Do you hear anything?
No?
Neither do I.
The aeroplane has left.
Yes, the Chinese medication has worked, and the bottle’s not even finished yet. But I’ll continue to take it cuz that’s the thing about Chinese meds - you need to finish it for it to work best.
That aeroplane in my left ear is still here, and looks like it’s here for a permanent landing. I’m still taking the Chinese medication prescribed by my sinseh uncle, but it doesn’t seem to be helping. Well, the thing about Chinese medicine is that it’s a long-term cure, so I have to finish the whole bottle before I can say for sure whether it’s helped me or not.
But you know what? I’ve grown accustomed to that buzz in my ear. It’s quite soothing (no, really, it is). If only it were in both my ears, then I can shut out the world. For sure, it’s not stereo. Bah …
Well, that’s what it sounds like, this buzz in my left ear that’s been there for more than a week now.
When I first heard it, I was at my desk at work and thought it was the chair creaking. But later, I heard it again. By Monday, I decided it was time to see the doctor. But I forgot that day, and went the next day.
The doctor took a look inside my ear and pronounced the outer ear “very clean” . He went on to explain that it could be the middle ear, or even some nerve problem. As he couldn’t be sure what it was, he gave me three different types of pills (yes, three, count it - 1, 2, 3) for different possible problems, including sinus and nerve. I asked if it was okay to take them at the same time, and he said yes. Not very convincingly, tho.
When I told my sister that evening, she said it could be due to my body being too “cool” (leong). I decided to go and see my uncle who’s a Chinese sinseh the next day. Which I did, and he gave me just one type of pills which I’m taking as prescribed - two pills three days a day until the bottle is finished. There’s 200 pills in the bottle, divide that by 6, and I have to take them for a little more than a month.
Already, I’m feeling better. Psychological? Maybe. More like due to my childhood spent inhaling Chinese herbs on the first floor above the family Chinese herbal shop.
Received my lupus wristbands from Tricia, volunteer with St Thomas’ Lupus Trust this afternoon. Slipped them on and found them a bit too big for my left wrist. Felt a bit conscious wearing them - don’t want to be seen as jumping on the wristbandwagon. But then, it’s a good opportunity to spread the word about lupus.
In her note, Tricia mentioned about Lupus Week in October. Wonder what’s the actual date? Have written to ask her.
I ordered 5 (4 purple, the original colour, and 1 orange, which is the newly added colour), and plan to give the purple ones away to friends. No more orange wristbands, as I’m wearing one purple and one orange.
Anyone want one? But must promise to wear. The purple one says “Lupus? What’s that?” , while the orange one says “Life without Lupus”.
I’ll probably wear mine during off-work hours. Closet wristbander?
This is why I’ve yet to sign a donor card:
Transplant patients die from rodent virus
Dunno what I’ve exposed my body to all these years, and wouldn’t want to pass it on to anyone.
