We might questioning what will be the next step when we have done Chemotherapy.
How do we know whether the Chemotherapy react positively or stuck.
Therefore we asked our doctor and he said that we can do the scan.
CT - Scan or PET CT Scan?
Which one shall be our choice?
After hearing doctor explanation, reading some from internet, considering the expense, we decided to go with PET CT Scan.
Now, the result of PET CT Scan:
There no abnormal tracer accumulation seen in the mediastinum, lung and abdomen.
No evidence of FDG avid lesion seen in the liver, adrenals and no osseous lesions noted.
But there was a solitary focus intense FDG tracer accumulation is seen in the left lower pelvis - active solitary metastatic lymph node in the left internal iliac group. Measure: 9mm*1.5cm with SUV 9.5.
What to do next after Scan?
We consult with doctor (1st), and he recommend us to have Radiotherapy as soon as possible 25 external and 2 internal. The reason, Radiotherapy was used to control the cancer cell.
With 2nd doctor on the seminar, he also suggest us to have Radiotherapy and consult with Radiotherapist.
Then we also consult with our Chemotherapy doctor. He gave us three choices:
a. Go with Radiotherapy
b. Do the Surgery, remove that part of lymph node, do the biopsy
If the biopsy prove that cancerous cell, then do the Radiotherapy. If not, then we don't need to do anything.
c. Wait for 3 to 6 months and do scanning.
If later on the measurement became bigger, then we shall do the Radiotherapy.
Why the doctor gave us choice?
Cause according to him it's just one in the left iliac, it's might be Inflamation, but it's might be cancerous cell. We could not get conclusion that the cancerous cell cause it's not proven yet, therefore he gave us a choice.
He explain to us the process of PET CT Scan, using FDG, and all.
We did search a journal in Internet about PET Scan interpretation.
We then consult with Radiotherapist (recommended by the doctor).
Before we met the Radiotherapist, I met the young assistant doctor. While discussing with him, he told one thing that seem reasonable for me.
It's near to the origin where the cancer cell start, the suv is bright, it's increase the possibility that was cancerous cell.
Then when we meet the Radiotherapist doctor, hmmmm he seem quiet for a while and then he asked me why we didn't do any radiotherapy before.
I told him that I have consult with doctor. I ever asked whether we need radiotherapy or not. The doctor gave me an answer, "If we want to we can take it, but my mom cancer was not localized anymore, it's was a systemic cancer." We think of the doctor explanation, then our choice was chemotherapy.
Then the doctor continue that we could have a choice to wait for few months also.
If we want to do the radiotherapy, need 25 times external only.
After a long discussion we came up with conclusion that we will do the radiotherapy.
We try our best to fight with this disease. Not only though medical treatment, but changing our living style, eating and thinking.
But the most importantly is not how long will you live, but how you used your life. So within this time, hope we could used the time wisely.
Next week my mother will start her first radiotherapy.
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Showing posts with label Chemotherapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chemotherapy. Show all posts
Friday, 12 July 2013
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
6th Chemotherapy - Finally the 1st Cycle Done! and the Result so far.
3th April was the date!
Still owe the story and list of medicine of the 5th chemotherapy.
Laptop need to be cured cause one of the cable inside broke due to Josh *sigh*.
Anyway, the last chemo really make us curious what will be the result.
Since this was the last chemo on the 1st cycle, my mom barely complaint of anything.
She just gone through it, even with lot's of pain.
Today, 23 April 2013, we visit doctor looking the result.
Stable disease - Partial Remission - that my mom condition right now.
The Cancer cell still there, not growing yet not shrinking.
One month from now, we could have a PET Scan for confirming result.
Honestly, I didn't want put too much expectation. That's why, I still wait for the PET Scan result to ensuring what we will do next.
My mom have a neuropathy side effect, damage on her sensory nerve where she felt numbness and tingling on her hand and foot. Hope it's was temporary.
That's what I could share right now. Hope she could feel better.
Me and Mom with lil Josh will watch circus tomorrow ^^/ to entertain our self. Will share about this :)
Still owe the story and list of medicine of the 5th chemotherapy.
Laptop need to be cured cause one of the cable inside broke due to Josh *sigh*.
Anyway, the last chemo really make us curious what will be the result.
Since this was the last chemo on the 1st cycle, my mom barely complaint of anything.
She just gone through it, even with lot's of pain.
Today, 23 April 2013, we visit doctor looking the result.
Stable disease - Partial Remission - that my mom condition right now.
The Cancer cell still there, not growing yet not shrinking.
One month from now, we could have a PET Scan for confirming result.
Honestly, I didn't want put too much expectation. That's why, I still wait for the PET Scan result to ensuring what we will do next.
My mom have a neuropathy side effect, damage on her sensory nerve where she felt numbness and tingling on her hand and foot. Hope it's was temporary.
That's what I could share right now. Hope she could feel better.
Me and Mom with lil Josh will watch circus tomorrow ^^/ to entertain our self. Will share about this :)
Monday, 1 April 2013
4th chemo - What I feel and What my mom might feel.
Kurang dari seminggu, Mama akan menyelesaikan Siklus Chemo yang pertama.
Tentu hati pun deg-degan.
Cerita mengenai perjalanan Chemo ke 4 mama, saya rangkum dibawah ini.
Mama tinggal denganku sesudah Chemo ke 4 selesai.
Seperti biasanya, kita sudah hafal apa saja efek samping yang akan dirasakan:
Hari 2-4
Seluruh badan terasa sakit, seperti ditusuk oleh jarum jarum.
Terkadang tidur dikasur yang hangat membantu mengurangi rasa sakit. Kebetulan papa mertua beli satu set kasur batu yang bisa dihangatkan. Awalnya untuk Calvin yang sakit pinggang, tapi koq rasanya membantu mama untuk tidur.
Hari ke 5-7
Pencernaan mulai terganggu. Pup mencair dan seperti diare.
Hari-hari tersulit, susah makan dibarengin oleh diare, tanda bahaya dehidrasi menjadi prioritas.
Membujuk makan dan minum walaupun hanya sesuap.
Hari ke 8-10
Perlahan kondisi badan mulai membaik.
Day 11
Kondisi tubuh balik ke normal, dengan berat badan berkurang.
Day 11-21
Hari penambahan nutrisi badan dan berat badan ^^.
Siklus ini seperti berulang terus menerus.
Tidak ada yang bisa dilakukan untuk meniadakan, hanya cara untuk tetap bertahan dalam kondisi sulit tersebut.
Hari tersulit bagiku sebagai orang tidak mengalaminya adalah hari ke 6-7.
Tidak hanya tenaga tetapi pikiran dan emosi semua larut didalamnya.
Secara tenaga, kita mesti membujuk beliau makan dan minum. Selain itu mesti berusaha menenangkan pikiran mama. Kesabaran dibutuhkan dalam masa ini.
