
Friday, October 14, 2005
~ 10:32 AM ~
this week has been rather an excrutiating week..no..not frm the study of exams..but frm my ankle.
after my shower on monday, when i stepped out of the shower place, i experienced a sudden and stinging pain on my right ankle that nearly caused me to lose my balance. since tt moment, my ankle would be under extreme pain whenever i stand or walk. the best part of it all, there's no visible sign of swelling or bruise..neither is there much pain as i twist my ankle here and there. the pain only exists when i walk and the longer i walk...the greater the intensity of the pain, till it reaches the maximum. when the pain is at its maximum, i can only drag my right foot home..literally...
seen the doctor in uni..she couldnt diagnose the exact cause and referred me to get an xray and bone scan. under my dad's advise, i went to see another doctor to get a 2nd opinion. indeed, the 2nd doctor also recommended me to get an xray. however, the 2nd doc felt tt a bone scan was unnecessary. therefore, an xray i did...costed me AUS$71.90. will try to claim frm my health cover...results of xray will reach my referral doc on monday..
let me summarise wat the 2 doctors think the cause of the pain be:
1. bone fracture
2. bone infection/virus
3. bone tumour (which the 2nd doc says occurs in 1 in a million...)
4. nerve problem (only cure is to rest the leg)
as for now, i can only bear with the pain as i walk..m wearing an ankle brace now..but doesnt seem to help much..maybe i should consider renting clutches...haha!
thanks a lot to ivy, rachel, junwei, susan, thomas and ian for your love/care/concern...haha! esp to ivy...feel so paiseh to bother u when u're still busy wif exams..thanks a lot guys
hopefully, i will recover as soon as possible and start kicking again! haha!
as for exams...i m totally on schedule..so no worries abt preparation now...
God willing, i will overcome all these