Today 2023 I am making a self-reflection for my personal & genuine haemodialysis (HD) journey. Yes, no doubt I had written some bits & pieces & or here & there articles in the past about my experiential experiment with experience & exposure about my haemodialysis (HD) treatment or therapy in Singapore.
How did I bounce back from my poor weak & struggling state of journey when I first started HD from zero experience or exposure to the present state with positive & encouragement & confidence.
I began my haemodialysis treatment or therapy on 22nd October 2014 after my July AV Graft surgery of the same year during my admission to SGH under A & E case due to sudden gout attack. My creatinine suddenly shot up to 1000+ in reading from normally 700 to 800. It is merely 3 months apart actually. Everything went smoothly & accordingly to the SGH medical care team since day one, nevertheless. I was finally engaged with NKF Singapore on 20th March 2015 after about 6 months with private clinic.
Prior to that I had my heart blood vessels surgery through angioplasty balloon in 2009 as I always had frequent gout flare or gout attack since adult due to high uric acid in my blood stream.
Without familiarization & or training whatsoever & of course no proper background of medical educational culture & value about healthcare topic, I managed to overcome & hurdle myself through own effort & determination with consistent observation & monitoring myself with self-initiative & self-motivation about each routine schedule of HD session in its body-mind-game/system of technical aspects issue. The first year of my HD session was truly the most tiring & struggling period of all. But with own effort & patience I went through the blood labs testing chart quite thoroughly as my guideline or road map! Since then onwards I never turn back again & I was able to manage & adapt satisfactory & quickly about my routine normal schedule of each HD session despite off & on I was under stress & strain because uncontrollable of conditional factors such as pre weight dry weight cleaning rate as well as others such as balance of diet, regular exercise sufficient rest or sleep & most of all the mind-set of approach & attitude towards lifestyle or life-journey especially I was ageing with multiple diseases inclusive heart disease too. Everything seem to be slow down!
My 2nd heart surgery was in 2019 sometime in March due to chest pain again. The surgery was carried out in May of same year after throughout medical investigation & analysis. That was 10 years apart & I trust & believe the original heart disease & my renal failure are closely related anyhow simply my blood stream is contaminated with toxins + fluid's accumulation in the body.
After my 2nd heart blood vessels angioplasty balloon in 2019 I was about to over my again twice angina symptoms last year toward the end year before very critical sicknesses at the beginning of this year 2014 through 3 in 1 attack between January 2024 to April 2024 for hospitalization to & fro for about 7 times within 4 months or so at SGH about my A-V life-line technical problems.
ReplyDeleteSince April I had to abandon my left hand side AV Grate for temporary switch over to chest CVC or catheter for the continuity of dialysis treatment or therapy before a new access creation to be carried out at my RHS arm.
Then finally SGH decided to carry out an outpatient surgery for my AVF around my RHS elbow joint at around June 5th.
3 in 1 attack namely, heavy blood blessing at my AVG + lungs inflammation or infection with difficulty of breathing & persistent heavy coughing & couldn't sleep for weeks + Covid-19 infection with fever & high blood pressure in addition to my renal failure & heart disease too.
DeleteI managed to bounce back strong sometime in May & June gradually & systematically through great personal effort of recommended habitation therapeutic session workshop.