Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Extremely STRESSED!!

Very the STRESSED ah!! Version of exams v different from what I went thru...Trainer kept stressing that must rmb to press ENTER, do wrong dun use UNDO button..Must click on CLEAR button...otherwise counted as wrong method. Pengz

new excel 2007 ver and the perfectionist part of me wanna score 100 marks tmr.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Disgusted by myself

For weeks, been bingeing at night and felt like so hungry right after dinner. Hey!! I did take my meals, just that it's not so routine as in when am gg for courses or in ward. Blah....

I took more fish oil to stop my hunger triggering me and seeing all sorts of food shows. Eeuwss... might as well I sleep more and I need not eat that much la.

Tmr gotto wake up early to go classes le.. Oopps!! I've yet to do Dian's 'homework' leh!!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Cheated by Sarpino!!



Saw Sarpino online that 1st pizza $18.80 & 2nd pizza $9.50, hence called up to order. When delivery came, was shocked to ask to pay $37.60!!

Delivery man called back to check and we could hear the lady from the background extremely RUDE, citing that price was 2 mths back!! We could have rejected the pizzas without paying but we're too hungry. Anyway, the pizzas aint hot even & not tasty!! Dampened our mood to celebrate National Day.

This will be the 1st & very last time we'll order from Sarpino. V bad customer service and bad experience!!




Thursday, July 12, 2012

Either you wanna me DEAD or ALIVE!!

I was at hospital tdy & was v disappointed w slpg disorder unit n msw.

Prev tried on the suitable mask but tdy was told that msw cldnt rent for me that mask as it's expensive & told me to try on other mask but it was suffocating & cldnt breathe at all when tried on sitting position...cant imagine while slpg..might as well dun want
 
this cannot..that cannot...v feddup frustrating oso...dampen my mood
 
went to the hospital vendor n seek their professional advice oso...choose the mask tat I feel comfortable

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Diagnosed w/sleeping disorder & OSA on 20 Jun 2012.

Diagnosed with sleeping disorder and OSA on 20 Jun 2012. ENT specialist prescribed that am to be on AutoCPAP and see me on end Aug. However on waiting list at least 2 mths with free rental for 2 wks...afterwhich I oso dunno for sure.

The nasal mask alone costs $300 over and CPAP machine costs $2000 to $3000. Otherwise hv to be on waiting list of 2 mths, pay hospital for rental of CPAP machine $25 per month.

AM REALLY AT MY WITS END!!

During sleep in patients who are suffering from Sleep-Apnea, these lifethreatening strangulations will occour up to 20-30 times pr. hour, every night. Permanent brain damage can occur after as little as three minutes and death will inevitably ensue after a few more minutes unless ventilation is restored. Hypopnea (sometimes spelled hypopnœa) is a medical term for a disorder which involves episodes... of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate. This differs from apnea in that there remains some flow of air. Hypopnea events may happen while asleep or while awake.

During sleep, hypopnea is classed as a sleep disorder. With moderate to severe hypopnea, sleep is disturbed such that patients may get a full night's sleep but still not feel rested because they did not get the right kind of sleep. The disruption in breathing causes a drop in blood oxygen level, which may in turn disrupt the stages of sleep.

Daytime hypopnea events are mostly limited to those with severely compromised respiratory muscles, as occurs in certain neuromuscular diseases. Similarly, daytime hypopnea can also cause a drop in blood oxygen level.

The CPAP machine blows air at a prescribed pressure (also called the titrated pressure). The necessary pressure is usually determined by a sleep physician after review of a study supervised by a sleep technician during an overnight study (polysomnography) in a sleep laboratory. The titrated pressure is the pressure of air at which most (if not all) apneas and hypopneas have been prevented, and it is usually measured in centimetres of water (cmH2O). The pressure required by most patients with sleep apnea ranges between 6 and 14 cmH2O. A typical CPAP machine can deliver pressures between 4 and 20 cmH2O. More specialised units can deliver pressures up to 25 or 30 cmH2O.

CPAP treatment can be highly effective in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. For some patients, the improvement in the quality of sleep and quality of life due to CPAP treatment will be noticed after a single night's use. Often, the patient's sleep partner also benefits from markedly improved sleep quality, due to the amelioration of the patient's loud snoring.

Given that sleep apnea is a chronic health issue which commonly doesn't go away, ongoing care is usually needed to maintain CPAP therapy. Based on the study of cognitive behavioral therapy (referenced above), ongoing chronic care management is the best way to help patients continue therapy by educating them on the health risks of sleep apnea and providing motivation and support.
The CPAP machine blows air at a prescribed pressure (also called the titrated pressure). The necessary pressure is usually determined by a sleep physician after review of a study supervised by a sleep technician during an overnight study (polysomnography) in a sleep laboratory. The titrated pressure is the pressure of air at which most (if not all) apneas and hypopneas have been prevented, and it is usually measured in centimetres of water (cmH2O). The pressure required by most patients with sleep apnea ranges between 6 and 14 cmH2O. A typical CPAP machine can deliver pressures between 4 and 20 cmH2O. More specialised units can deliver pressures up to 25 or 30 cmH2O.

CPAP treatment can be highly effective in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. For some patients, the improvement in the quality of sleep and quality of life due to CPAP treatment will be noticed after a single night's use. Often, the patient's sleep partner also benefits from markedly improved sleep quality, due to the amelioration of the patient's loud snoring.

Given that sleep apnea is a chronic health issue which commonly doesn't go away, ongoing care is usually needed to maintain CPAP therapy. Based on the study of cognitive behavioral therapy (referenced above), ongoing chronic care management is the best way to help patients continue therapy by educating them on the health risks of sleep apnea and providing motivation and support.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Arts for Health@SGH 31st May 2012.

Paint your own ceramic tiles at SGH Specialist Outpatient Clinic as part of the holiday arts workshop. Your tile could be part of an installation piece at our SGH Arts Expression (Gallery) in August as part of nation's birthday celebrations. It is Free and Open to All!

Tdy hvg SGH appts at Clinic A & DBC, while waiting, painted some ceramic tiles - 2 for SGH display & 2 for my safekeep. hehe...





Monday, May 7, 2012

Mini Portable Powerbank for ur smartphones

Here's Innergie PocketCell which is mini portable powerbank for ur smartphone, tablets, game consoles & so on...

Read more http://www.myinnergie.com/PocketCell/features.aspx