Monday, May 5, 2008

House arrest

Good news: Read in a study that TCM healed broken bones in 30 days compared to Western medicine (45 days).
Bad news: Malunion (bones don't heal in exact original position) may cause future knee problems which may need surgery to correct.
Good news: Electro-magnetic waves helped to unite bones that weren't healing.
Bad news: Where to get here? I'm getting too obsessed with reading medical reports which doesn't help!!!
Good news: I feel less tired when I walk out of my room. Is the germanium-magnetic bracelet I got working? Or the TCM self-massage or medication to unclot blood and strengthen bones? (Note: Absolutely no medication given by doctor other than the first week.)
Bad news: Why are there websites started by people with broken ankles, knees but none with broken tibia? (Excluding mybrokenleg.com where anything goes)
Good news: Lots of people with broken legs out there.
Bad news: Can't find somebody with spiral tibial fracture with slight displacement who decided against surgery

Yesterday, my insurance agent came by to do the car insurance. He has no grandchildren and so loves kids running around. Well, they can be irritating but today the kids were a joy to have around. So adorable...So nice to hug! At least I'm not all alone!

Unhealthy food tally: 1 Junior BK whopper, 1 BK Big Fish, 6 slices of Sarpino's pizza, 1 small packet of fries, 3 Cheezels (offered by daughter), 8 slices of potato chips

No of days survived post-injury: 19 (Wow, that long already?)

Which Jane Austen heroine am I? (Facebook): Amusing results to this quiz. I am like Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey. Loves to read. Check. Bookworm. Childlike. Check. I'm a natural child, what can I say? Calvin & Hobbes is my favourite cartoon. Adventurous spirit. Check. Like to roam around on my own. Will try all kinds of food, alternative therapies, etc. Love travelling (hate packaged tours) and don't mind getting lost. But totally unsporty. Imaginative. Check. Tomboy, less likely to gossip in a corner. Check (Somewhat). More like nerd. In primary school: The one who spent the least time in front of the mirror unlike other girls who would check/comb hair in mirror (unlike other girls). The girl most likely to get into trouble and get punished (It was rare but the other girls were like angels, what can I say? I'd forget to bring a textbook or talk at the wrong time though I was not a chatterbox). The one who fought with a boy. Now that I think of it, I think I kicked him. Hahaha. In secondary school: The one most likely to spend the least time looking in the mirror while other girls were busy putting on their eyeliner, etc. Post-uni: The one who, at Versailles Palace, Paris, got frustrated 'cos all her friends wanted to do was to get out, sit down and gossip in the courtyard outside. Naive. Check. Just ask my friends....

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