Sunday, December 18, 2005
FRIDAY NIGHT OUT!!!!!!!
Alrighty...........Friday the 16th of December was probably the BEST & the WORST day of 2005 for me..........Huh??!!!!! Wondering why am i sayin tat.......well........let's just say tat i'll tell the BAD news first.....and then followed by the GOOD news........... So here it goes.........(*i'll post another one with the Good news..as this will be long post*)BAD NEWSAs a couple of u guys already know tat i've been like complaining about my left knee for like ages....on Friday morning........right about 11am plus.....i heard something tat i wish soo hard tat it was just a NIGHTMARE tat i cld wake up from.........What could have been soo bad tat i've heard??....Why is Rena talkin like as if it's the end of the world?? I bet some of u have these burning questions forming at the back of ya mind as u read this....so i shan't torture u no more.....i'll just VOMIT it ALL out.........I finally went to the Orthopaedics outpatient clinic in SGH(*after waiting 4 sooo long*) to get my freaking knee check-up................My parents both took a day off just to follow me and be with me..........I looked like a ZOMBIE according to my mum....& tat's only becoz i cldn't sleep well the night b4...........so i had a 10.25am appointment and had to register with the main counter area so that they can like give me a separate queue number to see a particular doctor.....(*this is coz i has a special referral letter from my family doc and the polyclinic*)U won't believe wat the damn nurse addressed me when she had to pass me the queue number....she was like "Madam Rena Silva.........Madam Rena Silva.....".....I was like....wat the HELL...........madam?????? my mum and dad keep laughing.....sooo bad.........i didn't know whether to laugh or smack the nurse's head.....Wahh Lau!!!!!!! I mean they jolly well know how old i am wat....they have the medical record with my AGE written on it!!!!!!!! KUKU Nurse!!!!!!! Anyway..........once she passed the queue number to me.....i waited outside the doctor's office for my turn............Oh gosh!!!!!!!! i was a nervous wreck!!!!!!!! my palms were getting sweaty...i cldn't even talk to my parents without stammering....Arghhh!!!!!!!!!Then Finally came my turn.........The doctor......who soo casually asked me...."So Ms Rena....wat can i do for u??".........Right about then i started tellin about how my left knee hurts....how it makes weird noises whenever i walk.....& how it will suddenly swell for no reason......Dr Andrew Tan....the orthopaedic then went on askin me about my history of injuries (*had a whole list of em*) and why & how i got em......then my mum explained tat i am an Indian Classical dancer since 2 yrs old, used to run quite a fair bit in primary & sec sch....& tat i was a Cheerleader in sec sch.............The doctor than gave me tat..."Oh boy! u're in deep shit" kindda look..............i knew tat was a bad sign...........then with the help of the nurses....he told me to get into a sit-ups position.....that was the 2nd bad sign for me...as all other doctors tat i've seen thus far did the same....and i screamed like hell coz they had to do some pulling and shifting of my knee to check precisely what was the problem...so when this doctor did the same......just b4 he pulled my knee....i told him tat he better be prepared coz i know i'm goin to SCREAM my lungs out........he was soo funnie.....he replied "Oh!! Don't worry Rena.....i've got my ear plugs on......" Of course he meant it as a joke ahh......And trust me....when he pulled my knee.......i really SCREAMED soo loud....tat my parents and the other nurses tat was in his office FREAKed out..............after tat.....he kindda once again gave tat ..."Oh boy! u're in deep shit" look.............right abt then....he broke the news to my parents and i tat MUST go for a surgery as i had a ligament tear.....and they'll need to 'FIX' me......Damn it!!!!!! i just sat there with a shocked look and never say a single word after tat.....i was trying sooooooooo hard not to cry...............my dad kept askin if there was any other treatments tat i can go through without having to go for a surgery...........unfortunately i had no way out of this......i have to do the surgery .....the doctor said tat next month....i'll need to come for another check-up and i'll need to let him know when i wld want to get the surgery done.......he knew tat i was still a student....and he was quite nice......he adviced tat once i've graduated....i sld do it....b4 i enrol for the UNI......hiazzzzzz...........why does have to happen AGAIN......and it's always the left side tat gets affected.........I HATE MYSELF..................and i feel soooooo bad tat i've to put my parents through this once more............The minute i walked out of the Doc's office............i BURSTED out crying............i was in such disbelieve tat very soon i'll be sooo freakin USELESS......(*as i won't be able to move ard much*) walkin ard with clutches for at least 6 months.....ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! And my parents.....u won't believe the reaction they gave when i started crying......both of em kindda started to laugh!!!!!!!!! yeah....they were LAUGHING!!!!!!!! well..........they were not being mean or anything....it's just tat i gave the EXACT same reaction last time when i found out tat i had to go 4 a surgery for my left wrist......I cldn't stop crying......it was right about then tat....My dad gave me a tight hug and said "Rena.......u'll be okie darlin.....daddy's not goin to leave ya side.....i'll apply for my leave from work so tat i can take care of u....pls don't cry....."My mum gave me a tight hug too.....and said "Rena.......put your faith in GOD & Amma & they will take care of u...........daddy and i will make sure u'll be A.OKIE......take it easy sweetie....."See for yaself pple......see how much my parents love and care for me......it's just unbearable tat i've to put them through this............wat am goin to do.........??????
WoRdS oF tHe InDiAn GeiShA at 6:30 PM