Mama akan mulai mengeluh kenapa Chemo sangat susah, kenapa dia harus mulai chemo dan banyak orang diluar sana yang survive tanpa Chemo dan sebagainya.
Terus terang, sampai hari ini aku terus merasakan bahwa sesungguhnya mama tidak pernah bisa menerima dirinya harus di Chemo, tapi siapa diluar sana yang pernah benar benar mau dikemo??
Tentu kita harus berusaha menerima jalan yang kita pilih, tetapi ada kalanya disaat merasakan sakit yang paling susah, akan lebih mudah bagi kita untuk menyangkal pilihan kita dan berharap akan jalan lainnya.
Aku mencoba memahami apa yang sebenarnya tidak akan pernah aku pahami, maka dari itu, akupun gagal didalam mendukung mama secara emosional.
Jikalau mama merasa trauma dengan efek samping Chemo, saya pribadi merasa trauma saat melihat bagaimana pribadi dan pikiran mama menghadapi efek samping tersebut.
Mama yang kutahu adalah seseorang yang kuat dalam menghadapi masalah. Tetapi kenyataan yang kulihat saat ini berbeda jauh (mama jarang sekali sakit dan mama takut sakit), jadi mungkin saat ini, mungkin saja saya yang tidak bisa terima kenyataan bahwa ternyata mama lemah dan butuh bantuan dalam menghadapi efek samping Chemo ini.
Pada hari ke 7, aku menyerah dan menganjurkan mama untuk ke rumah sakit. Aku selalu menghitung kecukupan apa yang mama makan dan minum, dan merasa bahwa saat itu tanda dehidrasi sudah didepan mata. Tetapi mama menolak dan marah dengan keputusanku. Untuk diketahui, setiap kerumah sakit, berarti bertambah biaya yang harus dikeluarkan dan biasanya itu tidak sedikit, dan mama menghindari hal tersebut.
(mama masuk rumah sakit pada saat Chemo pertama dan kedua, dan biaya Chemo menjadi berlipat ganda).
Setelah itu, mama berusaha memaksa dirinya untuk minum lebih banyak, dan seiring hari berlalu, kondisi beliau semakin baik.
Terlepas dari segala kesalahpahaman yang terjadi, dalam segala kesulitan yang dilalui, aku berharap aku mendapat pelajaran untuk menjadi manusia yang lebih baik lagi.
Next story - Chemo ke 5, bisa dikatakan Chemo yang dihadapi dengan lancar (oh bukan tanpa efek samping). Aku akan coba share obat-obatan mama dan makanan apa yang dikonsumsi selama Chemotherapy.
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A week less from the last treatment of 1st circle chemo.
Come to an end, really feel nervous.
But I still owe some stories behind.
So here the stories of 4th chemotherapy.
My mom stayed with me after the treatment.
Like usual, the cycle as below:
Day 2-4 - mom felt hurt on all her body.
Day 5-7 - impact on my mom digestion. She will keep going to the toilet, very similar to a diarrhea.
Day 8-10 - the body slowly get better.
Day 11 - you back to normal, with less weight.
Day 11-21 - you need to eat normally, to gain weight, to add more nutrient to your body.
It's like a repeating cycle.
For me as outsider, the most difficult day is on the 6-7th.
You need to persistently persuade her for drink enough and eat even just a bite.
Beside, you need to cope with "the mind". Patient is needed on this kind of moment.
My mom will start to grumble how hard the chemo was, wish to never start the chemo, etc....
Honestly, I felt my mom never really want to have chemo, but tell me, who really want it?
Of course you need to accept it, but if you are on the very deep pain, somehow, may be it's easier for you to deny it and wish the other way.
Again, I'm not someone on the illness, therefore I just tried to understand what I never truly understand it.
Therefore, I'm failed also to support her emotionally.
If she get traumatized for the side effect, I get traumatized on seeing her reaction toward the side effect.
I never found or seeing my mom so week on facing a problem, as far as I know, my mom is a very brave person. But this totally different from what I saw now, so somehow, may be I'm the one also who can't accept the reality that my mom actually need lot of help to go through the side effect's pain.
On the 7th day, I gave up, and told my mom that I will bring her to hospital, cause I'm afraid that she get dehydrated. I always count what she eat and drink, so I could say, what she drink less than needed. The situation differs from the 3rd chemo where she listen to my word to drink more.
Anyway, she refused it and get mad with me. For you to know, each time you get to hospital, means you spent another fee, that's what my mom want to avoid now.
At the end, my mom could push her self to drink more and day by day pass and she get better without being hospitalized.
In spite of all the misunderstanding, all the hardness we gone through, I hope I'm learning on how to become a better human who have a passion toward other.
Tentu hati pun deg-degan.
Cerita mengenai perjalanan Chemo ke 4 mama, saya rangkum dibawah ini.
Mama tinggal denganku sesudah Chemo ke 4 selesai.
Seperti biasanya, kita sudah hafal apa saja efek samping yang akan dirasakan:
Hari 2-4
Seluruh badan terasa sakit, seperti ditusuk oleh jarum jarum.
Terkadang tidur dikasur yang hangat membantu mengurangi rasa sakit. Kebetulan papa mertua beli satu set kasur batu yang bisa dihangatkan. Awalnya untuk Calvin yang sakit pinggang, tapi koq rasanya membantu mama untuk tidur.
Hari ke 5-7
Pencernaan mulai terganggu. Pup mencair dan seperti diare.
Hari-hari tersulit, susah makan dibarengin oleh diare, tanda bahaya dehidrasi menjadi prioritas.
Membujuk makan dan minum walaupun hanya sesuap.
Hari ke 8-10
Perlahan kondisi badan mulai membaik.
Day 11
Kondisi tubuh balik ke normal, dengan berat badan berkurang.
Day 11-21
Hari penambahan nutrisi badan dan berat badan ^^.
Siklus ini seperti berulang terus menerus.
Tidak ada yang bisa dilakukan untuk meniadakan, hanya cara untuk tetap bertahan dalam kondisi sulit tersebut.
Hari tersulit bagiku sebagai orang tidak mengalaminya adalah hari ke 6-7.
Tidak hanya tenaga tetapi pikiran dan emosi semua larut didalamnya.
Secara tenaga, kita mesti membujuk beliau makan dan minum. Selain itu mesti berusaha menenangkan pikiran mama. Kesabaran dibutuhkan dalam masa ini.
Mama akan mulai mengeluh kenapa Chemo sangat susah, kenapa dia harus mulai chemo dan banyak orang diluar sana yang survive tanpa Chemo dan sebagainya.
Terus terang, sampai hari ini aku terus merasakan bahwa sesungguhnya mama tidak pernah bisa menerima dirinya harus di Chemo, tapi siapa diluar sana yang pernah benar benar mau dikemo??
