My Journey in a public hospital
Specific in Davao City
Last few weeks I undergo go to operation in my throat because of fish bone
stock in my esophagus. I cannot swallow any food or even drink water. It's excruciating, and I do split blood already. If I prolong the bone stock, the doctor said it would be dangerous for me because it will be infected inside and lead to death.
Anyway, at the start of this struggle, before the fish stock, I got a fever first. I went to a clinic for a check up because it's already been three days since my temperature was getting higher every night. So, the doctor suspected its a dengue (mosquito virus infection), so the doctor advised me to go to a big hospital and get admitted, but I'm hard-headed, so I decided to stay home and rest. I'm leaving alone so no one will take care of me. That night after the check up, my temperature get high around 39c° temperatur and I haven't eaten anything that time and I need to drink flu tablets.
So, I decided to cook some stone fish soup because it is less uric, so after cooking I ate, then sadly and unluckily I accidentally ate the bones of the fish also lol. I have no idea how big it is, but I'm sure it's in my throat stuck, and it's painful. I tried many ways to take out the bones stock in my throat, but still, I cannot remove it. It reached three days, and the bones still stock in my throat, and its hurting me so bad and I'm spitting blood already, I couldn't eat properly and that's why I decided to see a doctor.
Then the doctor rapidly tested me and requested for X-ray of my cervical.
Actually it's prohibited to take a picture inside the check up but my boyfriend take picture of me to send it to my mum, so she is updated.
That little tube(I forgot the name, but it has a camera that will look inside) was inserted inside my throat.
And that's the x-ray result, you can see in the circle part that white spot there, that's the bones stock in my throat 😢
That's the fish bones. The hospital I went for a check-up the doctor suggested for immediate operation and I ask for the operation how it will cause. However, the first hospital I went is quite expensive, so I requested for refereal transfer to a public hospital for less expensive.
So we went there. It's quite stressful because there are so many people in the emergency waiting to be called. (This is my situation there)
You need to wait for your turn but a good thing is they put some dextrose to me so I couldn't be so weak because I'm not eating for couple of days. And also for operation purposes doctor advice is my stomach should be empty for 24 hours before the operation.
My situation there.
It's hot and no bed so I need to sit on a bench waiting for a vacant bed to be available.
I thank my bf Dave and best friend @jude.villarta for helping me from my day one to the hospital until get out of the hospital. Thank you soo much guys I'm so bless to have you. ❤️
And that's my dad (thank you) having a small (abaca small fun) to help me to breathe LOL it's really hot in this public government hospital. (Its more fun and only in the Philippines)
And the operation is successful
I'm still unconscious that time and look stone because of my anaesthesia.
And the blood still scattered in my mouth. My best friend @jude.villarta took picture of me for updating my mum. But also help for me to know my journey there while I'm still unconscious from the operation
When I'm already conscious I woke up having this hose in my nose. because my operation is in my throat I couldn't eat anything using my mouth so the doctor put hose going to my nose directly going to my stomach for feeding me.
The experience is quite irritating and painful. I can feel the pain inside my throat because of the operation and plus the hose inside my throat. But I said to my self that time this one is just temporary. Praying, hoping it will end the pain soon.
Shoutout to my best friend Jude for helping me at my worst you know that I love you right 😘❤️ . just me and her only in my sharing room helping me to go the bathroom because I could move properly to change my cloths. Yes she saw everything lol but I don't mind I saw hers too before hahahaha.
There is disadvantage and advantage going to a public hospital.
Because of my benefit and insurance paid as employee my hospital bill less to 80%. It's like suffer first in the beginning and be happy in the end from more than 70,000 pesos estimations, I end up paying for 5,000 pesos only for my hospital bill 🥰
Lesson learned: everything happens for a reason. And I'm so lucky I have this people will always be their for me in my happy and worst moment. Thank you guys and you know who you are. ❤️😘
Good you are ok and you have people you can rely on near you.
That bone looks really scary there!
Really friends are always there in good and bad times, so amazing.