Monday, August 24, 2009
Teen Abortion Rate
Apparently, the number of teenage abortions per year has increased! I remember a few years ago, the teenage abortion rate was 600+ a year. Now it is 1000+!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Blood Donation
I just realised I should not donate blood until I'm cleared for NPC. That's just too bad. I've always liked blood donation. I even donated platelets before to save a cancer patient...
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Cycling Trip at ECP
I went cycling from East Coast Tennis Centre (near McDonald's) to Changi Village. It was extremely tiring -- I think she was coping better than me! We started before 9 am but only got back after 3 pm! That was inclusive of rest stops, but still...
At McDonald's, we were spotted by a group of 3 students -- including May and Elice from 2E3! Elice sent May to sit in front of us to take pictures. I realised that but was unable to recognize May due to her different hairstyle. In any case, SC did not notice at all!
Later I saw Elice and knew we had been photographed.
At McDonald's, we were spotted by a group of 3 students -- including May and Elice from 2E3! Elice sent May to sit in front of us to take pictures. I realised that but was unable to recognize May due to her different hairstyle. In any case, SC did not notice at all!
Later I saw Elice and knew we had been photographed.
Monday, July 27, 2009
CEA Cleared
I passed the CEA test today! NAD for other tests and exam. No action needed! So effectively I'm cleared for CEA-related cancer!
So there's just the NPC screening once every three months -- because I still failed one specific marker (borderline). Oh well, I can't be that unlucky, right?
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I love kids! They're cute!
So there's just the NPC screening once every three months -- because I still failed one specific marker (borderline). Oh well, I can't be that unlucky, right?
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I love kids! They're cute!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Annoying Week
Yesterday and today are very irritating. I had to rush errands yesterday afternoon. I left my Parker pen in Amoy Quee Camp! Either East District Office or Guard Room. It's the cheap Parker -- mine's dark red and silver, as the students will know. It was a Teachers' Day gift -- not expensive at all as you can get one at $6.90 before Teachers' Day. And I had just taken it out from cold storage before the holidays to use...
And I am rushing many things as usual, and more things are coming up, which is very irritating.
Oh, and on Monday, I passed one and failed-borderline the other specific cancer marker test for ENT NPC. This means there is a 1% chance that I currently have a malignancy. So I'll report in every 3 months to check. Effectively, I'm cleared for now!
But there is the other one, GE colorectal cancer...
And I am rushing many things as usual, and more things are coming up, which is very irritating.
Oh, and on Monday, I passed one and failed-borderline the other specific cancer marker test for ENT NPC. This means there is a 1% chance that I currently have a malignancy. So I'll report in every 3 months to check. Effectively, I'm cleared for now!
But there is the other one, GE colorectal cancer...
Monday, June 15, 2009
Toilet Painting and Screening Tests
During the Happy Toilet painting, one of my class' girls mentioned about the boys toilet being dirtier because they boys do their minor business standing and thus cannot possibly keep the toilet clean.
These articles here shed some more light on the issue...
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3373
http://www.twisstedswisster.com/2008/06/should-men-pee-sitting-down.html
The Japanese and Swiss keep their toilets clean.
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I went for my specialists' appointment today...
For ENT, the doctor thought it was unlikely to be cancer since I was asymptomatic. He did a nasopharyngeal endoscopy under LA which did not find anything. Blood was drawn for a repeat test using individual markers which would be more conclusive. I'll be seeing him again in two weeks.
For GE, the doctor thought that it was unlikely to be cancer because I was asymptomatic. No palpable masses and not even a FOB test. He himself would not trust the CEA test anyway, since it was only a borderline high. He ordered a repeat CEA and uric acid blood test (borderline high) as well as a chest x-ray to rule out chest infections. I'll be seeing him again in a month's time.
These articles here shed some more light on the issue...
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3373
http://www.twisstedswisster.com/2008/06/should-men-pee-sitting-down.html
The Japanese and Swiss keep their toilets clean.
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I went for my specialists' appointment today...
For ENT, the doctor thought it was unlikely to be cancer since I was asymptomatic. He did a nasopharyngeal endoscopy under LA which did not find anything. Blood was drawn for a repeat test using individual markers which would be more conclusive. I'll be seeing him again in two weeks.
For GE, the doctor thought that it was unlikely to be cancer because I was asymptomatic. No palpable masses and not even a FOB test. He himself would not trust the CEA test anyway, since it was only a borderline high. He ordered a repeat CEA and uric acid blood test (borderline high) as well as a chest x-ray to rule out chest infections. I'll be seeing him again in a month's time.