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For the past few weeks my sister has been suffering Tuberculosis and is now medicated. For safety, our whole family was asked to take the Mantoux Skin test at Kiarung Hospital. My father, brother and sister took the test on last Saturday and we ( my little brother, my mother and I ) was scheduled today ahax! My brother kept telling me that it's going to be hurt ehehe I actually understand what he's thinking ! He wanted me to be the second person to be vaccinated after my mother instead of him because he's so afraid of needles :p
We arrived at the clinic at 8 o'clock sharp. It's still very early and no body else were there but the three of us and the cleaner and a very kind nurse :D We filled in a form and after a few minutes we were called in to have the test. For sure it's a bit pain but not for long. It's just okay.
We were told to come in again next wednesday for the results and I really hope we are alright because I know how painful it is to take lots of medicine everyday for such a long time ( like what my sister is experiencing right now ).
So what exactly is Tuberculosis ?It is an infectious disease caused by the Tubercie bacillus and attacks the lungs ( most often ) and other parts of the body.
How do we get it ?
We get it from patients who have the disease. Their breath carries the infection if their lungs are damaged. They expel little droplets of water when they talk, cough or sneeze. These droplets contain the TB bacilli. When those around the patient breathe in, they inhale air containing these bacilli which then settle in their lungs and cause the disease.
How can we try and avoid getting the disease ?
We can increase ur resistance to TB by having ourselves vaccinated with BCG vaccine. All new-born babies are offered this c=vaccines. Any others who wish to have it can ask for it at the hospital. We can also increase our resistance to disease in general by eating a balanced, nutritious dieat and taking adequate exercise and rest.
Can the disease be cured ?
It can certainly be cured if treated in the early stages.Even in the late stages its progress can be stopped and some of the damages can be corrected and the patient definitely feels much better.
What is important is to see the doctor as soon as you suspect you might have TB and follow his advice and take the treatment regularly as prescribed.
What is the treatment ?
The patient has to take medicines and an injection daily for eight weeks followed by medicines three times a week for four months.
Will he/she be able to continue working or going to school while on treatment ?
Yes, most patients are able to work or study while on treatment after two or four weeks medical leave at the beginning. Some patients with slight disease do not need medical leave at all. If, while you are on treatment your work is interrupted the Department will arrange for financial assistance in accordance with regulations.
How do we know if we have the disease ?
We may have :
- cough that lasts for longer than two weeks
- blood in our sputum
- fever ( especially in the evenings and sweating
- loss of weight
For the past few weeks my sister has been suffering Tuberculosis and is now medicated. For safety, our whole family was asked to take the Mantoux Skin test at Kiarung Hospital. My father, brother and sister took the test on last Saturday and we ( my little brother, my mother and I ) was scheduled today ahax! My brother kept telling me that it's going to be hurt ehehe I actually understand what he's thinking ! He wanted me to be the second person to be vaccinated after my mother instead of him because he's so afraid of needles :p
We arrived at the clinic at 8 o'clock sharp. It's still very early and no body else were there but the three of us and the cleaner and a very kind nurse :D We filled in a form and after a few minutes we were called in to have the test. For sure it's a bit pain but not for long. It's just okay.
We were told to come in again next wednesday for the results and I really hope we are alright because I know how painful it is to take lots of medicine everyday for such a long time ( like what my sister is experiencing right now ).
So what exactly is Tuberculosis ?It is an infectious disease caused by the Tubercie bacillus and attacks the lungs ( most often ) and other parts of the body.
How do we get it ?
We get it from patients who have the disease. Their breath carries the infection if their lungs are damaged. They expel little droplets of water when they talk, cough or sneeze. These droplets contain the TB bacilli. When those around the patient breathe in, they inhale air containing these bacilli which then settle in their lungs and cause the disease.
How can we try and avoid getting the disease ?
We can increase ur resistance to TB by having ourselves vaccinated with BCG vaccine. All new-born babies are offered this c=vaccines. Any others who wish to have it can ask for it at the hospital. We can also increase our resistance to disease in general by eating a balanced, nutritious dieat and taking adequate exercise and rest.
Can the disease be cured ?
It can certainly be cured if treated in the early stages.Even in the late stages its progress can be stopped and some of the damages can be corrected and the patient definitely feels much better.
What is important is to see the doctor as soon as you suspect you might have TB and follow his advice and take the treatment regularly as prescribed.
What is the treatment ?
The patient has to take medicines and an injection daily for eight weeks followed by medicines three times a week for four months.
Will he/she be able to continue working or going to school while on treatment ?
Yes, most patients are able to work or study while on treatment after two or four weeks medical leave at the beginning. Some patients with slight disease do not need medical leave at all. If, while you are on treatment your work is interrupted the Department will arrange for financial assistance in accordance with regulations.
How do we know if we have the disease ?
We may have :
- cough that lasts for longer than two weeks
- blood in our sputum
- fever ( especially in the evenings and sweating
- loss of weight
It's Sunday today :D a day to have a real rest after a week of hardwork ehe.. Usually in Brunei, people held a Wedding ceremony, as most people are not working today !
But today, I did not attend any, just my parents.. and in the afternoon we were invited to the " Majlis Tahlil " held @ Kg Sg Besar which I decided to come :D
Across Kg Sg Besar was my village, where I spend my childhood living hapily with our relatives as there are only seven houses in our village at that time. Many sweets and sad memories.
