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Salam hari isnin.

Semenjak 2 hari ni, internet lembab sangat. Nak blogwalking pun rasa macam naik geram dengan keadaan internet yang sangat lambat berjalan lebih lambat dari kura2 ni.

Bayangkan, nak masuk 1 blog, perlukan masa lebih dari 5 minit.

Tetiba, rase lenguhnya jari jemari & tangan ni.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!

Oh, katakan ini semua tidak benar!!

Yes, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) memang biasa berlaku pada blogger tegar

(Oh, saya bkn bermaksud mengaku saya blogger tegar)..

Maksudnya ialah ia biasa berlaku pada org yg banyak mengguna komputer.

Sebab bila kita menaip, kebanyakan akan menekan di kawasan urat saraf tengah tapak tangan.

Macam gambar kat sini.

Maka, mereka akan berasa sakit dan paling teruk rasa kebas di bahagian warna biru ni.

Bila dah teruk sangat, memang akan jadi simptom lumpuh bahagian tersebut.

Rawatannya, tak lain tak bukan ialah pembedahan!

Tapi, kita masih ada cara utk elakkan CTS berlaku.

Banyakkan exercise tangan =)

I Dream of Conquering Higher Mountains

By Rene’e Aziz Ahmad (19 Mar 2006)

I am a breast cancer survivor.

The first time I said these words out loud to someone, I actually broke down and cried. Why is it that cancer brings with it such a strange sense of guilt? As though it is some kind of punishment for past wrongdoings or misdeeds…

Someone once actually tried to suggest to me that this was the “true” reason for my cancer, because I had not led the “exemplary” lifestyle of a good Muslim woman. I prefer to believe that breast cancer was simply a sign, telling me to slow down and re-assess my priorities in life.

In September 2000, about a year before I found the lump in my breast, I climbed Mount Kinabalu with a group of friends to celebrate the new Millennium. We all succeeded in reaching the summit and naturally, in the warm glow of our achievement, we were soon talking about climbing another more challenging mountain, namely Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Needless to say, once I got home to my sedentary job back in KL, life fell into its usual routine and the idea of climbing the tallest mountain in Africa remained just that, an idea - Mere talk - Procrastination.

A year went by and the idea of Mount Kilimanjaro had completely left my mind. Then, I was diagnosed with a low-grade, infiltrative ductal carcinoma - breast cancer! I quickly resolved to listen to the advice of the doctors and I had a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. Somehow I managed to get through it all and then, in remission after nine months of fighting the cancer came the business of getting on with my life again.

Inevitably, a lot of changes had taken place in my body. I no longer had my left breast. I had gone into early menopause and was suffering the hot flashes and emotional mood swings that reportedly accompany the end of the menstrual cycles. I had also put on an incredible amount of weight, almost 20kg, due to a combination of steroid treatments, stopping smoking and what I now call “comfort eating”.

Although I tried not to show it, I was depressed and ironically, the thing that depressed me the most was the fact that I could not recognise the round, fat person who looked back at me whenever I stood in front of a mirror. So, as soon as my doctors gave me the green light, I joined a gym and began working out regularly, two or three times a week. It had very little impact though and after about a year, I was ready to just accept things as they were.

Then, out of the blue, the subject of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro came up again when a friend asked me if I would like to join him on an expedition to conquer the mountain they refer to as the “Roof of Africa”. I said yes. The rest, as they say, is history.

I changed my fitness goal and spent a year training to get ready for the challenge. I gained strength and stamina and yes, I lost weight. I started to feel good about myself again. I even got my employers to sponsor a group of colleagues and myself to make the 6-day climb and in return I offered to be interviewed and to talk about my experience as a breast cancer survivor.

On our first morning at the Springlands Hotel in Moshi, Tanzania, I got up at dawn and stepped outside the hotel gates to take my first look at the mountain, standing in the distance, glaciers glowing in the early morning sun, there she was, Mount Kilimanjaro. I’d done the research so I knew that the success rate each year was only about 40%.

Deep inside I was terrified that I had come all this way just to fail and that I would have nothing inspirational to talk about on my return home. I told myself that there was nothing more that I could do except give it my best and hope that all the hard work and training would see me through.

We started our trek up Mount Kilimanjaro the next day from a place called Machame Gate. My fellow climbers, all men, understood why I was there and why this climb was so important to me. They had elected me as their team captain no less, and their support and encouragement, although silent, gave me strength. By the end of that first day, I had begun to relax and enjoy the expedition. Together with two other members of my team, I reached the summit four days later, and at 9:45 a.m. on 26 January 2005, I finally stood at Uhuru Peak, at 5,895 meters, the highest point on the mountain and in all of Africa!

When I got back to Malaysia, I did the television interviews and gave motivational talks as I had promised I would. Since then I have met other breast cancer survivors and doctors and caregivers who are genuinely inspired by my achievement. As amazing as it may sound, I feel that I have been given a gift - the opportunity to contribute to society by giving hope to other women who have been told that they too have breast cancer.

To me, death is part of the cycle of life. Fighting breast cancer has not been about defeating death. It has been about living life. Each day brings with it new possibilities and I want to embrace them all. In my lifetime, I dream of conquering other, higher mountains. Insyallah, I shall.

~Open Your Eyes~

Running Assessment : Oral Contraceptive Pill [Health Education]

Oral Contraceptive Pill is a pill that containing hormone (either combination of estrogen n progestin or progestin only). This pill is used for women who are deciding in family planning.

This pill acts by 3 mechanisms :
1) prevent the ovary from producting the ovum
2) reduce the receptive of endometrium (uterus lining) in implantation
3) reduce the ability of sperm in penetration to the uterus.