Tentu kita harus berusaha menerima jalan yang kita pilih, tetapi ada kalanya disaat merasakan sakit yang paling susah, akan lebih mudah bagi kita untuk menyangkal pilihan kita dan berharap akan jalan lainnya.
Aku mencoba memahami apa yang sebenarnya tidak akan pernah aku pahami, maka dari itu, akupun gagal didalam mendukung mama secara emosional.
Jikalau mama merasa trauma dengan efek samping Chemo, saya pribadi merasa trauma saat melihat bagaimana pribadi dan pikiran mama menghadapi efek samping tersebut.
Mama yang kutahu adalah seseorang yang kuat dalam menghadapi masalah. Tetapi kenyataan yang kulihat saat ini berbeda jauh (mama jarang sekali sakit dan mama takut sakit), jadi mungkin saat ini, mungkin saja saya yang tidak bisa terima kenyataan bahwa ternyata mama lemah dan butuh bantuan dalam menghadapi efek samping Chemo ini.
Pada hari ke 7, aku menyerah dan menganjurkan mama untuk ke rumah sakit. Aku selalu menghitung kecukupan apa yang mama makan dan minum, dan merasa bahwa saat itu tanda dehidrasi sudah didepan mata. Tetapi mama menolak dan marah dengan keputusanku. Untuk diketahui, setiap kerumah sakit, berarti bertambah biaya yang harus dikeluarkan dan biasanya itu tidak sedikit, dan mama menghindari hal tersebut.
(mama masuk rumah sakit pada saat Chemo pertama dan kedua, dan biaya Chemo menjadi berlipat ganda).
Setelah itu, mama berusaha memaksa dirinya untuk minum lebih banyak, dan seiring hari berlalu, kondisi beliau semakin baik.
Terlepas dari segala kesalahpahaman yang terjadi, dalam segala kesulitan yang dilalui, aku berharap aku mendapat pelajaran untuk menjadi manusia yang lebih baik lagi.
Next story - Chemo ke 5, bisa dikatakan Chemo yang dihadapi dengan lancar (oh bukan tanpa efek samping). Aku akan coba share obat-obatan mama dan makanan apa yang dikonsumsi selama Chemotherapy.
========================================================================
A week less from the last treatment of 1st circle chemo.
Come to an end, really feel nervous.
But I still owe some stories behind.
So here the stories of 4th chemotherapy.
My mom stayed with me after the treatment.
Like usual, the cycle as below:
Day 2-4 - mom felt hurt on all her body.
Day 5-7 - impact on my mom digestion. She will keep going to the toilet, very similar to a diarrhea.
Day 8-10 - the body slowly get better.
Day 11 - you back to normal, with less weight.
Day 11-21 - you need to eat normally, to gain weight, to add more nutrient to your body.
It's like a repeating cycle.
For me as outsider, the most difficult day is on the 6-7th.
You need to persistently persuade her for drink enough and eat even just a bite.
Beside, you need to cope with "the mind". Patient is needed on this kind of moment.
My mom will start to grumble how hard the chemo was, wish to never start the chemo, etc....
Honestly, I felt my mom never really want to have chemo, but tell me, who really want it?
Of course you need to accept it, but if you are on the very deep pain, somehow, may be it's easier for you to deny it and wish the other way.
Again, I'm not someone on the illness, therefore I just tried to understand what I never truly understand it.
Therefore, I'm failed also to support her emotionally.
If she get traumatized for the side effect, I get traumatized on seeing her reaction toward the side effect.
I never found or seeing my mom so week on facing a problem, as far as I know, my mom is a very brave person. But this totally different from what I saw now, so somehow, may be I'm the one also who can't accept the reality that my mom actually need lot of help to go through the side effect's pain.
On the 7th day, I gave up, and told my mom that I will bring her to hospital, cause I'm afraid that she get dehydrated. I always count what she eat and drink, so I could say, what she drink less than needed. The situation differs from the 3rd chemo where she listen to my word to drink more.
Anyway, she refused it and get mad with me. For you to know, each time you get to hospital, means you spent another fee, that's what my mom want to avoid now.
At the end, my mom could push her self to drink more and day by day pass and she get better without being hospitalized.
In spite of all the misunderstanding, all the hardness we gone through, I hope I'm learning on how to become a better human who have a passion toward other.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
My mom 3rd Chemotherapy - suspense week
Here the story
as usual, the 3rd day, my mom told us that all her muscle in pain.
Till the 6th day, my mom still survive at home without any side effect than the body feels tired, muscle pain. Yeay, that's a good news.
Then....... something happen on the night 10pm.
My mom felt nausea. Then she throw out all the food.
She got panic, and what worried us happen, stomach pain, increase flatulence (gas), and every organ in stomach related, hurt.
First we gave her, Domperindone 10mg to prevent her from vomit again. But seem need time to work.
Then I remember, once doctor said, to work with Inpepsa, I need pantozol (pantoprazole) to treat high level of acid in the stomach. Then we gave Pantozol 20mg.
My mom went to sleep at 1am after drink her sleeping pills.
Till 3am in the morning, she still felt hurt, a heartburn or hurt in the esophagus area.
Even I said to her that in the morning if she can't hold it anymore we can directly go to hospital, but seeing her in pain, urrgggg.....
Then I remember, I have a copy of drug given during my mom in hospital, searched it, and found Rantin - and browse to make sure that the correct medicine. Ask my sista to buy it. Thanks God, we could found it.
Rantin 150mg - relieve all the pain. Mom back to sleep till 6am.
7th Day, Morning,
Now as she felt no heartburn anymore, she kept complain that she felt hurt on the stomach and went to toilet for pooping everytime she felt hurt.
Now, it was come to psychology thing. My mom mind keep panic and she can't control it.
This the time to decide whether she want to be hospitalized or not. But she couldn't gave us a decision too. Yes, hospitalization fee is expensive, therefore she want to hold it as long as she can, but she also kept complain of the pain. Before she always think that why other people who she know also on the cancer treatment didn't feel any pain like her. That's worsen my mom condition when she couldn't accept the side effect and kept compare her self to other.
As I remember, doctor has prescribe Ativan for my mom. But couldn't find it in a lot of medicine store -out of stock, including in 3 hospital near our area.
Till 2pm, she kept complain why the pain didn't go away. While according to my eyes, I felt that the condition getting better, just need time. Again I took another leap, switch the drug from Ativan into Xanax. They were same family, work differently, but both to treat anxiety related disorder.
At 3pm, We gave one 1mg of Xanax. Everytime the pain goes away, my mom could sleep and rest.
On the night, she said the pain still there but it was not similar to the first chemo side effect.
Then I consult doctor for letting my mom have pain killer drug - Kaltrofen at 10pm. and also Imodium to control the diarrhea.
