My Mum Is Hospitalised

For months, my mum has been complaining of stomach bloatedness, some constipation and nausea feeling. We thought it could probably be a case of indigestion and asked her to see a doctor. My mum is someone who will avoid seeing one if she can. She did eventually, sometime in Apr/May. She was prescribed with some medicine to ease the discomfort. However she did not recover and continue to get worst, sometimes with actual vomiting and loses quite abit of weight. By June, she went to consult our GP who told her to go down to Polyclinic to get a referral letter to see a doctor in SGH. Her appointment was on 29 June. A week before her appointment, she felt rather unwell and so I called up SGH to bring forward to 24 June. She went in the morning with my father and I also managed to change Kyrell's 18mth assessment + vaccine to the same date.

She was referred to the colorectal term (clinic D) at SGH. The doctor commented that her blood count was very low (by looking at her eyes) and her rapid lost of weight is not a good sign. They did not check further on her but booked her on a colonoscopy scan on 16 Jul.

Over the next week, my mum's condition deteriorated, she was vommiting a few times a day now (mainly fluid) and her stomach bloatedness is making her losing her appetite. In order to make herself more comfortable, she has reduced her intake of fluid and food considerably. She loses more weight - at only 40kg! Her skin is pale/yellowish. She is losing her energy and looks fatigue. Of course taking care of Kyrell is literally draining her out.

By 29 & 30 Jun, she felt worst so I called up SGH on 1 Jul to see if we can bring forward her scan, also telling the nurse about my mum's worsen condition. Well it was fully booked but upon hearing my mum's condition, she took the initiative to check with the consultant and called me back, advising me to bring her down immediately.

I was in the office then, rushed thru my more urgent work and went back home to bring my mum to SGH, with Kyrell in toll. Atlas, we saw the doctor at 530pm who advised us to have my mum admitted so they can conduct testing/scanning the following day. At the moment, the doctor commented that her stomach did not seem bloated and she is still having some output, so the situation still does not seem too critical. Then again, we will need further checking to find out more.

My mum was agreeable to staying over, surprisingly. I guessed she knows her body better then any of us, she cannot take it anymore. Or, maybe she did sense something amiss?? She was assigned a bed by around 7pm. It was at block 4, level 7, room 11 and bed 4. We admitted her as class C ward (8-9 beds) but this was a class B2 ward (5 beds) and it seem rather comfortable.

The nurse took her BP (it was high) and briefed us through with the switches etc and her possible schedule the next day. Kyrell and I stayed till 9pm+ before we leave. Both grandma and baby seem reluctant to part. My mum was hugging Kyrell and smelling his head whenever she can.....