“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always.”
I have been having so much pain over the past few weeks, that it woke me up just 4 hours into my sleep. Waited till I have some free time from work to get it thoroughly checked. Was shocked to find that I have 2 slipped disc, 1 fracture and flare up inflammation on my spine. With these number of injuries, it was no wonder I was in so much pain, and I really can’t help, but sigh on the never-ending bad luck of my health again.
I am born with AS condition and have been on-and-off a strong pain killer medication for the past 10+ years. This time, it gets complicated, as I have tried a month of strong pain killers and anti-inflammatory medication but didn’t solve the problem. Thus, for the first time, I need to resort to surgical procedures. A ‘Radiofrequency Ablation’ was done to burn off the nerves which send pain signals to my brain. In addition, i need to be on ‘Simponi’ to block a protein in my body’s immune system that causes swelling and damage. All these were very overwhelming, but apparently, I was told I do not have much of a choice. From what I am reading, ‘Simponi’ changes part of my body’s DNA and lowers the body’s ability to fight infections. Honestly, it really scares me, especially with this Covid situation. I can only hope that with all this bad luck, my lowest point in life has been reached and things will turn for the better going forward.
First time, staying in such a luxurious ward
Radiofrequency Ablation done on me
Before the surgery, drop by this interesting lamp post. ‘LP1’, the 1st lamp post on the west end of Singapore.