Me Time!
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starlight1968sg:
Starlight,
Did you apply for the flats near Keming Pri?
That site is real convenient to supermarkets and wet market
Aug is not that far from now
All the best to you
It has been a mad period for the past 2 days.
Hubby has urgent eye operation...retina detachment to be exact.
Went to SGH A&E on Monday morn. Doctor scheduled his op on Thursday when vision in one eye was already serious :faint: explained to the doctor why op had to be carried out asap. Fortunately he squeezed in at 5pm. I was at SGH from 7am to 9pm on Monday. Went to SNEC for post op review, he had seizure when nurse was cleaning his eye...first time he encountered this. I was totally shocked. After the eye review, went to A&E for checkup. Had battery of tests done. Tests showed brain & blood tests normal. Another long day until 9pm. Doctor told him he had to lie face down so that his retina would be in place after the op. But this patient is not obedient :stompfeet: -
Starlight,
I applied for bukit batok. Now hoping for an earlier number so that I have more choices. I don’t mind those beside Keming (sky peak) but hubby and kids prefer skyline.
From now to august, there is nothing I can do but pray and hope for these 2 areas.
With a disobedient patient who doesn’t understand health is wealth, I am going bonkers soon. -
Janet
Retina detachment is a serious matter
One of my colleagues has it done at SNEC and was given about a month MC
The patient has to look down most of the time during the period of recovery
What are the symptoms of retina detachment?
My colleague said that like having a curtain in his eye! -
Janet - sorry to hear about your husband’s eye. I hope he will heal well and quickly - for your sake too!
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Janet, that sounds serious. Take good care of your dh. Wish him a speedy recovery.
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MrsKiasu:
Janet, that sounds serious. Take good care of your dh. Wish him a speedy recovery.
Oral medication every 6 hours. Eye drops every 3 hours. I am doing what I can. But this patient has to cooperate too. I have to check on him every now and then to see that he is lying face down especially first 2 weeks. -
Jennifer:
Meaning the library now has two sections, opposite each other across the entire building on the top floor?
The children section is where daiso used to be. The teen/adult section is situated at the original location. When you say whole layout do you mean both separate units because their layouts are different. Both have steps, but only the children section has circles everywhere. I don't like it either, but the kids seem to like it well enough.ammonite:
[quote=\"starlight1968sg\"]Ammonite
I am referring to the whole layout
There are steps and they just made me wary of missing the steps
I thought the teen/adult section is very suitable for older students who may need to do project work.
I have not been to BPP for a long long time.
Steps seems to be an unfriendly design, and could be a real hazard to the elderly and also not so wheelchair friendly. How bad are the steps? Any photos to share?[/quote]Yes, the library has doubled its floor space by taking up another unit at the opposite end.
I am sorry I don't know how to upload photos here. :oops: I don't think the steps are very bad at the adult section and the place is wheelchair accessible with ramps. However it is very \"white\", a little like Samsung shops but without the blinding lights. I can understand why starlight may feel giddy.
Starlight, do you mean the small atrium space next to the entrance where there are many steps for people to sit? I think that is really meant for the teenage crowd and maybe as a possible performance space. I didn't wander to the back, but if you dislike the teen/adult section, you will dislike the children section even more then - many more circles and I feel the steps are shorter. I feel too big in there and was grateful I didn't have to squeeze into the little round benches. The layout is not intuitive and I am not sure if it is meant to encourage children to explore because it definitely is a great place to play hide and seek now! Nevertheless I can see that young kids will like it which I guess is their purpose. I am not exactly target audience! -
starlight1968sg:
Yes. Retina detachment is like having a curtain blacked out in the eye. If nothing is done, the person will go permanently blind.Janet
Retina detachment is a serious matter
One of my colleagues has it done at SNEC and was given about a month MC
The patient has to look down most of the time during the period of recovery
What are the symptoms of retina detachment?
My colleague said that like having a curtain in his eye!
This is his 2nd time! First time it was in left eye. Now right eye.
Symptoms would be cloudy in the eye, either upper or lower half. Then it would be black out curtain.
During this 1 month, the patient has to lie face down so that the gas put in during the op will push the retina back into position. For patients with retina detachment, cataract will occur 1 year after that. This is a side effect. Also retina detachment can happen again. The eye or eyes are no longer perfect as there is a tear.
My patient doesn't seem to understand eyes are very important. I am like a mother hen making sure he is face down. :slapshead: -
janet88:
Just catching up on your news. That is a stressful two days indeed! Is everything stabilised now?
Starlight,starlight1968sg:
Did you apply for the flats near Keming Pri?
That site is real convenient to supermarkets and wet market
Aug is not that far from now
All the best to you
It has been a mad period for the past 2 days.
Hubby has urgent eye operation...retina detachment to be exact.
Went to SGH A&E on Monday morn. Doctor scheduled his op on Thursday when vision in one eye was already serious :faint: explained to the doctor why op had to be carried out asap. Fortunately he squeezed in at 5pm. I was at SGH from 7am to 9pm on Monday. Went to SNEC for post op review, he had seizure when nurse was cleaning his eye...first time he encountered this. I was totally shocked. After the eye review, went to A&E for checkup. Had battery of tests done. Tests showed brain & blood tests normal. Another long day until 9pm. Doctor told him he had to lie face down so that his retina would be in place after the op. But this patient is not obedient :stompfeet:
What does he do if not lying face down? -
slmkhoo:
Janet - sorry to hear about your husband's eye. I hope he will heal well and quickly - for your sake too!
Hope eye recovers well and for my sanity. How can a person who had retina detachment twice be so ridiculously stubborn???
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