The contraindications of this pill are :
1) woman with family history of deep vein thrombosis (visible blood vessel)
2) woman who is overweight (BMI > 30)

Assessment

1) Ask medical history (heart disease, DVT)
2) Ask any gynaecological disease (abnormal vaginal bleeding)
3) Ask current medication (anticonvulsant, antituberculosis, antibiotic broad spectrum such as cephalosporin)
4) Ask about life style (smoking, drinking)
5) Ask the last menstrual period (LMP) to make sure the client is not pregnant.
6) Ask about when the last time the client do the Pap smears test
7) Ask whether the client is breastfeeding the baby or not

Education :

How to start the pill:
1) If the client is not breastfeed the baby, the 21 days pill (OCP) is suggested.
2) Take the 1st pill on the 1st day of period (menses)
3) Take the pill until 21 days (in same time)
4) Break for 7 days after that (automatically, the menses will occurs in this time because the OCP will control your menstrual cycle)
5) Take the 2nd packet on the day after break.

1) If the client is breastfeeding the baby, the 28 days pill (progestin OCP) is suggested.
2) Take the 1st pill on the 1st day of period (menses)
3) No break in this kind of pill

Common problems in taking pill:
1) Nausea - will relieve on the 3rd packet - avoid taking the pill with food or after having meal.
2) Breast tenderness
3) Bleeding

If you forgot to take?
- if less than 12 hours, just proceed as usual
- if more than 12 hours, just proceed as usual also but within 7 days, you should use other precautions such as condom and so on.

Tips to remember :
- use handphone, set the reminder when you should take the pill
- scheduled the time of taking the pill such as have to take the pill before going to bed.
- keep the pill in your handbag

Seek the medical attention as soon as possible if :
- Abdominal pain
- Chest pain
- Severe headache
- Blurred vision

~Anjeruby~

Eid Fitr & Diarrhea

Salam kemenangan buat pencinta Tuhan yang Maha Memberi Kemenangan.

This Eid celebration.. i forgot to snap any picture. Although my hand-made kuih raya (tapai n ketupat).kuih farael jual

Its ok for me. I'll snap them in my memory. Save as in my brain.

Once, I got a SMS. From my ex-wardmate, Ecah.
Asked me how to treat diarrhea. Should be administered water+salt?

I hardly thinking. Why not just administer ORS (oral rehydration salts)? Hm, maybe xde ORS there. So, ORS manual la maksudnya.

Diarrhea actually can cause dehydration. So, preventing dehydration is very important.

Dehydration occurs when the body has lost too much fluid and electrolytes (the salts potassium and sodium). The fluid and electrolytes lost during diarrhea need to be replaced promptly – the body cannot function properly without them.

Although water is extremely important in preventing dehydration, it does not contain electrolytes. To maintain electrolyte levels, you could have broth or soups, which contain sodium, and fruit juices, soft fruits or vegetables, which contain potassium.

Tips about food
Until diarrhea subsides, try to avoid milk products and foods that are greasy, high-fiber or very sweet. These foods tend to aggravate diarrhea.

As you improve, you can add soft, bland foods to your diet, including bananas, plain rice, boiled potatoes, toast, crackers, cooked carrots and baked chicken without the skin or fat.

~Anjeruby~

Oh Epal Hijau

Percutian saya kali ini, ada suatu kelainan.
Kelainan?

Ye, di mana2 saya akan jumpa mrk.

EPAL HIJAU

Rasa seperti tinggal di luar negara pula.
Bangun pagi2, jus epal hijau sudah terhidang.

"Mak, kenapa hari2 kita minum jus epal hijau ni...?"
Soalan tu, bukan krn tidak suka, ttp kehairanan.

"Baik utk jantung..."
Ye ke...
Saya membuat kajian.. (check dalam internet)

• membantu penghadaman dan penurunan berat badan.
• membekalkan khasiat bagi mengurangkan kandungan kolesterol dalam badan.
• epal mengandungi elemen kesihatan phytonutrient yang boleh melambatkan pengoksidaan kolesterol yang tidak baik iaitu satu proses yang berperanan dalam pertumbuhan penyakit jantung.
• menyeimbangkan kembali kandungan zat dan mencegah berlaku lemak dalam badan.
• Membantu mencegah pembinaan kolestrol dalam dinding salur darah.
• Mengurangkan risiko penyakit jantung.
• Membantu kesihatan membran paru-paru.
• Membantu kesihatan tulang dengan menambah bahan kimia (boron) pada mineral tulang.
• Membantu kesihatan sistem kardiovaskular dengan mengekalkan tahap kolestrol darah.
• Membantu mengekalkan berat badan.
• Mengurangkan tekanan penyakit asma.
• Mengurangkan risiko barah.
• Adalah digalakkan untuk memakan epal bersama dengan kulitnya kerana sebahagian kandungan vitamin C terletak di bawah kulitnya.
• Untuk mereka yang mempunyai masalah sembelit atau sistem penghadaman, kisarkan epal hijau dengan saleri dan minum setiap pagi sebelum sarapan. Amalan ini dapat membersihkan saluran usus serta membuang toksid dengan pantas menerusi sistem pencernaan. Zat masam epal hijau sememangnya merupakan pembersih tubuh yang sangat baik.
• Untuk kesegaran kulit wajah pula, potong epal hijau dan rendamkan seketika dalam air batu selama 5 minit. Kemudian letakkan hirisan epal hijau tersebut di atas muka dan biarkan selama 15 minit. Pasti anda dapat rasakan kesegarannya dan jika diamalkan selalu boleh melicinkan kulit muka.
• mempertahankan kadar estrogen pada saat menopouse

~Anjeruby~