UPDATE 30/11/09 11:50AM

Ah Kong's condition is getting worse with new complications.

1. The liquid nutrient feed through the nose had spilled over into the lungs. Doctor has ordered the feeding to be stopped. Ah Kong will be on the drip for the next 24 hours. If further attempts to continue the feed tomorrow fails, they will have to insert the feeding tube, through an incision, directly to the stomach.

2. There are still plenty of fluid in the lungs. The antibiotic given has been ineffective. To facilitate the suction of the phlegm, Dr may have to open a hole in the throat to drain out the fluids.

3. Given the above situation, the recommendation to move Ah Kong to an individual room with 24 hours private nursing care has been ruled out.

4. Dr. Loh informed that the white blot in the 2nd CT scan indicates bleeding in the brain. However, the condition does not warrant any surgery at this point in time.

5. The critical issue now is the pneumonia condition of the lungs. The infection has to be contained as a first step towards recovery.

simon

My 1st Blog

Thank you Uncle Simon to update us Ah Gong's health status after every visit. Not only that, for today post, he did bring out everyone feeling. No matter how tough it is, I believe everyone knows the better way to overcome what we are facing. And for my beloved cousins, although we can't help much, try mentally support to our parents.

Chien Fun

UPDATE SUN 29/11/09

There is no visible improvement in Ah Kong's condition. In fact, the lack of movement on the right side of his body is rather worrying. Doctor said that it is due to a stroke resulting from the fall. Hopefully it is a temporary condition that will improve and recover over time.

Dr. Loh has recommended that Ah Kong be moved to a individual room. The advantage being less chance of exposure to infections. However, there must be 24 hours nursing care. We are now in the process of making arrangements with a nursing agency. Apparently, a qualified nurse is required as she is supposed to take over all the nursing care for the patient.

Looking at the situation, it looks like Ah Kong will remain in the hospital for quite some time. We have to be psychological prepared for the emotional and difficult road ahead. Some kind of time table has to be worked out so that the duty of caring for Ah Kong can be more effectively shared. Ah Mah too need our emotional support and care in this trying time.

simon

FALSE ALARM CAUSED PANIC

It was a panicky 2 hours this afternoon caused by incomplete information transmitted by the messenger. The message was, the situation was bad and there were 2 conflicting views from the doctors (Dr Loh and the neurosurgeon) for surgery to be done and the family are to make the final decision. If that's the case an EGM for the Ng's clan has to be called immediately...... Aiyah, as it turn out later false alarm lah.

The real story is... there was/were white spot(s) in the 2nd CT scan. Dr Loh thought surgery was necessary whereas his colleague the Neurosurgeon thought otherwise. Surgeon said spot(s) maybe due to some technical error during the scan. The final decision is wait and see. Even if surgery is necessary, it will be a minor one and need not be carried out immediately.

The moral of the story is - message has to clear and accurate and preferably from the horse's mouth and ideally posted in Ng Family's blog.

simon 8:00PM 28/11/09

UPDATE 28/11/09 11:30am

No improvement in Ah Kong's condition. Sleep most of the time. Open eyes once in a while, but no response when we tried to communicate with him. No clear sign of recognition too. Also hardly taking in any food or fluid. Doctor starting on drip feeding of milk compound which will be administered every 3 hours and up to 1 litre a day until he start eating again.

Chest x-ray was carried out this morning. Dr. Ronald (respiratory doc) said left side of lung has fluid. Pneumonia condition. The only recourse is for the antibiotic to clear it up which is going to take some time. They also sucked some fluid from his chest this morning.

Dr Loh came in around 9.30AM. Ordered a 2nd CT scan to be carried out, to ensure bleeding in the brain has stopped. He will be back around 4.00 PM. Have to catch him then to find out the result of the scan. According to Dr Loh, the main problem now is the pneumonia condition.

Today at the hospital [ 27-11-09 ]

Learnt something today at the hospital .

If you wanna visit , come before 8pm.

We reached SJMC at 8.40 pm.We didn't get to see Ah Kong cos the nurses there were busy changing shifts .And when my mum asked the nurse when could we go in , she said we must wait for 1 hour .

Didn't she has common sense ? Wasn't the visiting hours over by then ??? It would be 10:40 pm by the time we could visit ....

So we should come earlier next time.

=_=
ML

AH KONG'S RECOVERY STATUS REPORT

Tracking Ah Kong's recovery is really stressful. It is very much like the current weather. One minute sunshine and the next minute rain. Yesterday we were all so optimistic that he was recovering well and will be transfer to a normal ward today. And then this morning the bad news about fluid in his lungs and that he might have to remain in the HDU for another week.

10:20PM 27 Nov 09

NG FAMILY'S BLOG

This blog was created with the following objectives:-

1. Coordinating and posting the "hospital visiting schedule" for Ah Kong.
2. For posting and updating everyone on Ah Kong's conditions.
3. To be used as a message board for any announcement or proposed family's gatherings & activities.
4. As a forum for discussion.
5. As a platform to post your creative talents

Please post your comments below or in the chat box. If you wish to publish a post and need the password, please contact the blog coordinator mun-lin.

27 Nov 09