She could sleep for 6hours - that's make her much much better. Wake around 4am to took a food and sleep again till morning.
Friday - 8th day,
Wake up with better condition even the intestine work so fast, so we took Imodium again.
And yes, everything in control.
Enough sleep will help you to think better.
But, now it was my turn to took care of my lil Josh.
He got HFMD, argggg....
Honestly, I have no idea where he got this.
His mouth full of ulcers, he cry everytime he ate something. Will tell in other post later on.
What I realized, even we keep busy with the illness stuff,
but there nothing to arduous when we walk with God.
Me especially felt that God has been so nice to me, only gave me one illness person at a time.
For people who know me, I easily got stress on a high tension day.
Ok, time to recharge my energy for taking care of Josh.
as usual, the 3rd day, my mom told us that all her muscle in pain.
Till the 6th day, my mom still survive at home without any side effect than the body feels tired, muscle pain. Yeay, that's a good news.
Then....... something happen on the night 10pm.
My mom felt nausea. Then she throw out all the food.
She got panic, and what worried us happen, stomach pain, increase flatulence (gas), and every organ in stomach related, hurt.
First we gave her, Domperindone 10mg to prevent her from vomit again. But seem need time to work.
Then I remember, once doctor said, to work with Inpepsa, I need pantozol (pantoprazole) to treat high level of acid in the stomach. Then we gave Pantozol 20mg.
My mom went to sleep at 1am after drink her sleeping pills.
Till 3am in the morning, she still felt hurt, a heartburn or hurt in the esophagus area.
Even I said to her that in the morning if she can't hold it anymore we can directly go to hospital, but seeing her in pain, urrgggg.....
Then I remember, I have a copy of drug given during my mom in hospital, searched it, and found Rantin - and browse to make sure that the correct medicine. Ask my sista to buy it. Thanks God, we could found it.
Rantin 150mg - relieve all the pain. Mom back to sleep till 6am.
7th Day, Morning,
Now as she felt no heartburn anymore, she kept complain that she felt hurt on the stomach and went to toilet for pooping everytime she felt hurt.
Now, it was come to psychology thing. My mom mind keep panic and she can't control it.
This the time to decide whether she want to be hospitalized or not. But she couldn't gave us a decision too. Yes, hospitalization fee is expensive, therefore she want to hold it as long as she can, but she also kept complain of the pain. Before she always think that why other people who she know also on the cancer treatment didn't feel any pain like her. That's worsen my mom condition when she couldn't accept the side effect and kept compare her self to other.
As I remember, doctor has prescribe Ativan for my mom. But couldn't find it in a lot of medicine store -out of stock, including in 3 hospital near our area.
Till 2pm, she kept complain why the pain didn't go away. While according to my eyes, I felt that the condition getting better, just need time. Again I took another leap, switch the drug from Ativan into Xanax. They were same family, work differently, but both to treat anxiety related disorder.
At 3pm, We gave one 1mg of Xanax. Everytime the pain goes away, my mom could sleep and rest.
On the night, she said the pain still there but it was not similar to the first chemo side effect.
Then I consult doctor for letting my mom have pain killer drug - Kaltrofen at 10pm. and also Imodium to control the diarrhea.
She could sleep for 6hours - that's make her much much better. Wake around 4am to took a food and sleep again till morning.
Friday - 8th day,
Wake up with better condition even the intestine work so fast, so we took Imodium again.
And yes, everything in control.
Enough sleep will help you to think better.
But, now it was my turn to took care of my lil Josh.
He got HFMD, argggg....
Honestly, I have no idea where he got this.
His mouth full of ulcers, he cry everytime he ate something. Will tell in other post later on.
What I realized, even we keep busy with the illness stuff,
but there nothing to arduous when we walk with God.
Me especially felt that God has been so nice to me, only gave me one illness person at a time.
For people who know me, I easily got stress on a high tension day.
Ok, time to recharge my energy for taking care of Josh.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
My Mom 3rd Chemotherapy
Heeeee, already on the middle of Chemo Cycle.
Honestly, my mom seriously want to drop the chemo treatment.
I haven't share on this blog. During the 2nd Chemo treatment, my mom got hospitalized again! in Pantai Indah Kapuk Hospital.
The problem was my mom get nausea all the time even though she consume anti nausea medicine.
She hard to eat which impact on stomachache.
She began to felt anxious and it's worsen her stomach condition.
The only way out was to bring her to hospital.
On the hospital, my mom got a medicine to cure her anxious and her stomach.
Here I share a lil bit of what I learn about "knowing your medicine" during my mom hospitalization time.
Ativan drug given to my mom on the first day. On the 2nd day, I'm asking my mom what she felt. She told me that she felt no energy but her stomachache reduce significantly. So I told my sista to stop the Ativan drug.
I knew I'm not doctor, but I have my reason. Ativan is like anti depressant drug but the side effect was you felt no energy somehow, and felt sleepy all the time.
When my mom could control her self, I think it's better to stop that drug. When the drug is stopped, my mom felt better - more energy - not feeling sleepy all the time.
Somehow I learn, medicine was to be used only when needed. If you feel better already, you can always request to the nurse what medicine to be discontinue. Therefore it's really important to know what medicine was given during your stayed in hospital. There a lot of patient to be controlled each day by the nurse, they need to called to the doctor also. It's might be good if we could actively participate on the treatment of our illness - by asking the diagnose, the medicine name, then searching the usage, side effect, etc. Cause the side effect differs from one to other person, and somehow impossible when doctor and nurse explain all to you.
During that days, my mom told several time that she want to stop her chemo treatment.
Yes, we were ready whatever her decision.
It's wasn't easy to have those treatment.
You can say you put a toxin into your body. It's kill everything and it's hurt!
While it's really cost you a lot.
Something in the world where you pay it and wish to cure you but you get pain from it -> Chemo!
But again, my mom changed her mind after she could took time to think it over.
The 3rd Chemotherapy was yesterday and tomorrow will be the first day she felt the side effect.
Again, we hope nothing serious cause actually the 2nd chemotherapy was better than the 1st one. Therefore we hope by experiencing it twice, we could manage the side effect from home.
Honestly, my mom seriously want to drop the chemo treatment.
I haven't share on this blog. During the 2nd Chemo treatment, my mom got hospitalized again! in Pantai Indah Kapuk Hospital.
The problem was my mom get nausea all the time even though she consume anti nausea medicine.
She hard to eat which impact on stomachache.
She began to felt anxious and it's worsen her stomach condition.
The only way out was to bring her to hospital.
On the hospital, my mom got a medicine to cure her anxious and her stomach.
Here I share a lil bit of what I learn about "knowing your medicine" during my mom hospitalization time.
Ativan drug given to my mom on the first day. On the 2nd day, I'm asking my mom what she felt. She told me that she felt no energy but her stomachache reduce significantly. So I told my sista to stop the Ativan drug.
