to NUH Neuroscience department. After every trip for doctor’s appointment, I never fail to complaint. Am I expecting too much of the doctors or the service standard just aren’t up to standard? I bet many of you are aware of the long waiting time, especially in the hospital, and expensive consultant charges for the few minutes of advices.

The episode today is more focused on the doctor whom I think that he has gold in his mouth. He simply DID NOT give me much knowledge about my condition. I could feel the few attempts that he wants to end the conversations. It’s simply a question and answer session, every question posted by me is replied with a short answer by him.

Shouldn’t there be patient rights? Shouldn’t the patient be provided with the basic knowledge of their conditions? Why are we paying them where they can solve our problem during the consulting time?

Sometime I can’t resist but to wonder was it because I’m a subsided patient that I deserved that treatment. However, I believe and trust the fairness in the system that treatment received should be categorized by the amount paid.

I just can’t feel that every time trip from Tampines to NUH is worthy. Tell me how can I feel better?

Lastly, after the complaints, here’s the diagnosis of my condition.

• generalized epilepsy
• no driving
• preferably no diving, unless with accompanies
• does not require medicine unless there’s a relapse or frequent seizure.
• all other information can be found through the media

Yes… That’s all!

Labels: complaint, diagnosis, doctor, epilepsy, NUH, seizure

Oh well… here’s comes the first bad news after birthday celebrations. I have visited NUH at 10.30am on 9th May 2007. It wasn’t to see the doctor but to do an EEG test for epilepsy. If you are my friends in the school days, you will probably know about my medical history. I’m it is an exciting one compare to yours.

The EEG tests any symptoms of epilepsy and the reason to take it is to get a doctor’s permission for driving. I am sure you would have heard of “If you drink, don’t drive”. Now, I am telling you “If you have epilepsy, don’t drive!”.

During the test, I was made to sleep for half an hour, or at least at relax mode, and to act as instructed by the technician. She recorded the brainwave in my brain for that duration.

Here’s the normal brainwave of mine.

The technician showed me the disturbance I have during the discharge of excess electricity in my brain. Here’s a photo of it

Here’s what she said to me:

“I think you have to stop your driving plans at the moment till further advise from the doctor on the 21st May. The graphs shows intensive disturbance lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes.”

O.S. from my heart,” DAMM IT… there’s goes my mini cooper.:(”

Although the possibility is small, still I hope to hear good news from the doctor on the 21st May. Probably he might tell me I can - proceed with my driving plan? - No need to be on medical? - No need to come back for drug testing?

I really hate the medicated lifestyle, especially they have side effects on human body. Also to mention about the hassle of visiting hospital for drug test and consultation, it is NUH this time. It is all the way from Tampines to Bona Vista.

Not forgetting to mention, I must keep myself from stress too. Too much of it might fasten up the frequency of epilepsy. So… Dear friends… Please don’t(strikethrough) NEVER stress me!.. haha…

Maybe… you can tell me how to feel stress in the current Singapore Society?

Labels: brainwave, driving, EEG, epilepsy, medical, NUH, stress