today is my mother's birthday. sadly, we were unable to prepare anything because my dad and i were at ust the entire day for his opthalmologist appointment and his dialysis session. a few minutes before his dialysis session ended, wiz called me up and said that our cousin (kuya edwin - technically, we call him lolo edwin because he is our oldest cousin) is at home to visit dad. i guess he heard about what happened. i told him that we will be coming home in a few minutes since his dialysis session has almost ended. so he said they'll just wait for us to arrive. then, a nfew minutes right after i spoke to him, wiz called me again and said that they will just fetch us there in the hospital.
when we got home, kuya edwin asked us to order pizza for mom's birthday. wiz ordered ny finest from yellow cab (again). he told us to make it two orders of ny finest. i ate just a slice. i'm tired from all the walking i did at ust to submit the requests for a maxicare referral..so tired!
Monday, March 16, 2009
chronic kidney disease
defined as a progressive loss of the renal function. The symptoms of worsening kidney function are unspecific, and might include feeling generally unwell and experiencing a reduced appetite.
my dad's condition was asymptomatic, which basically means that he was experiencing no symptoms at all. it started when he had a routine check up for his asthma at ust. the pulmonologist (Dr. Patrick Moral) checked his blood pressure and noted that it was a bit too high. fearing he may have high blood, the doctor ordered a blood test done. that was april last year. so, we had it done and when he saw the results, he referred us to an internist (a nephrologist) to have it checked. he said my dad's creatinine was way above the normal levels. so, we went to Dra. Elizabeth Roasa and when she saw the results, she ordered another cbc tests, and some other test. when she saw the new results, she asked whether my dad has diabetes, or if he has high blood. i didn't think he has hiogh blood since we always monitor his bp at home. for diabetes, he didn't have it because we also had his glucose checked. so, she told me that my dad has Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease. she said that if we didn't have him dialysed, the condition will become worse. since my mom isn't here, i cannot make any decisions in her behalf. so, we called her and we told her about the diagnosis. she refused to have him dialysed because a fistula had to be inserted in his veins. she thought that it may hurt him and she also said that once a dialysis was started, it is a continuous process and the only way to stop it is to undergo a kidney transplant. so, we told dra. roasa my mom's decision, and she referred us to another nephrologist at st. luke's. we went there and we met Dra. Alicia Baldonado. she reviewed more tests and she also recommended a dialysis because of dad's creatinine levels. we asked if there are other alternatives to delay the dialysis. she said we can try medication first. so, every month, we go to dra. baldonado's clinic so we could monitor his creatinine levels.
my dad went through a lot of tests, renal panel, ulrtrasound, a lot of blood tests, glucose tests, and urinalysis. he was given a special diet. for some reason, his creatinine levels weren't going down.
so he went on medication for almost a year. then just this month, he was given medication that was supposed to boost his hemoglobin levels. it was injectible, and we were told the first shot was supposed to be given by his doctor. so, my sister was supposed to go with him to dra. baldonado's clinic, but then my brother told me that dad vomited while he was preparing to go to the hospital. we rushed him to the emergency room in ust hospital last tuesday afternoon and his doctor in st. luke's told us to immediately confine him. we were told we shouldn't delay the dialysis any more. we had to make the decision within 24 hours. we had to call mom right after she woke up. we were told that if we did not give any consent for the dialysis, they couldn't do anything about dad's condition.
chicken nuggets for dad
he was confined on march 10 and since his hemoglobin level was too low, he went through a blood transfusion. just a bag of blood was used.
the following day (march 11) a procedure was done on the operating room. a catheter was inserted into his mjor vein in his neck. it is supposed to make the dialysis easier. they called it hemodialysis.
then in the afternoon, his first dialysis session was started. we went to the ust dialysis center to have it done.
this was my dad during his first dialysis session. the tube close to the monitor is the filter which is used to filter the blood coming out of his body.
the one on the left is the filtered blood going back to his body, while the one on the right is the unfiltered blood that goes out of it.