I knew I'm not doctor, but I have my reason. Ativan is like anti depressant drug but the side effect was you felt no energy somehow, and felt sleepy all the time.
When my mom could control her self, I think it's better to stop that drug. When the drug is stopped, my mom felt better - more energy - not feeling sleepy all the time.
Somehow I learn, medicine was to be used only when needed. If you feel better already, you can always request to the nurse what medicine to be discontinue. Therefore it's really important to know what medicine was given during your stayed in hospital. There a lot of patient to be controlled each day by the nurse, they need to called to the doctor also. It's might be good if we could actively participate on the treatment of our illness - by asking the diagnose, the medicine name, then searching the usage, side effect, etc. Cause the side effect differs from one to other person, and somehow impossible when doctor and nurse explain all to you.
During that days, my mom told several time that she want to stop her chemo treatment.
Yes, we were ready whatever her decision.
It's wasn't easy to have those treatment.
You can say you put a toxin into your body. It's kill everything and it's hurt!
While it's really cost you a lot.
Something in the world where you pay it and wish to cure you but you get pain from it -> Chemo!
But again, my mom changed her mind after she could took time to think it over.
The 3rd Chemotherapy was yesterday and tomorrow will be the first day she felt the side effect.
Again, we hope nothing serious cause actually the 2nd chemotherapy was better than the 1st one. Therefore we hope by experiencing it twice, we could manage the side effect from home.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
My Mom 2nd Chemotherapy
Last Friday - 4th January2013, my mom got her 2nd Chemotheraphy.
The list of drug who got into my mom blood vessel similar with the 1st one, except she need extra eprex for inducing the red blood.
Brexel 150mg
Rexta 120mg
Paloxi
Leukokine
Eprex 40000iu.
What make me wondering, the price increase!.
Since daddy who manage to order and paid the drug, he didn't realize it until I told him.
We still need to verify it, whether there is a wrong price given to us.
Ooo, If you stayed in Indonesia, we could check of Chemotheraphy drug price through:
Yayasan Kanker Indonesia
YKI Sam Ratulangi Phone: +62 21 315 2603, Fax:+62 21 310 8170, ykipusat@gmail.com.
You could buy the drug there, but you need to have original receipt from your doctor.
Government Hospital like RSCM could let you borrowed the drug from outside. You can compare the pricing first.
For me, I have compared it for the 1st Chemo, and the different was only a little, that's why I ordered it though someone suggested by the doctor.
But for the 2nd Chemo, the price going higher more than I calculated.
Anyway, that just some information to share :).
Ohh, my mom condition was dizzy now. Hope she could get through the first week without anything serious.
The list of drug who got into my mom blood vessel similar with the 1st one, except she need extra eprex for inducing the red blood.
Brexel 150mg
Rexta 120mg
Paloxi
Leukokine
Eprex 40000iu.
What make me wondering, the price increase!.
Since daddy who manage to order and paid the drug, he didn't realize it until I told him.
We still need to verify it, whether there is a wrong price given to us.
Ooo, If you stayed in Indonesia, we could check of Chemotheraphy drug price through:
Yayasan Kanker Indonesia
YKI Sam Ratulangi Phone: +62 21 315 2603, Fax:+62 21 310 8170, ykipusat@gmail.com.
You could buy the drug there, but you need to have original receipt from your doctor.
Government Hospital like RSCM could let you borrowed the drug from outside. You can compare the pricing first.
For me, I have compared it for the 1st Chemo, and the different was only a little, that's why I ordered it though someone suggested by the doctor.
But for the 2nd Chemo, the price going higher more than I calculated.
Anyway, that just some information to share :).
Ohh, my mom condition was dizzy now. Hope she could get through the first week without anything serious.
Thursday, 27 December 2012
A Christmas Gift
A Christmas Gift for us is when we know that our mother could going home as our wish ^^.
Actually, we were so sure the day before that our mom will going home on Christmas day.
But when on my duty time to take care of my mom, suddenly the nurse came in and let me know that my mom should get a blood transfusion, due to her Hemoglobin was only 8.5 - while normal 11.5. (when the first day hospitalized, the Hb was only 9.5)
First reaction, I saw uncomfortable face of my mom, then I reject the blood transfusion.
Ok, the nurse was not good on communicating this. She made my mom afraid than calm her down.
I tried to think hard what the other good idea, then I asked the nurse to called doctor, is there any other treatment for this low Hb.
Doctor refuse to gave a vitamin, cause my mom iron n friend was good, the only thing, the red blood cell was down cause the chemo side effect, then the doctor said to gave an Injection of Eprex 40000iu (another expensive item).
My mom clinical condition was good at that time, no dizzy, could walk by her self, etc, the only thing that brother, she couldn't sleep the night before cause a bad dream and on early morning the nurse took a blood test. Beside that, during the stay, we forgot to bring a beetroot juice to increase the production of red blood cell. So lacking of food induce the RBC, plus lacking of sleep, probably make my mom Hb going down.
Ok, we took the injection instead of the blood infusion, considering which the comfortable way for my mom.
I was told that doctor agree to let my mom going home tomorrow.
So without any other blood test required, my mom going home with us.
Anyway, the blood test data might be helpful for us to taking any action, but we shall considering the clinical condition of the patient what might be the best and comfortable way to execute the treatment. That what I learn so far.
Merry Christmas All ^^/
Actually, we were so sure the day before that our mom will going home on Christmas day.
But when on my duty time to take care of my mom, suddenly the nurse came in and let me know that my mom should get a blood transfusion, due to her Hemoglobin was only 8.5 - while normal 11.5. (when the first day hospitalized, the Hb was only 9.5)
First reaction, I saw uncomfortable face of my mom, then I reject the blood transfusion.
Ok, the nurse was not good on communicating this. She made my mom afraid than calm her down.
I tried to think hard what the other good idea, then I asked the nurse to called doctor, is there any other treatment for this low Hb.
Doctor refuse to gave a vitamin, cause my mom iron n friend was good, the only thing, the red blood cell was down cause the chemo side effect, then the doctor said to gave an Injection of Eprex 40000iu (another expensive item).
My mom clinical condition was good at that time, no dizzy, could walk by her self, etc, the only thing that brother, she couldn't sleep the night before cause a bad dream and on early morning the nurse took a blood test. Beside that, during the stay, we forgot to bring a beetroot juice to increase the production of red blood cell. So lacking of food induce the RBC, plus lacking of sleep, probably make my mom Hb going down.
Ok, we took the injection instead of the blood infusion, considering which the comfortable way for my mom.
I was told that doctor agree to let my mom going home tomorrow.
So without any other blood test required, my mom going home with us.
