A year of pain already!

Where did the week go? Actually, the question should be "Where did the YEAR go?", as it has zoomed past at the speed of light (or at least, that's what it feels like sometimes), and it is hard to believe that Husband has been going through hell for the last one year almost!

The pain management doctor has confirmed that the morphine could be the most likely culprit for the puking - for which the normal medication is Maxolon, but since we know that is not working for Husband any more, she is prescribing something called Kytril (Granisetron). She also agrees with me that once we confirm that Husband's stomach is A-OK, we should get him back onto the Neurontin (Gabapentin) for the nerve pain in the arm. Her next clinic day is Wednesday, so my Dad is going to go there to pick up the Neurontin and the Kytril for me.

Last time he went there to pick up meds, as he was registering at the counter, the registration clerk asked him what his relationship to the patient is (since Husband is so obviously NOT a Malaysian). My Dad explained the relationship, and the girl told him that the next time he comes, he should bring along Husband's and my marriage cert, plus a copy for them to keep, as he can then be registered as a local (since he IS married to a local, after all), as opposed to a foreigner, and subsequently just pay the princely sum of RM5 per visit, including consultation AND medication! It's not as if he has to pay a huge amount as a foreigner (RM60 per visit for consultation and medication), but, hey, that was really nice of her, and, of course, we ain't gonna sneeze at the opportunity either!!

The maid is here today - cleaning the house for me - and I have to say that my sister-in-law has really trained her well. I could almost literally say "No corner left untouched, no item left unpicked up!!". Brilliant :-). Vacuum, mop, dust, wipe, scrub... definitely doing a better job than me, any day.

Husband didn't get up till late today - kept insisting he had no energy, until I got him out of bed to have a shower as I said I did not want a stinky in my bed :-D. Following that he was able to eat and, for a change, he actually had one slice of toast with strawberry jam. When I told my Dad that (when he came to drop the maid off), he congratulated Husband and said he hoped to see him "graduate" to two slices of toast soon. Husband has also had one tiny bowl of rice porridge, for lunch, and, of course, keeps sipping away at his Ensure protein drink throughout the day (he has already finished one serving today, and is half way through the 2nd. 1 more to go if possible).

We also have the happy prospect of getting our hands on lots of Pink Dolphin peach water soon. Our old and dear friend Koshu had asked her business partner, who was in SG over the last few days, to pick up a carton and bring it back with him for us. In addition, our beloved Peng is coming up to spend Xmas with us, and she is hitching a ride with her sister and bro-in-law, as they are coming up to KL, so she is also bringing up some Pink Dolphin for us... YIPPEEEEE.. From ZERO to ABUNDANCE.

No other exciting news really, so will stop for now. Please continue to keep Husband in your thoughts and prayers, that he may get his appetite back, stop with the puking, have the pain in his arm eased, and just generally get stronger each day.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!