my dad's condition was asymptomatic, which basically means that he was experiencing no symptoms at all. it started when he had a routine check up for his asthma at ust. the pulmonologist (Dr. Patrick Moral) checked his blood pressure and noted that it was a bit too high. fearing he may have high blood, the doctor ordered a blood test done. that was april last year. so, we had it done and when he saw the results, he referred us to an internist (a nephrologist) to have it checked. he said my dad's creatinine was way above the normal levels. so, we went to Dra. Elizabeth Roasa and when she saw the results, she ordered another cbc tests, and some other test. when she saw the new results, she asked whether my dad has diabetes, or if he has high blood. i didn't think he has hiogh blood since we always monitor his bp at home. for diabetes, he didn't have it because we also had his glucose checked. so, she told me that my dad has Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease. she said that if we didn't have him dialysed, the condition will become worse. since my mom isn't here, i cannot make any decisions in her behalf. so, we called her and we told her about the diagnosis. she refused to have him dialysed because a fistula had to be inserted in his veins. she thought that it may hurt him and she also said that once a dialysis was started, it is a continuous process and the only way to stop it is to undergo a kidney transplant. so, we told dra. roasa my mom's decision, and she referred us to another nephrologist at st. luke's. we went there and we met Dra. Alicia Baldonado. she reviewed more tests and she also recommended a dialysis because of dad's creatinine levels. we asked if there are other alternatives to delay the dialysis. she said we can try medication first. so, every month, we go to dra. baldonado's clinic so we could monitor his creatinine levels.
my dad went through a lot of tests, renal panel, ulrtrasound, a lot of blood tests, glucose tests, and urinalysis. he was given a special diet. for some reason, his creatinine levels weren't going down.
so he went on medication for almost a year. then just this month, he was given medication that was supposed to boost his hemoglobin levels. it was injectible, and we were told the first shot was supposed to be given by his doctor. so, my sister was supposed to go with him to dra. baldonado's clinic, but then my brother told me that dad vomited while he was preparing to go to the hospital. we rushed him to the emergency room in ust hospital last tuesday afternoon and his doctor in st. luke's told us to immediately confine him. we were told we shouldn't delay the dialysis any more. we had to make the decision within 24 hours. we had to call mom right after she woke up. we were told that if we did not give any consent for the dialysis, they couldn't do anything about dad's condition.
so we decided that almost a year of medication is enough since it wasn't improving his condition.
he was confined on march 10, my brother's birthday. he had to celebrate his birthday on my dad's hospital bed. he ordered yellow cab new york's finest. 
ny finest (with extra cheese) for us..
he was confined on march 10, my brother's birthday. he had to celebrate his birthday on my dad's hospital bed. he ordered yellow cab new york's finest. 
ny finest (with extra cheese) for us..
chicken nuggets for dadsince my dad couldn't eat pizza, my brother ordered mcdonald's chicken nuggets for him.
the following day (march 11) a procedure was done on the operating room. a catheter was inserted into his mjor vein in his neck. it is supposed to make the dialysis easier. they called it hemodialysis.
then in the afternoon, his first dialysis session was started. we went to the ust dialysis center to have it done.
Monday, March 9, 2009
organized mess
i so love my Aldo bag. it's moss green and it's leather. it's large with a total of seven pockets for my small things. of all the bags i own/ed, this is the most overused bag. it's close to retiring age (hehe..). i've been using it for quite some time now (give or take 3 years). the bag is great, but sadly, though i have to replace it soon enough. mejo nasisira na yung inseam kase i put so much stuff inside, namely: my medium-sized makeup kit, my wooden comb (which is also big compared to other combs), tissues we take from the office (little larcenist! hehe..), my jar of lotion, 3 coin purses, my rather huge wallet, a fan (for hot days), ketchup sachets from mcdo (larcenist talaga), company ids, some medicines (paracetamol, eye drops, hemostan for peepee, and arcoxia/serc for head ache), some bits and pieces of paper for our notes, a little notebook for more notes, and some scrunchies for my hair. sometimes, i also put my jacket inside, a water bottle, the kodak digicam peepee and i use, and our baunan. jampacked talaga!
