Selamat Deepavali

Wishing all Malaysian

a

Happy Deepavali 2009

and best health and prosperity.

Cheers.

Michael Gan

Positive thinking

Dearest buddies,

Good day to everyone. I am back with re-energize strength. For your info, it is confirm on 14th October 2009 that I am down with hypertension and diabetes. I had been hiding and ignoring everyone lately but all this is flush off my toilet bowl at this moment now.

Anyway, I started on the medication already and my next appointment will be next January after some tests that I need to do in December 2009 (Ultrasound) and January 2010 (Endoscopy).

Well, the cost of the medicines is about RM50 a month and I got to know that medical card does not cover medicine (pils for hypertension and diabetes).

I will also be controlling my diet and will be cooking on my own again (my maid stop working for me as she demand for more).

That's all for the time being.

Cheers.
Michael Gan

Cancer survivor

Today I went to ISEC (Mid Valley) for my eye followup checkup (wow it is already 6 months), results turn out very good - everything is normal and there is some improvement on my left eye. Only one minor problem ie. both my eyes power had increased to 850 R and 900 L. Dr Michael Law said that my next appointment will be next year ie. 7th October 2010 2.30pm.

Cheers.

Michael Gan

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 2009

Wishing all Malaysian Selamat Hari Raya

Cheers.

Michael Gan

Cancer survival

I had my oncology and ENT checkup on 14th September 2009 and both my results is stable and normal (recuperating well), next appointment is on 11th January 2010.

I ask the following questions:-
1) Gum bleeding - is it a side effect. Both Drs say no and could be due to something else.
2) Experiencing stiffness on my neck, cramped on both legs - yes this is part of the side effect.
3) Power of both eye sights had increased by 200 each (formerly 700+) - yes this is also part of the side effect.

Good to know that everything is normal.

On 16th September 2009 3pm, I had my followup checkup for my hypertension and my blood pressure had gone down by around 5% ie. 136-98, Dr ask me to continue the medication. Prior to that I also done a blood test and the result is not so good - sugar level very high and fats level also very high. Therefore to reconfirm the result, request that I did another round of test before further action can be done. If this is confirm then I might be down with diabetes or even hepatitis. Next appointment is 14th October 2009 3pm.

So for the time being , my focus is more on my health rather than educating on insurance. For those that I had closed and contacted, I will still be following up with you all.

Cheers.
Michael Gan

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY 2009

HAPPY 52ND MERDEKA DAY TO MALAYSIA

AND

WISHING EVERYONE GOOD HEALTH AND PROSPERITY.

MERDEKA

MERDEKA

MERDEKA

CHEERS

MICHAEL GAN

Speed is essential

Dearest buddies,

I had my followup checkup for my hypertension at UMMC with Prof Dr Khoo on 19th August 2009. My blood pressure reading is at 148-96 and 148-100, lower than the earlier results. Ask me to reduce my hypertension pills to Amlodipine Norvasc 5mg and to prescribe Perindopril 4mg tablets (half tablet a day - for cleansing my kidney or liver). Next appointment on 16th August 3pm. For your info, I was there at 1.35pm and there is a long queue and my number was number 18, by the time I completed my checkup and collected my medicine, wow the time is almost 4.15pm. Well it cost me RM15 to be there for almost 3 hours, if I go to a private hospital I believe the charges plus medicine should be around RM80 to RM120+ and the whole process will take 1 hour-the most (of course I can utilise my medical card) ..... just to remind you of the importance of medical card.

My taxi fares to and fro cost me RM20 - more costly than the above, of course I can opt for bus but again time will be the factor again. Sometime it is worth the money spent.

Cheers.
Michael Gan