Good morning! I was supposed to make my school requirement which is due this Sunday when the materials I have with me right now were not the ones I needed. Golly! And it's actually my fault because I haven't checked them before leaving my other abode. You know things are being scattered if you happened to have multiple places to live in. This is the consequence I have to reap. It's all right though but when forgetfulness comes in, you really are defeated. Well hoping that they're just up in my room, I'll gonna check them by and by. Huhu
Given this current incident, lemme take an alternative route... Thus, the DETOUR!
Last February 11, my gum bled and not the normal bleeding when your brushing your teeth. It was terrible. Think of a man masticating his "mama", huh, and that's how my gum looked like-- bloody as a "mama". Yikes! Well, Thinking that the blood would just subside, I phoned up Mamang and Tatang, my sister informing them of my status, with no fear actually why my gum bled excessively. In fact just a simple instruction from them upon knowing, "visit a dentist". But I did not. "I'll be fine", playing folly with myself. With my faith however that everything will just be fine, I did neither seriously mind the blood nor ordered myself for a check up. Hehe but come to think of this, so long as I could keep in touch with people I knew, I kept them informed. Convoluted mind of "parang wala lang pero may ara na gali ginabatyag". I also phoned up My Di and eventually arrived and accompanied me. I'm supposed to make my way to work but because of what had happened I called up Ate Cita, my colleague in work that I would just be late. Di prepared me water with salt and let me gargled it. Hehe and that's the only time I manifested fear because I know I have a confidante around who'll lift and cheer me up (xempre oi hadlok pod dw, twas my first time...ug mahutdan daw ko dugo beh). And the water plus NaCL actually helped but it never stopped the bleeding. Anyhow, I still proceeded to work. I even finished the day working as if my gum did not bleed- unmindful of the blood's taste and all.
February 12 when I woke up, it seemed like I drunk a glass of blood with residues all over my lips and teeth. "Abnormal na talaga!" Che, my roommate even noticed a drop of blood from my lips. And actually I had just wiped out the blood stain later when she told me that it was mine. Hehe. But still I continued on with my routine: taking a bath, eat, brush, etc. In short, I still worked. However, the frequency of going to the CR was increasing and every time I looked at the mirror I could notice red spots in my face and arms and right then and there, I started to inspect my entire body and found out that there are a lot of red spots all over. I was terrified.
In the afternoon of February 12, Ate Carmen, my Boss and Kuya Darry, also a colleague in work accompanied me at DDH for my check up. Though they never stayed with me because I know they still have some more important business transactions and I myself that time was still able and conscious, I headed my way to the doctors' directory and looked for Dr. Gonzaga, a HEMATOLOGIST as she was the one referred by Ate Carmen's friend. I was alone but decisive because my condition was at stake. "Feeling ko parang egg, ferociously cracked". And guess what, Dr. Gonzaga's Clinic is located at the 6th floor. During that time, elevators were full and thick people were lining up and so I just made use of my feet. Hehe the child in me almost to give in... "Kahilakon na"...
I was checked up and without further ado, admitted! I was trying to tell myself I was okay because I felt I was really am-- another folly that I kept on playing. I got headaches before but because they suddenly vanished I did not mind them. All I did not know is, there was already an abnormal maneuvering in my immune system.
I went to the ER alone until I reached my room, I was alone. Later at night, sis Tatang arrived and also Di... I felt so weak...Huhu Then came another bleeding-- vaginal bleeding! It was also abnormal because who would ever think of six pads a day? Maternity ones? I felt helpless... Strength was exhausted. And naturally that's what a patient feels if his/ her platelet is very low. "Kaya ganun ang na-feel ko.." Only then I learned that one of the functions of the platelets is on the coagulation, so if there isn't enough like them in your body, no one will control or stop the blood from bleeding so fast. Considering mine, first CBC resulted to 23, then down to 10. Hehe graveh ang pag- cross sa fingers...mura nag gi-crochet ang mga tudlo... That's why I underwent platelet transfusion because I'm very far to the normal count of platelets, which is 150 to 400T. Good thing because a day after, an increase in platelet count showed up. From 10 to 35, 35 to 75, and the latest one was 140.
Staying at the hospital for 6 nights or 7 days was a great break for me. All though I'm still in the process of recovery because I still have to visit Dr. Gonzaga's Clinic for the regular check up and regular monitoring of my platelet count, I'm just thankful I did not reach the point of having my bone marrow checked as it is more critical. I am thankful because the XRAY results were negative and more so with the ULTRASOUND. This means to say that I was treated only for my "IMMUNO THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA". Good news, I feel a lot better now... THANK YOU, LORD!
Now that I'm scribbling a sort of hehe la lang, allow me thank you all for all the PRAYERS. One great lesson to learn is check on your lifestyle and diet. " Wag masyadong magpuyat... OKAY lng basta wag bugetin ang health... Listen to your health, wag masyadong i- pressure ang sarili. We're not on this earthly race naman eh, rather, we're preparing for heaven...
Good day, everyone! "HEALTH IS WEALTH"
