Having stayed in hospital for the past 11days, Hero's finally certified fit for discharge. He's currently staying over at Mat's place to facilitate his recovery care since Mat's got a Foreign Domestic Helper. He is making good progress; his wound hurts less now, stitches removed, tummy no longer bloated, able to walk better now but needed help and he's now on soft diet (ie. porridge).
The whole issue with Hero's hospitalisation is due to a blockage in his small intestines. According to his Doc-in-Charge, Dr Cheong Wai Kit, a blockage is usually caused by a growth in the intestinal walls, scarring which may occur naturally and in very rare cases, mal-alignment of the disgestive system. It turned out that Hero happened to belong to the 2% of the population which may have mal-alignment of the digestive system. To get a rough idea of what his ailment actually is, please refer to the earlier URL. If you noticed, the Appendix of a typical person is on the bottom left corner of the diagram but Hero's appendix is located in the top right corner! Dr Cheong removed it anyway during the op as a precaution against a future inflammation. On 2nd thought, its an astute move because the inflammation might never be correctly diagnosed if it ever occurs in future.
This episode had also taught me 2 very very important lessons :
The whole issue with Hero's hospitalisation is due to a blockage in his small intestines. According to his Doc-in-Charge, Dr Cheong Wai Kit, a blockage is usually caused by a growth in the intestinal walls, scarring which may occur naturally and in very rare cases, mal-alignment of the disgestive system. It turned out that Hero happened to belong to the 2% of the population which may have mal-alignment of the digestive system. To get a rough idea of what his ailment actually is, please refer to the earlier URL. If you noticed, the Appendix of a typical person is on the bottom left corner of the diagram but Hero's appendix is located in the top right corner! Dr Cheong removed it anyway during the op as a precaution against a future inflammation. On 2nd thought, its an astute move because the inflammation might never be correctly diagnosed if it ever occurs in future.
This episode had also taught me 2 very very important lessons :
- The strength of a family's ties can only be tested when there is a crisis. I'm glad to announce that the 4 of us siblings were able to understand this point without having to go through a quarrel before we come to understand this point. Somehow, we simply kicked into action and took turns to stay by his side, shared information on Hero's status and adjusted our schedules immediately upon Hero's admission.
- The importance of a Hospitalisation Insurance. Hero's total bill came up to about $3000+. However, we need not pay a single cent because it had been covered by his MediSave, and if insufficent, mine will be activated. The MediShield that Mat had purchased for him will be acted upon after his discharge by the CPF Board to claim whatever amount claimable and deposited back into the affected CPF Accounts. The impact of the insurance in this case might not be big, but imagine if there is no Medisave or Insurance to draw upon, the cash payable by us could well come up to be a substantial sum. As such, if you have the means now, PLEASE DO GET A HOSPITALISATION INSURANCE.
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wah sey..the last stmt was the final summary right :P
sort of... so... u wan? i can always give him ur hp. :)
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