Today, housings was build by the government and my village has changed drastically !
There's boats everywhere and people from many places now lived there. Mixed. Not like it used to be when I was little where all the seven houses was consist of our one huge family ! I really miss it ! I still remember we celebrate New Year by having a barbeque in the middle of the night while in the same time looking up to the sky watching the beautiful stars and the water was so high that we soaked our feet and hey ! we actually having a barbeque in water at the "pantaran" hehehhehe where else can you do that ?
Even when the electricity is out, we can still have a smile and have fun enjoying the full moon and have a chat with the rest of the family members.
We can even have a picnic when ever we want to ! Especially for a lunch:D my mom will asked us to prepare our lunch and sometime for a hi-tea infront of our house where we can enjoy the sea breeze while on the same time enjoying the view people playing the jet ski ! Gosh ! we really can't do that again right now after we moved to our house which is actuall.. I can say in the jungle hehehe
Congratulation to Amal Nazirah for her achievement on the monthly test as she got the first rank followed by Md Kamaruddin as the second and Md Fadhli on the third place.
As I promised last time, today I've given two presents to my student :D
Amal Nazirah received a gift from me today because she's on the first place on the First monthly test *Yeaa !*
Keep up the good work Amal...
Second gift goes to Nurul Atiyah as she gets the most " FULL-marks " ( 50/50 @ 100% ) on the subjects taken during the first monthly test. She have 50 marks out of 50 on 5 subjects ( out of 8 subjects )
Keep it up Atiyah..
Well done to both of my girls \('-')/
On the 5th of May ( Monday ) our school will be helding the Mid Year Oral Examination. I'm so nervous with my students because it seems like they're lack of confidence in spelling and also careless on their Muqaddam subject. Hope all my student will do their best.
Ariba..Ariba.. It's Thursday night and as always, I have to send and fetch my sisters to the tuition centre. I usully bring along my brother to accompany me so I won't get bored hehe
We first send them to the centre at 7pm then we went window shopping. I love to look around the Video store to check what's the latest movie and I bought the Fake Family Service vcds. We usually does our window shopping just about my sister ends their class at 8.30pm but tonight I just don't have any mood to do shopping ahax! so we decided to just wait at the parking lot.
While we waited for my sisters to come out, we decided to enjoy the view around the parking lot while munching our sweet lovely and tasteful POP CORN hehe I really like them ('-') and guess what we saw ?
Amazing huh ?! How smokers can be so creative on where they put their "toys" Oh yea ... can you see exactly what we saw ?
Today I want to show you my student whom I called the "DATO" and "DATIN" of the day :D
Both of my student here did not jot down their names on their exercise paper which I've been reminding over and over again !
It's not their first time though.. ! So I decided to take a picture of them and hope they'll remember to write their name on the next paper :D
I used to call out a "GHOST's paper" as its anonymous then I changed it as "Datin" to a girl and "Dato" to a boy so their friend will not make laugh of them hehe
I usually let my student to sit down while they read the books but when they got really "hyper-active" I asked them to stand up so they'll be more serious on their studies
Am I sound so strict or what? hehe we can have a lot of fun too when my student behaves and do what I told them to do though !
I'm planning to give my students some gift this Saturday .. So, stay tuned .. I'll post all the pictures here later that day :D
Today I want to show you my student whom I called the "DATO" and "DATIN" of the day :D
Both of my student here did not jot down their names on their exercise paper which I've been reminding over and over again !
It's not their first time though.. ! So I decided to take a picture of them and hope they'll remember to write their name on the next paper :D
I used to call out a "GHOST's paper" as its anonymous then I changed it as "Datin" to a girl and "Dato" to a boy so their friend will not make laugh of them hehe
I usually let my student to sit down while they read the books but when they got really "hyper-active" I asked them to stand up so they'll be more serious on their studies
Am I sound so strict or what? hehe we can have a lot of fun too when my student behaves and do what I told them to do though !
I'm planning to give my students some gift this Saturday .. So, stay tuned .. I'll post all the pictures here later that day :D
Hello there... How are you feeling today ? Hopefully you are feeling happy as I am :D so happy actually that I can't stop smiling hehe
Below is a mind maps that my student drew for their second assignment.Hope you enjoy it and perhaps you can vote for any of the picture that you think I should choose as the most creative and best build :D
P/S : I'm very sorry the pictures are not uploaded neatly. My scanner went wrong (sad) maybe it's not compatible with my vista. I had to take them with my phone ( which I don't have the expertise on - SHAME! )
It's Sunny today. I've lots of things to do today so I get up very early this morning. Since 7am, I've been preparing all the ingredients I need for my cooking today ( it's my duty to bring some foods for hi-Tea this afternoon ) after all is set, I do my other chores and around 9am I rushed to the bathroom and have a shower. Gosh, it feels so great !
10am I rushed to the college to fetch my bro and then drove our way to the Seri Complex Post Office. My brother have to renew his driving licence today :D
30 minutes went by..
We then went to the shopping complex to buy some foods before I send my brother back to the college.
11 pass 15 .. I rushed back home. My food is waiting to be cooked hehehe but unfortunately, the door was locked ! My mom was not in :( I've got to wait for her about 10minutes before she came back home. It's already 45 minutes pass 11 and I haven't cook anything yet !
It was a hectic moment I guess.Luckily I don't have to fetch my other siblings back from school today. I'm thankful everything is done by 12.30am :D
