So what did the doctors say?

SK went for her check-up on Monday. All seems well, she is getting better and putting on weight. The doctors are very happy with her progress. Nose - she has to clean it 2-3 times a day. Pain in the mouth - she has to check with the dentist about this. Thrush is going off. Food / Drink - she has to continue taking 3 packets of Novasource a day for another 6 months, she has to try to eat and drink (other foods) more. SK has already started eating oats. And her sense of taste is back.

At the home front, SK is working hard - cooking and cleaning.

ParT date is set for Saturday 6 Jan 2007. Please mark your new calendars.

Praise God for SK's recovery !!!

Ouch !!

Ulcers have not gone off yet. Still giving pain.

Tongue and inner lips have developed white spots (thrush).

Looking ahead

SK is almost back as usual, to her routines.

Yesterday, SK had two visitors, Elder Lim and his wife, from Batu Pahat. They stayed overnight at her place and they will be going home today. Looking ahead, SK will make a trip home (to Batu Pahat) for Christmas if she is well enough.

For now, SK is so thankful to the Lord for her healing - Her phlegm miraculously disappeared last Friday. Now she has normal, plain saliva again. Do continue to pray for patience to wait upon the Lord to heal her ulcers, in His way and in His time. Currently, her mouth is still in pain. At night, her left ear seems to have some slight on-off pain.

Please note : Next check-up with the oncologist is on Monday 27 Nov at 11am.

Please also note, meals for SK's mum next week (27 Nov-1 Dec) will be discontinued.

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!

Three weeks after RT

SK is back on her feet. Last weekend she did some housecleaning. And good thing too because Ah Guat and Siew Hoon visited her (with dinner).

Great news! SK's phlegm has gone. Watch out, she can talk! There is still some pain from the remaining ulcers which have yet to go off. Otherwise SK is feeling much better.

Please note change: Check-up with the oncologist is on Monday 27 Nov at 11am.

Please also note, meals for SK's mum this week (20-24 Nov)
Mon : Lunch and dinner - Margaret
Tue : Lunch - Lee Peng, Dinner -CFen
Wed : Lunch - Lee Peng
Fri : Lunch and dinner - Margaret

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS !!!

Dietician says ...

SK saw the dietician this morning. She drew up a daily meal program as a guide to ensure SK maintains her 48kg weight.

Hmmm ... today was a different machine, SK weighed 46.5kg only.

Ideally, SK should be taking a minimum of 2.5 pkts Novasource together with other food like oats, porridge with fish/meat/eggs, fruits or NutriSoy soybean milk to give her the necessary nutrients & calories per day.

For the time being, as it is too troublesome to prepare food for just one person, SK will stick to drinking 3 pkts of Novasource a day.

By the way, does anyone know how to use the nasal pump correctly or is there someone who has used it before?

TGIF 17 Nov

Always giving praises and thanks to GOD ---
Although there is still some pain from the ulcers, there has been some improvement. SK's phlegm is much less and her nose is not as stuffed as before. She can also TALK more now.
Yay!
Heh heh, beware!

Please note, next check-up with the oncologist is on Tuesday 21 Nov at 9.30am.

Please also note, meals for SK's mum next week (20-24 Nov)
Mon : Lunch and dinner - Margaret
Tue : Lunch - Lee Peng
Wed : Lunch - Lee Peng
Fri : Lunch and dinner - Margaret

THANK YOU !!!

Wonderful Wednesday

SK has an appointment with the Dietician this Friday 17 Nov at 10am in SGH Block 3 Clinic L. Thanks to God for CFen, she will take SK to the hospital.

Thanks to God also, that yesterday, SK managed to drink 3 packets of Novasource. This is the minimum required amount which gives her 1500 calories of energy. Please continue to PRAY for SK to be able to drink well. How wonderful, LP prepared steamed tofu and taohuay. It was soft so SK could sawllow it and so SK had something extra to eat.

Praises to God. SK's weight has gone up to 47.1kg.

Feeding tube finally removed

SK could not handle the stuck nose anymore. Breathing was getting too difficult.

Thank God for Ai Min. She surprised SK's mum, brought lunch over for her this afternoon. Then she took SK to SGH. SK's feeding tube was removed. Her nose is clear now. She does not need to see the doctor again tomorrow.

Weekend

Yesterday, SK did not go to SGH after all. She is not ready to remove the feeding tube yet, will wait a while more.

Praises to God for this time of recuperation. Slow but steady.

Thanks to God that SK's Novasource supply has been replenished and that her mum's long term visa has been approved.

Next check-up is on Tuesday 14 Nov.

Please note, meals for SK's mum next week (13-17 Nov)
Tue : Lunch - Lee Peng
Thur : Lunch - Lee Peng

Wed Mid-week

SK went for her check-up with Dr Chua yesterday. There has been some improvement, some weight gain. The doctor advised SK to continue her Novasource feeds. If possible, to take more. She also has to "exercise" her mouth, gargle her mouth, keep it moist, sip water and talk.

The doctor asked SK to see him again this Fri, to remove the feeding tube. SK is encouraged to drink Novasource and water (mouth, not tube). Do PRAY for SK confidence, strength and courage to do this. She prefers to get the tube removed at a later date, not so soon.

SK cannot sleep well due to her blocked nose. The doctor has prescribed her the entsol pump to clean the nasal passage-way. This can be done after the feeding tube has been removed.

PRAISES to GOD for SK's recuperation !!!

Please note, meals for SK's mum this week (6-10 Nov)
Tue : Lunch - Lee Peng
Wed : Lunch and dinner - Ai Fong
Thur : Lunch - Lee Peng
Fri : Lunch and dinner - Chuay Fen
Sat : Dinner - Ah Guat

Still the same

Give praises and thanks to God for this time of healing. Remember, the final RT was not too long ago, just last week.

SK is still the same, feeding through the tube as her ulcers are still painful. This will continue for approximately another one or two weeks.

The par-T has to be pushed back again, SK wants to be off the tube, able to enjoy eating and drinking with us at the part-T.

2 Nov

Praise God our Great Physician, for this time of healing ...

We continue to pray for SK a speedy recovery, for all the pain, ulcers and phlegmy saliva to go off, so she can eat, drink and talk. Please pray also for SK to sleep well, no blockage but to have a clear nose, clear throat and clear breathing.

We also lift SK's mum up. We pray for her strength and stamina, as she looks after SK full-time.

We thank God for LK and SC who helped with lunch and dinner for SK's mum today. Tomorrow, AF will bring lunch and dinner over. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Resting ...

SK is still feeding via the tube. On Monday, she weighed in at 45.9kg. PRAY for SK to regain her weight.

Thanks to LP for providing SK's mum lunch today.

For those of you who can help by bringing lunch or dinner to SK's mum, please let PS know [Click on Email Manager, under Links, on the right column of this blog]. So far, LP has offered to do Tues lunch and Wed lunch. Thank you.