13333
yesterday, peepee and i went to the mall to have alumi's christening invites printed. when he checked the odometer, this is what he saw:
i just fall in love again
meet giro. he's four and he's peepee's nephew. this is him singing his own version of anne murray's i just fall in love again. enjoy!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
panagbenga '09
it's been a while since i've been here to visit my blog.. ehehe..first of all, i'm so glad bebe's finally got their internet back!!! wohoo!!
anyhoo, we went to la union (third consecutive year na namen 'to)... we had our team building there and we timed it so kasabay ng panagbenga festival. i swear 'di na 'ko pupunta ulit sa baguio ng february! i swear talaga!
here are some pics..
yummy!!
si lai busog..hehe..
anyhoo, we went to la union (third consecutive year na namen 'to)... we had our team building there and we timed it so kasabay ng panagbenga festival. i swear 'di na 'ko pupunta ulit sa baguio ng february! i swear talaga!
here are some pics..
different views in sctex..
we had dinner at.. 
yummy!!
si lai busog..hehe..after dinner, we arrived at lee's house (di ko na maalala kung what time kase i was so tired and i slept halfway nung byahe papunta..)
in the morning, we went to baguio for the Panagbenga Festival. akalain mong my stop over na sa marcos highway..
when we got to baguio, sobrang nakakagulat. there were hundreds of people, it was so traffic,
and yung lamig ng baguio di mararamdaman (except for a few places) because there were so many other people enjoying the festival. most of the people decided to walk around na lang because of the traffic. we got off the bus and we started walking towards the athletic bowl (?!..hmm, not sure e..) were all the floats were. 
we were unable to see the grand parade of floats kase tanghali na kame umakyat. we took pictures of some of the floats, and we had to leave
kase mainit and maalikabok. we decided to eat in sm baguio na lang. we went there and it was jampacked! tinalo yung mga three day sale sa mga malls dito sa manila. me, peepee, manet and donnel, and arthur decided to eat at yellow cab, while the others ate at either mann hann or mxt. we ordered ny classic and charlie chan pasta for me and peepee while spaghetti and meatballs naman for manet and donnel. yummy! 
after eating, we went walking (again!). dapat uuwi na kame (me,peepee,manet,donnel,lee,belle, and janina) kase lee had to prepare pa food for dinner: sinanglaw for their pulutan, chop suey, puki puki (mashed grilled eggplant with egg, tomatoes, onions and garlic. it's an ilocano dish), and grilled liempo. pero, instead of going home, we went to burnham park first and took some pictures..hehe..the others went to the market to buy pasalubong and the vegetables for chop suey. we did not dare go to the market. as soon as we got home, manet and i started chopping whatever lee needed to cook sinanglaw.
hehe..
session road
band member?!hehe..
when we got to baguio, sobrang nakakagulat. there were hundreds of people, it was so traffic,
and yung lamig ng baguio di mararamdaman (except for a few places) because there were so many other people enjoying the festival. most of the people decided to walk around na lang because of the traffic. we got off the bus and we started walking towards the athletic bowl (?!..hmm, not sure e..) were all the floats were. 
we were unable to see the grand parade of floats kase tanghali na kame umakyat. we took pictures of some of the floats, and we had to leave
kase mainit and maalikabok. we decided to eat in sm baguio na lang. we went there and it was jampacked! tinalo yung mga three day sale sa mga malls dito sa manila. me, peepee, manet and donnel, and arthur decided to eat at yellow cab, while the others ate at either mann hann or mxt. we ordered ny classic and charlie chan pasta for me and peepee while spaghetti and meatballs naman for manet and donnel. yummy! 
after eating, we went walking (again!). dapat uuwi na kame (me,peepee,manet,donnel,lee,belle, and janina) kase lee had to prepare pa food for dinner: sinanglaw for their pulutan, chop suey, puki puki (mashed grilled eggplant with egg, tomatoes, onions and garlic. it's an ilocano dish), and grilled liempo. pero, instead of going home, we went to burnham park first and took some pictures..hehe..the others went to the market to buy pasalubong and the vegetables for chop suey. we did not dare go to the market. as soon as we got home, manet and i started chopping whatever lee needed to cook sinanglaw.hehe..
session road
band member?!hehe..
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