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Monday, March 28, 2011

A busy afternoon - Fishbone

Today after school, when I am about to take my lunch, I feel like want to vomit and stomach ache.
However, I didn't throw out and I continue to have my lunch.
Ah Mah fried fish for me as she knew I like fried fish. I had the lunch by my own as 弟弟 also want to eat, Ah Mah has to feed him.

Half way having lunch, I told Ah Mah I want to vomit and I started to throw out the food I taken.
I told Ah Mah I swallowed the fish bone (Ah Mah already made sure there is no fish bone there) and I kept on vomit when I continue to eat. Without any delay, Ah Mah called papa and asked him to bring me to see doctor.

It's lunch hour, therefore we have to wait till 2pm for the clinic to open.
We went to paediatric clinic but the nurse directed us to see Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist.
Long queue over there and the doctor was out for operation. I have to wait till about 3pm for my turn.

The doctor pulled my tongue out and put a tube inside my throat to check for the fish bone.
From the camera, we didn't see any bone inside. I told papa the bone swallowed by me while we were waiting for doctor :)
Since cannot find the bone from camera, to be safer, doctor recommended to go for x-ray.
This is first time I went for x-ray. Papa accompany me inside the room. Oops...papa exposed to x-ray twice within 6 months. 1st was during 弟弟 admitted and now the 2nd time. Luckily there is a protective kind of vest for papa to wear on.

X-ray result also showed no fish bone. Doctor said it might be too tiny to see and he gave me medicine that help to soften the bone, if any. Papa told the doctor that I have cough since Saturday. Doctor said cough might make me feel like something stuck on my throat and I thought it's fishbone.

By the time we reached home, it's already 5:30pm. What a busy afternoon.

Now I'm ok and feel better. But is that really a fishbone or my illusion due to cough?
I also don't know as I feel like something inside my throat and I think it's fishbone.



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