Twelfth Day - Preparing for the GAMA treatment tomorrow

 I was awaken many times during the sleep. I need uninterrupted sleep. Twice for blood pressure check, 2pm and 5pm. Then the third time at 6pm to go for the PCR test. Nerve raking test, a plastic instrument was shove deep into both my nostrils, first on the left then on the right. After that painful sting, I was rather stone and in agony. I had three PCR test done on me, on admission, than another on the eighth day and now another one. The nurse need skill to get it done right. My first was almost painless, obviously she knows how to get it done right. The last one, I supposed, she was new at it. 

Exercise

Laid on the bed trying to catch more sleep my the remnant pain up the nostrils kept me awake. Did some relaxing of the eyes, ears, nostrils and face, hoping that I could get some micro-sleep. Could sleep much and got up to exercise. It was already 7:30pm. 

Took three sips of water and started on my exercise routine — walk then BaDuanJin. I started really slow and saw my heart rate remain at 80+ bpm. Slowly I increase the pace after I had done a series fo 50 counts of forward and backward each. It slowly climbed to 90+ bpm. I did 3,500 steps today. It took longer time.

GAMA Treatment

As the medicine is an oral drug that has to be taken to numb the nerve, it has to be taken daily and I wold be dependent on the drug for a long time. The GAMA treatment would scar and dull the nerve permanently so that I would not experience such an adverse fainting trauma. Of course, after the GAMA I would have to plan for recuperation and rehabilitation. Getting use to having less sensitivity. During recuperation I would consult the TCM to tune and balance the body, including some deep pain body massage to balance the Qi. I too have to instill a new routine of exercise and vegetarian soft diet 

Document to sign

The nurse came in to informed me that everything has been arranged for tomorrow and I have to sign the consent form for Dr. David Choy, the neurosurgeons, to execute the GAMA treatment. I was also given an instruction list regarding the partial anaesthesia that I will be administered during the treatment. 

Schedule for tomorrow

1. Swap test today. Done. So that I can be allowed into Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. 
2. I can continue my normal routine, exercise, and meals today
3. Wake up at 6:30am tomorrow, wash up, take a bath.
4. Early breakfast and medicine
5. 7:45am board the Ambulance to Mount Elizabeth Novena, Basement 1, Radiology Department. To be accompanied by nurse
6. Meet Dr. David Choy there.
7. Do a MRI scan on the Brian.
8. They plan the treatment
9. 15-20 min of the GAMA exposure
10. Done. Transport back to Raffles Hospital to recuperate.

Plan of the Room

For cooling down I stood and drew the plan of the room. It took me longer that 25 min to do so. Somehow I did not see the expose sprinklers. Interesting to find out more. 

I see that all the furniture are Paramount design, a Japanese brand, the bed, the Pedestal, the bed side table.  They are sturdily built and safety conscious. One good brand. 

After looking through their room, I notice that there were no floor plan pasted behind the door and there was no torch in the room. My standard practise was to check and memorize the plan and the escape route in case of fire. I looked at the corridor and spotted a nurse and asked her where is the escape route if there is a fire? She pointed to the right at the end of the isle where an EXIT sign was clearly hung on the ceiling. That is where the smoke stop lobby would be according to her. I looked to my left down the isle. There is another EXIT sign. So I have two way escape. I reflected to her that she should feedback to the management to install these measures. 

Self Portrait

人生三大快事，吃好顿饭，谁个好觉，洗个凉爽澡。好哉！