Anyway, the blood test data might be helpful for us to taking any action, but we shall considering the clinical condition of the patient what might be the best and comfortable way to execute the treatment. That what I learn so far.
Merry Christmas All ^^/
Friday, 21 December 2012
My Mom 1st Chemotherapy - the 1st Week
A first week of chemotherapy update:
Day 1 - almost 12 hours spent on the hospital
Day 2 - look like a wonder woman, could do the cook, etc. I wish my mom keep her strength for the side effect later on.
Drug: Celebrex 1 a day, Antibiotic (left from the chemo port operation)
Day 3 - Yup, the side effect started. Feeling week, and on the night, my mom felt a Muscle and Nerve pain. Still eating well.
Drug: Took anti nausea in the morning, Celebrex, and Antibiotic.
Day 4 - the muscle and nerve pain keep on going all day long. But my mom keep positive, she always done her simple exercise activity, and having a sun bathing for a while in the morning.
Drug: Anti nausea and Celebrex
! we change her food plan, and my mom sleep without air conditioner.
Day 5 - the pain slowing down now. I asked my mom to took a calcium supplement as I'm afraid she was lacking of calcium due to the vegan eating way.
Drug: Anti nausea and Celebrex
! I'm noticing that after taking one of the chemo drug - Rexta, my mom shall be stay out from cold thing.
Then, Unexpected side effect occurs.
Feeling full of Gas, Cramp, diarrhea, lower abdominal pain, suddenly came.
From chemocare.com:
Chemotherapy may also alter the normal bacterial flora that is present in the intestines. This can affect digestion and cause abdominal pain, cramping or flatulence (gas).
I always monitor my mom bowel movement and she said that only twice a day which on my mind that normal. But what I saw this afternoon after I took a nap, really not normal at all. She felt hurt.
Short message to the doctor and being given a additional drug recipe
-> Inpepsa 3*15ml
-> Buscopan 3*1 (contains 500mg paracetamol)
Day 6 - The cramp, diarrhea, lower abdominal pain keep going all the night.
Short message to the doctor and another additional medicine:
-> Immodium 2tablet each time (anti diarrhea)
Took one time and relieve the diarrhea symptom. However, the lower abdominal/stomach pain keep going.
Ok we pray may this pain just happen till tomorrow.
The worse thing about this lower abdominal/stomach pain, is because everytime it's happen, my mom felt she want to go the toilet and sit for around 20-30minutes for doing some bowel (the stool has a mucus) and till the pain go away.
Day 7 - Nothing change with the lower stomach pain.
Short message to the doctor and add one more celebrex.
You can use this Celebrex up to 400mg a day - 2 tablet.
I gave my mom in the morning and on the noon.
During the noon time, when she awake, she suddenly said all the pain goes away. She can still smile and we took a picture of her with Josh wearing a deer headcraft - ready for Christmas.
Heeee.... within half an hour, she complain the pain coming back.
Ok, this really worse, I gave her buscopan on the midnight, nothing change. Every hour she awake and go to the toilet and wait till the pain go away. I seeing the intensity of going to the toilet increasing.
Day 8, 21 December 2012 - At 5am in the morning my mom drink another dose of Celebrex. But seem the pain getting back.
See you can only took two tablet a day, but one tablet give a relief only for two hours, don't it seem the drug didn't work at all?
My mom couldn't sleep all the night, make her tired and suffer.
We called the doctor and decide to took my mom to Hospital.
! Good thing, my mom still force herself to eat. Only she said she tired and lack of sleep can make her tired to eat also, I really think being hospitalized is the best solution now.
At the hospital, they gave her an infusion of vitamin, paracetamol, etc. According to my sista, it's giving a relief of the pain.
Hey.... seem the pill drug that my mom consume at home can't be absorb well cause changes of the flora in my mom intestine imbalance.
Anyway, still wait for the doctor to diagnose.
Hope nothing serious.
Day 1 - almost 12 hours spent on the hospital
Day 2 - look like a wonder woman, could do the cook, etc. I wish my mom keep her strength for the side effect later on.
Drug: Celebrex 1 a day, Antibiotic (left from the chemo port operation)
Day 3 - Yup, the side effect started. Feeling week, and on the night, my mom felt a Muscle and Nerve pain. Still eating well.
Drug: Took anti nausea in the morning, Celebrex, and Antibiotic.
Day 4 - the muscle and nerve pain keep on going all day long. But my mom keep positive, she always done her simple exercise activity, and having a sun bathing for a while in the morning.
Drug: Anti nausea and Celebrex
! we change her food plan, and my mom sleep without air conditioner.
Day 5 - the pain slowing down now. I asked my mom to took a calcium supplement as I'm afraid she was lacking of calcium due to the vegan eating way.
Drug: Anti nausea and Celebrex
! I'm noticing that after taking one of the chemo drug - Rexta, my mom shall be stay out from cold thing.
Then, Unexpected side effect occurs.
Feeling full of Gas, Cramp, diarrhea, lower abdominal pain, suddenly came.
From chemocare.com:
Chemotherapy may also alter the normal bacterial flora that is present in the intestines. This can affect digestion and cause abdominal pain, cramping or flatulence (gas).
I always monitor my mom bowel movement and she said that only twice a day which on my mind that normal. But what I saw this afternoon after I took a nap, really not normal at all. She felt hurt.
Short message to the doctor and being given a additional drug recipe
-> Inpepsa 3*15ml
-> Buscopan 3*1 (contains 500mg paracetamol)
Day 6 - The cramp, diarrhea, lower abdominal pain keep going all the night.
Short message to the doctor and another additional medicine:
-> Immodium 2tablet each time (anti diarrhea)
Took one time and relieve the diarrhea symptom. However, the lower abdominal/stomach pain keep going.
Ok we pray may this pain just happen till tomorrow.
The worse thing about this lower abdominal/stomach pain, is because everytime it's happen, my mom felt she want to go the toilet and sit for around 20-30minutes for doing some bowel (the stool has a mucus) and till the pain go away.
Day 7 - Nothing change with the lower stomach pain.
Short message to the doctor and add one more celebrex.
You can use this Celebrex up to 400mg a day - 2 tablet.
I gave my mom in the morning and on the noon.
During the noon time, when she awake, she suddenly said all the pain goes away. She can still smile and we took a picture of her with Josh wearing a deer headcraft - ready for Christmas.
Heeee.... within half an hour, she complain the pain coming back.
Ok, this really worse, I gave her buscopan on the midnight, nothing change. Every hour she awake and go to the toilet and wait till the pain go away. I seeing the intensity of going to the toilet increasing.
Day 8, 21 December 2012 - At 5am in the morning my mom drink another dose of Celebrex. But seem the pain getting back.
See you can only took two tablet a day, but one tablet give a relief only for two hours, don't it seem the drug didn't work at all?
My mom couldn't sleep all the night, make her tired and suffer.
