Today has not been an exceptionally good day... not that it is bad though. I went to see a neurologist at a local private hospital to have my neck examined. After the bus accident I was involved in last week, the right side of my neck has been sore. This morning at around 5:30am, I was again paralysed for a moment as I tossed in my bed. I could not move for a couple of minutes basically. After that I was okay.
My sister has been encouraging me to see the doctor but I have been procrastinating, thinking that it would be well after a while. Apparently it did not. It feels the same and the frequencies of being paralysed momentarily have increased.
Well, I decided to heed her advice. I basically went to the Accident and Emergency department. X-rays were taken. The specialist told me I have a 1.2cm hairline crack. As for the temporary paralysis, he said probably a nerve has been affected. He will monitor my condition for a period. He will then decide whether further tests like CT Scan or MRI be carried out if situation does not improve. He is not ruling out the fact that my spinal cord is injured. Anyway, they also took my blood sample.
Anyway, I have to apply ice on my neck area in the morning when I wake up and in the night just before I sleep. I was given pain relievers and was warned not to strain the right side of my neck too much. I was also given one week of medical leave.
I am feeling a little lousy because I seem to be so accident-prone - mostly not due to my own doing. Haha. Anyway, I have been told before by others that I am a jinx. Am I? I guess not. To be called that means one is being superstitious - that I am unlucky; that I bring misfortune.
Well, I am a child of God and I do not believe in luck or fortune. The fact that I am still alive basically means one thing - that God's grace and mercy have been evident and all thanks to Him for being so good as to protect me from death. Even if I were to get killed one day, it is basically God's timing that I should go and not due to other reasons.
Anyway, I went to the Botanic Gardens to spend some time in quiet before the Lord - giving thanks for all that had happened; submitting to Him the concerns of my heart; and also to be refreshed by the beauty of nature, created by the Master Himself. I also took the time to pray for a few people I have been burdened for. I trust that God has answered my prayers and that He is already working in the lives of these my siblings-in-Christ.
I went next to the Coffee Bean cafe in Ngee Ann City to do some work. I was bored but thank God I was able to find things to occupy my time.
I went next to Borders and Kinokuniya to read some books and magazines. I ordered a couple of books and also bought a photography magazine.
Well, it was home next. I do not know why but when I put down everything, I suddenly felt sleepy. I napped. I was re-energised after that. :)
Enough said. Thanks be to God for everything!
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
My sister has been encouraging me to see the doctor but I have been procrastinating, thinking that it would be well after a while. Apparently it did not. It feels the same and the frequencies of being paralysed momentarily have increased.
Well, I decided to heed her advice. I basically went to the Accident and Emergency department. X-rays were taken. The specialist told me I have a 1.2cm hairline crack. As for the temporary paralysis, he said probably a nerve has been affected. He will monitor my condition for a period. He will then decide whether further tests like CT Scan or MRI be carried out if situation does not improve. He is not ruling out the fact that my spinal cord is injured. Anyway, they also took my blood sample.
Anyway, I have to apply ice on my neck area in the morning when I wake up and in the night just before I sleep. I was given pain relievers and was warned not to strain the right side of my neck too much. I was also given one week of medical leave.
I am feeling a little lousy because I seem to be so accident-prone - mostly not due to my own doing. Haha. Anyway, I have been told before by others that I am a jinx. Am I? I guess not. To be called that means one is being superstitious - that I am unlucky; that I bring misfortune.
Well, I am a child of God and I do not believe in luck or fortune. The fact that I am still alive basically means one thing - that God's grace and mercy have been evident and all thanks to Him for being so good as to protect me from death. Even if I were to get killed one day, it is basically God's timing that I should go and not due to other reasons.
Anyway, I went to the Botanic Gardens to spend some time in quiet before the Lord - giving thanks for all that had happened; submitting to Him the concerns of my heart; and also to be refreshed by the beauty of nature, created by the Master Himself. I also took the time to pray for a few people I have been burdened for. I trust that God has answered my prayers and that He is already working in the lives of these my siblings-in-Christ.
I went next to the Coffee Bean cafe in Ngee Ann City to do some work. I was bored but thank God I was able to find things to occupy my time.
I went next to Borders and Kinokuniya to read some books and magazines. I ordered a couple of books and also bought a photography magazine.
Well, it was home next. I do not know why but when I put down everything, I suddenly felt sleepy. I napped. I was re-energised after that. :)
Enough said. Thanks be to God for everything!
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
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