the one on the left is our new matting. the one on the right is how banawe ave. looks like on sunday.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
miguelito's got something new
the morning after kenneth's birthday (sunday), peepee and i went to banawe to buy matting for miguelito.
the one on the left is our new matting. the one on the right is how banawe ave. looks like on sunday.
the one on the left is our new matting. the one on the right is how banawe ave. looks like on sunday.
kenneth's birthday
last saturday, peepee and i went to katkat's house in bacood. it was her husband's birthday celebration. we ate spaghetti, fried lumpia, and roasted chicken. peepee and the others drank beer, while i drank coke. fine, i had a shot or two, but i was sober. peepee and i bought kenneth a chocolate roll and we also bought a candle (yung pang brownout) para masaya birthday nya..hehe..
ayun oh, birthday boy!!!
ayun oh, birthday boy!!!love you forever
my mom sent us a book. it's called love me forever. at first i thought it was a children's book because of the front page illustration. my mom asked us to read it. i did, and it was a very touching story about a mom's love for her child. i don't know if a copy of it is available here in the philippines, but if one is available, i would recommend it to anyone.
crybaby..
waaahhh!!!!it's been two days na i go to work alone. peepee's sick. he has migraine and the doctor advised him to go rest for two days. at least i get to go to work with him tomorrow. yeah!!! in all fairness, he went to work for 3 days without me last week because i was with my dad at the hospital.
Monday, March 16, 2009
my mom's birthday
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!
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!
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!
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