We called the doctor and decide to took my mom to Hospital.
! Good thing, my mom still force herself to eat. Only she said she tired and lack of sleep can make her tired to eat also, I really think being hospitalized is the best solution now.
At the hospital, they gave her an infusion of vitamin, paracetamol, etc. According to my sista, it's giving a relief of the pain.
Hey.... seem the pill drug that my mom consume at home can't be absorb well cause changes of the flora in my mom intestine imbalance.
Anyway, still wait for the doctor to diagnose.
Hope nothing serious.
Friday, 14 December 2012
My Mom 1st Chemotherapy - at RSCM
13-12-2012 was the date when my mom has her 1st chemotherapy at RSCM.
The drugs was:
Rexta 150mg
Brexel 120mg
Paloxi (for anti nausea)
Leukokine (for increasing the leucocyte - white blood cell).
Price? Definitely much more expensive than a gold - you name it!. But that still moderate, I heard another name of drug which much much more expensive.
(browse mims for detail of drug information, but you need to sign up first)
We arrived at 9am, but since we must wait for the protocol, then I guess the chemo start at 11am.
My mom was accompanied by Calvin n my lil sista.
Me and josh stayed at home, cause Hospital is not a good place for children and he can't stay quiet also.
Oh, we shall finish all the administration (the payment also) before, it's a rule from the hospital.
Compare to the private hospital, we only need to put a deposit (forget how many percent from total expense) before treatment.
For the next time we shall finished the administration a day before so the chemo could start right away when we arrived since they get the protocol in hand.
How long?
6 hours for Rexta and Brexel.
Before chemo they inject the paloxi and after chemo they inject the leukokin.
Why took so long? They explained that this was my mom first chemo, therefore they slowly put in the drug, so when the allergic reaction show up, they could took an action.
Mom's body reaction?
Pee a lot. Poo a lot also, happen when my mom drink a vegetable juice and coconut water. Therefore I gave her a banana for the night meal including the 20gram whey protein drink.
For the first day, she haven't felt any nausea and that's good.
Doctor informed me that my mom will feel the drug effect after 2-3 days. Let see how's my mom condition.
Meanwhile, we keep on our food plan and hope to keep the nausea away.
We also stop the herbal for a while, except the curcumin (kunyit, kencur and temulawak) and still consume the whey protein.
Thanks God for today, we couldn't ask more.
We just pray may God give us strength to walk upon this condition.
The drugs was:
Rexta 150mg
Brexel 120mg
Paloxi (for anti nausea)
Leukokine (for increasing the leucocyte - white blood cell).
Price? Definitely much more expensive than a gold - you name it!. But that still moderate, I heard another name of drug which much much more expensive.
(browse mims for detail of drug information, but you need to sign up first)
We arrived at 9am, but since we must wait for the protocol, then I guess the chemo start at 11am.
My mom was accompanied by Calvin n my lil sista.
Me and josh stayed at home, cause Hospital is not a good place for children and he can't stay quiet also.
Oh, we shall finish all the administration (the payment also) before, it's a rule from the hospital.
Compare to the private hospital, we only need to put a deposit (forget how many percent from total expense) before treatment.
For the next time we shall finished the administration a day before so the chemo could start right away when we arrived since they get the protocol in hand.
How long?
6 hours for Rexta and Brexel.
Before chemo they inject the paloxi and after chemo they inject the leukokin.
Why took so long? They explained that this was my mom first chemo, therefore they slowly put in the drug, so when the allergic reaction show up, they could took an action.
Mom's body reaction?
Pee a lot. Poo a lot also, happen when my mom drink a vegetable juice and coconut water. Therefore I gave her a banana for the night meal including the 20gram whey protein drink.
For the first day, she haven't felt any nausea and that's good.
Doctor informed me that my mom will feel the drug effect after 2-3 days. Let see how's my mom condition.
Meanwhile, we keep on our food plan and hope to keep the nausea away.
We also stop the herbal for a while, except the curcumin (kunyit, kencur and temulawak) and still consume the whey protein.
Thanks God for today, we couldn't ask more.
We just pray may God give us strength to walk upon this condition.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Chemo Port - Done at RSCM!
Kita memutuskan untuk memasang chemo Port berdasarkan diskusi dengan dokter onkologi. Mempertimbangkan pembuluh darah mama yang relatif kecil, alhasil untuk menghindarkan rusaknya pembuluh darah akibat chemo, maka dipasanglah chemo port - Celsite produksi B-Brown.
Pemasangan dan penggunaan alat ini bukannya tanpa resiko, oleh sebab itu dalam memilih bagaimana cara perlakuan chemo, sebaiknya mempertimbangkan hasil konsultasi dokter + bacaan artikel + kondisi pasien.
Pemasangan Celsite dilaksanakan di ODC (One Day Care) RSCM.
Operasi dimulai dari jam 13.00 sampai 14.30. Sadar sekitar jam 15.30. Terjadi rembesan darah, sehingga perlu tambahan sedikit jahitan. Siap pulang sekitar jam 17.00
Ok, sekarang berbicara kesan terhadap RSCM yang notabene adalah rumah sakit pemerintah, boleh dikatakan semakin baik.
Pra Operasi:
Di klinik ODC RSCM diterima dengan senyum ramah (mmm kayaknya kesan awalnya RS pemerintah orangnya jutek-jutek, tapi ternyata tidak sedemikian), diberikan informasi yang jelas. Beberapa kali bertanya pun dijawab dengan baik. Walau ruang tunggu tak berAC dan bangku duduk yang seadanya, tetapi jika dilayani dengan senyum siapapun kurasa akan merasa lebih nyaman.
Pasca Operasi:
Mama diistirahatkan diruang pemulihan. Saat itu terjadi rembesan darah, namun dengan tanggap para perawat diruang pemulihan itu mengganti dan memanggil dokter. Setelah diperiksa, diperlukan tambahan jahitan kembali. Saya pribadi merasa para perawat itu ramah dan full of fun ditengah kelelahan yang ada dan tetap melaksanakan tugasnya.
Seinformasi yang kudapatkan dari brosur bahwa hanya ada dua ruang operasi untuk ODC service ini. Dan biasanya berakhir sampai jam 15.30. Tetapi karena ada saja pasien-pasien yang mungkin terjadi seperti mama, mereka biasa menunggu sampai tuntas.
Dari cara perawat menunggu mama, menolong mama, saya merasa para perawat disana itu sabar-sabar.
(hmm semestinya memang perawat sabar yah, tapi koq kayaknya saya sudah terlalu sering mendengar bahwa seringkali di rs pemerintah perawat kurang sabar, jadi rasanya amazing banget kalo ada perawat yang sabar :p)
Sekarang berlanjut ke harga:
Harga Celsite sendiri sekitar 6jtan. Total operasi +/- 18jt di ODC RSCM.
