Archive for October, 2007

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circumcision and enlarged kidneys

October 31, 2007

yup. circumcised na si johann.

may phimosis kse sya.  he complains kse when he urinates kya we brought him sa pedia nya ng friday (9/14).  baka daw UTI so pa urinalysis and urine culture daw namin.  when she saw johann’s genitals baka may phimosis daw kse tight yung foreskin.  we were asked to observe when johann urinates.  if the foreskin balloons then its indeed phimosis.  the cure for this would be to circumcise johann.  pag di kse ginawa yung procedure ang tendency eh di bumalik yung wiwi nya which would cause a much bigger problem.  by saturday (9/15) since the lab test results says he is positive for UTI we immediately started him on antibiotic then scheduled for KUB ultrasound on tuesday (9/18) ~*SOP for children below 5 with UTI*~.   we got the result the next day (9/19) and brought it to his pedia.  we found out that his kidney is slightly enlarged.  since nandito pa si rudney we decided to schedule johann for circumcision the next day.

(9/20) the procedure was done in ambulatory OR of medical city.  outpatient lang.  his schedule was 8am but the procedure started around 9am na.  the procedure was finished around 10:30 na including the recovery room.  si rudney na lang pinasama ko sa loob to assist the doctors para patulugin si johann.  sabi ni rudney johann was crying one minute then fell asleep the next nung nabigyan ng pampatulog.  rudney was asked to go out after johann fell asleep and was asked to return na when johann was brought to the recovery room.  then the doctors instructed me and mamang on how to clean and put cream on johann wounds and also asked us to give him paracetamol every 4 hours for 24 hrs for the pain.  when johann woke up rudney carried him sa waiting area.  iyak daw ng iyak and hinahanap ako.  so i took him from rudney and di na umalis sa akin hanggang sa makauwi kami ng bahay.

i didn’t go to work the next day kse every hour gising si johann tapos umiiyak kaya di ako masyado nakatulog tsaka clingy sya.  ayaw na mawawala ako sa paningin nya.  so we stayed lang sa room the whole day while rudney fetched nanay, lolay and his siblings para mag-visit muna kay tatay then sa bahay sila mag-lunch then balik sa house nila for the “pa-siyam” ni tatay.  kso they weren’t able to go to tatay kse late na.  they went straight sa house para mag-lunch then balik sa project 8 para sa padasal.

we spent so much just for the circumcision.  pero oks lang at least na-resolve na yung problem. 

for his kidneys naman, its slightly enlarged lang naman daw.  though his pedia told us not to worry pero refer nya kami sa nephrologist to have it checked.  when the nephro saw the results of his ultrasound she also told us not to worry since di naman masyado malaki.  she recommended an ultrasound again after 6 months to check the growth of his kidneys and have a serum creatinine test.  the result was aligned naman with the size of his kidney kaya oks lang daw.  so by april a serum creatinine test and KUB ultrasound again.  haay…

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guam

October 15, 2007

bobita peron!!!

did you know that guam is just 3-4 hours away from the philippines?

or ako lang may hindi alam nito. 😦

may napanood pa naman akong local show before na-featured ang guam.  di ko naiisip na malapit lang pala sa atin yun.

haaay!!! ang tanga!!!

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losing

October 15, 2007

last 9/6, we lost tatay ~*my father-in-law*~

the last time he and rudney talked was 9/2.  he was smiling though he’s teary eyed and won’t admit it.  that time nanay was sick that’s why i didn’t bring johann there.  ~*sayang di na sila nagkita ni tatay*~.  on 9/5 cheska was diagnosed with dengue.  i went to visit her that night at chinese gen.  the next day i got a call from cheney that tatay’s gone.  i was shocked.  how will i tell rudney about it.  i was crying on my way home. 

it was so sudden.  i told rudney when i fetched him from the airport last 9/9 that i think tatay took cheska’s place because before tatay died cheska’s condition was getting worse.  her platelets are dropping at an alarming pace.  even nanay thought so too.

we’re all sad but we all know that he’s in a much better place now.

life must go on but we will surely miss him…

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approved and booked!

October 14, 2007

a white christmas for us this year!  yahoo!

our interview was scheduled aug 29 at 7am.  before 6am we were outside the us embassy na. me, johann and mamang.  eh since di talaga pwede pumasok si mama sa loob kse kami lang ni johann ang naka-schedule wait nya kmi outside.  before we went in sinuot ko na kay johann yung leash 😛 nya para di sya makakatakas sa akin.  so pila kami dun sa papasok, inspection ng bag then went to another pila para submit yung docs then went to pavilion (or something) to wait for our number para sa finger scanning.  ay susme, dun kami nag-tagal.  we waited there for almost 2hrs.  hay nakakapagod pa kse ayaw mapirmi ni johann sa isang lugar.  we have to walk around tapos may times need ko pa sya buhatin.  when our number was called pila na naman para sa finger scanning.  the foreigner guy in charge was laughing at me when he asked for johann’s birthday.  since magkalapit kami ng bday ni johann i accidentally said “feb 8, 197.. oh 2005”.  lagi ako nagkakamali talaga dyan.  anyway, after the finger scanning we have to wait again for our number to be called para sa interview na with the consul.  na-tense na ako dito.  ni recall ko na yung practice interview namin ni rudney.  while busy ako kakabasa nung mga docs ni rudney, si johann naman ginugulo yung guy and girl sa likod namin.  panay ang hello nya tapos ask yung name nya sagot naman agad.  tapos maya-maya tumahimik.  yun pala umiire!!  susme, ano ba naman to. 

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2008 calendar

October 11, 2007

yehey!!!  i have this na!!! i’ve been frequenting shabby princess hoping na available na sya sa shabby shoppe.  when i opened my email this morning i got their newsletter and available na daw.  so i bought it agad, download ko na lang mamya pag-uwi ko.  *~para akong tanga, di naman ako mauubusan ng stock pero nagmamadali ako bumili 😛 ~* still thinking pa nga kung bilhin ko rin yung one page calendar.  bahala na.

to my friends who also want this, sorry that i can’t share the templates due to copyright but i can do the calendar for you.  just email me the pics you want to use. 🙂