Hari Pertama Kat Hospital

Pada tanggal 15 Apr 2009, seperti yg dirancang, aku telah dgn seberapa selamba yg boleh "checked in" dekat Hospital Pakar Ampang Puteri utk operation tu. Oleh kerana dah bersedia secara mental dan fizikal, aku ingat aku tidak akan menghadapi masalah pada malam pertama. Semuanya telah diatur dgn baik. Segala keperluan telah tersusun elok. Aku hanya menunggu hari esok, sememangnya dgn debaran. Kepala otak aku tidak lekang ligat berpusing, cuba mensimulasi apa yang akan berlaku. Bermula dari detik aku disuruh menukar kpd pakaian pesakit, kepada waktu disorong ke bilik bedah, suasana dlm bilik bedah, wajah2 doktor dlm OT, saat dibius, saat mula sedar dari pembedahan, kesakitan yang biasanya dialami pasca pembedahan, tempoh pemulihan sehingalah kepada hari terakhir aku di hospital. Banyak gambaran yg dimainkan oleh fikiran aku sebenarnya dipengaruhi oleh apa yang pernah aku dengar, lihat, tonton dan baca dari byk sumber. Agak mengejutkan juga kerana kemudiannya aku dapati apa yang aku bayangkan pada malam itu hampir sama sahaja dengan peristiwa sebenarnya, cuma part kesakitan tu jer yg terlebih...

Sebelum tidur, sempat juga aku berkenalan dan bersembang dgn roomate aku pertama (dari 9 Org sepanjang 31 hari tinggal di wad) bernama En Amran yg ditahan di wad kerana masalah diabetis. Alhamdulillah, setelah tiga hari dirawat, dia kemudiannya dibenarkan keluar. Setelah masing2 penat,kami mula beransur hendak tidur. Ketika itu, aku terdengar ketukan lembut di pintu. Kemudian datang seorang jururawat ke arah katil aku sambil tangannya memegang sesuatu. Sambil menarik tempat meletak makanan utk katil aku, dia meletakkan satu plat plastik yg berwarna oren dan tulisannya yg agak besar. Tulisan itu aku baca,

"Patient Administered Nil by Mouth"

Tetiba jer semangat aku rasa lemah giler memikirkan apa yg menanti hari esok.

My Sentimental Visit to Mache

Three weeks ago, I have went back to Mache with my mother on a special occasion. It was my last visit before I undergo my ACL Reconstruction Surgery. At this point, I kept it a close guarded secret to all but a few. After piling n stuffing all decorative lights and fans that we have bought earlier in the car boot, we left KL for Mache missing one person from the manifest, i.e my elder brother, being his usual self, has pull out from the journey.

The journey back to Mache was an important one. My house is now completed (awaiting CCC) and I have planned few weeks back to perform my own inspection on it, and to install all lightings and fans and etc etc within that short day off. My annual leave is very tight considering my so many things to do all year round plans. So I cannot affort any delay to complete the task. Plus, with my brother's wedding approaching, all must be done within that 5 days leave. At all cost I must say.Or havoc break loose.

We all were in a jovial mood. With the help of my sisters family and cousins, we washed the house, getting prices from few acquaintanced wiremans, shopped some other stuffs as my car boot only can capasitate so much, fixed the water engine, installed the lamps, fans, curtain holder etc. It's good not to buy all items in KL as later, I learned that not all electrical stuffs were cheaper in KL. After all those bits of balancing act, the house finally perfectly lighted and equipped. Ready to be occupied.

However, I did not have enough time to see how beautiful the house is at night as that afternoon, we left for KL. There was still some minor touch up to be done. Hopefully, my other siblings will take care of that. My cuti-cuti was up so fast as a day later, I checked my self up at Ampang Puteri for my knee operation.

I pray for all the best to my self, the house and the wedding ceremony. If nothing goes wrong, I will be well enough to be there when the time come.

Amin.