Dibandingkan dengan RSCM Kencana (swastanya RSCM), yah jelas di ODC RSCM bisa lebih murah sedikit, tapi tak jauh (tak seperti bayangan saya, kecuali anda pemegang kartu jamkesmas yah!).
Hanya saja, yang cukup menarik, sempat membandingkan harga yang diberikan oleh Rumah sakit swasta di Penang, ternyata harga yang diberikan lebih murah (tetapi mempertimbangkan transport dsb, yah jatuh-jatuhnya jadi sama).
Sempat berpikir, dengan biaya yang dikeluarkan sama, di Jakarta saya hanya bisa berobat ke rumah sakit pemerintah, sedangkan di Penang (negara tetangga kita) saya sudah berobat di rumah sakit swasta.
Tidak mengherankan sekali jika banyak sekali orang menganjurkan mama untuk berobat kesana, salah satunya pertimbangan harga yang murah.
Next, soal Obat di Farmasi RSCM.
Kita diresepkan obat dan diminta untuk segera ditebus supaya bisa diminum oleh mama, salah satunya antibiotik.
Datanglah Calvin ke Farmasi RSCM, sesudah menunggu 30menit, tak ada satupun petugas yang melayani, heloooo...... mau bertanya pun tidak bisa, wong tak ada batang hidungnya.
Akhirnya Calvin pindah ke Farmasi RSCM Kencana, heyyyy within 15 minute semua obat sudah di tangan, dengan kemasan yang baik pula, walaupun harga obat totalnya cuman 11ribu.
So so so, tampaknya kalo nanti-nanti ada kebutuhan farmasi, mungkin lebih baik lgsg ke RSCM Kencana.
Oiya, mama terdaftar di RSCM Kencana, tetapi kami dapat memilih untuk dilakukan tindakan di RSCM Kencana atau RSCM Pusat, termasuk untuk dirawat inap di mana. Karena RSCM Kencana hanya menyediakan kamar VIP.
Anyway, sekilas soal pemasangan Celsite dan sedikit review terhadap RSCM.
Update: Esok harinya, pagi-pagi kami ditelpon dari pihak RSCM ditanya bagaimana kondisi mama. Another service yang dirasa sangat membantu.
Pemasangan dan penggunaan alat ini bukannya tanpa resiko, oleh sebab itu dalam memilih bagaimana cara perlakuan chemo, sebaiknya mempertimbangkan hasil konsultasi dokter + bacaan artikel + kondisi pasien.
Pemasangan Celsite dilaksanakan di ODC (One Day Care) RSCM.
Operasi dimulai dari jam 13.00 sampai 14.30. Sadar sekitar jam 15.30. Terjadi rembesan darah, sehingga perlu tambahan sedikit jahitan. Siap pulang sekitar jam 17.00
Ok, sekarang berbicara kesan terhadap RSCM yang notabene adalah rumah sakit pemerintah, boleh dikatakan semakin baik.
Pra Operasi:
Di klinik ODC RSCM diterima dengan senyum ramah (mmm kayaknya kesan awalnya RS pemerintah orangnya jutek-jutek, tapi ternyata tidak sedemikian), diberikan informasi yang jelas. Beberapa kali bertanya pun dijawab dengan baik. Walau ruang tunggu tak berAC dan bangku duduk yang seadanya, tetapi jika dilayani dengan senyum siapapun kurasa akan merasa lebih nyaman.
Pasca Operasi:
Mama diistirahatkan diruang pemulihan. Saat itu terjadi rembesan darah, namun dengan tanggap para perawat diruang pemulihan itu mengganti dan memanggil dokter. Setelah diperiksa, diperlukan tambahan jahitan kembali. Saya pribadi merasa para perawat itu ramah dan full of fun ditengah kelelahan yang ada dan tetap melaksanakan tugasnya.
Seinformasi yang kudapatkan dari brosur bahwa hanya ada dua ruang operasi untuk ODC service ini. Dan biasanya berakhir sampai jam 15.30. Tetapi karena ada saja pasien-pasien yang mungkin terjadi seperti mama, mereka biasa menunggu sampai tuntas.
Dari cara perawat menunggu mama, menolong mama, saya merasa para perawat disana itu sabar-sabar.
(hmm semestinya memang perawat sabar yah, tapi koq kayaknya saya sudah terlalu sering mendengar bahwa seringkali di rs pemerintah perawat kurang sabar, jadi rasanya amazing banget kalo ada perawat yang sabar :p)
Sekarang berlanjut ke harga:
Harga Celsite sendiri sekitar 6jtan. Total operasi +/- 18jt di ODC RSCM.
Dibandingkan dengan RSCM Kencana (swastanya RSCM), yah jelas di ODC RSCM bisa lebih murah sedikit, tapi tak jauh (tak seperti bayangan saya, kecuali anda pemegang kartu jamkesmas yah!).
Hanya saja, yang cukup menarik, sempat membandingkan harga yang diberikan oleh Rumah sakit swasta di Penang, ternyata harga yang diberikan lebih murah (tetapi mempertimbangkan transport dsb, yah jatuh-jatuhnya jadi sama).
Sempat berpikir, dengan biaya yang dikeluarkan sama, di Jakarta saya hanya bisa berobat ke rumah sakit pemerintah, sedangkan di Penang (negara tetangga kita) saya sudah berobat di rumah sakit swasta.
Tidak mengherankan sekali jika banyak sekali orang menganjurkan mama untuk berobat kesana, salah satunya pertimbangan harga yang murah.
Next, soal Obat di Farmasi RSCM.
Kita diresepkan obat dan diminta untuk segera ditebus supaya bisa diminum oleh mama, salah satunya antibiotik.
Datanglah Calvin ke Farmasi RSCM, sesudah menunggu 30menit, tak ada satupun petugas yang melayani, heloooo...... mau bertanya pun tidak bisa, wong tak ada batang hidungnya.
Akhirnya Calvin pindah ke Farmasi RSCM Kencana, heyyyy within 15 minute semua obat sudah di tangan, dengan kemasan yang baik pula, walaupun harga obat totalnya cuman 11ribu.
So so so, tampaknya kalo nanti-nanti ada kebutuhan farmasi, mungkin lebih baik lgsg ke RSCM Kencana.
Oiya, mama terdaftar di RSCM Kencana, tetapi kami dapat memilih untuk dilakukan tindakan di RSCM Kencana atau RSCM Pusat, termasuk untuk dirawat inap di mana. Karena RSCM Kencana hanya menyediakan kamar VIP.
Anyway, sekilas soal pemasangan Celsite dan sedikit review terhadap RSCM.
Update: Esok harinya, pagi-pagi kami ditelpon dari pihak RSCM ditanya bagaimana kondisi mama. Another service yang dirasa sangat membantu.
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