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<\/p>\naartiK, aditiM, aditiR, agneloM, agnes, aindrila, akhila, akshaya, alan.fly, alanna, alanna, alyshaA, alex, alfredo, alpaA, alpaD, amritaSahas, anaita, andreaF, andreaN, anie, anindita, anishaD’Sa, anisha\/anu\/alisha, anjuM, ankitaG, ankitaT, annukampa, antaraC, antaraT, anthonyD, anuGupta, anuI, anupamaA, anuradha, aparnaA, aparnaKaps, Aparna Kher,\u00a0 aparnaNS, aparnaT, apurvaK, archanaB, arpitaN, arthur, arunDeS, arushi, ashikaM, ashish. ashishF, ashwiniM, avinash,<\/p>\n
beena, bhaktiP, bianca, binitaM, biniS, binny, brinda,<\/p>\n
caren, carissa, carolineP, carolS, celina, chaitali, chandani, cherylD’S, chitraN, chloe, chong, claudette, crystalMen,<\/p>\n
deanyDeM, deepaSom, deepikaM, delon, denver, dereksonia, devayaniD, devikaV, dhananjay, dhananjay, dionne, diyaB, dwisha,<\/p>\n
edwina, esha, evarist, farinaz, fayann, fergus, firooza,<\/p>\n
gandhali, gautami, geeta, genevieveF, genevieveS, geselleD’C, gordonD, gunjan, gwenM,<\/p>\n
habiba, hailley, heba, hima, insia, ishaG,<\/p>\n
jaiW, janiceB,jasmine, jayantP, jenniferC, jenniferG, jenniferT, jerry, \u00a0joey, jonita, joseLuis, juliaD, juliaJ, jyotsnaM,<\/p>\n
kanan, kaneenica, kanicaS, karenD, \u00a0karenF, karenM, karishmaH, karishmaS, kiera, kimM, kunali, kimberlyL, kiranM, krutiT,<\/p>\n
lawrie, latika, leahZ, leenaP, lilyB, loo, lornaD, louella,<\/p>\n
manaliG, manasiP, manasiS, maneeshaP, maranna, marieM, mariette, marisaD, marisaM, maryA, mary-annC, mayuri, mehek, meherM, mel\/bertha, menakaD, menakaP, merleO, meyrick, michelleP, michelleF, monoshka, mirabelle, mishka, mishudoris, mishudoris, mitaliB, mitchelleJ, moina, monishaC,<\/p>\n
namita, namrata, nanditaM, natashaD, natashaE, natashaL, natashaRL,natashaSh, natasha\/nakita, neenaz, nehalP, nehaSeth, nehaShah, neisha, nidhiS, nikhilP, nikitaDesh, nikitaDutta, nimisha, nirmalaG, nishaant, niyati,<\/p>\n
oleen, pallaviK, pallaviS, parinaz, payalM, payalS, payalV, pearlD, pervin, petal, poojaC, poojaG, poojaShah, poojaSav, poonamB, prachiS, pranjali, preethiP, preetiH, \u00a0preetiR, preranaM, priyankaSS, prutha,\u00a0 puja,<\/p>\n
rackheeT, rakheeG, rakheeP, rasikaV, reema, rennita\/renny, renukaR, reshmaS, rheaC, rheaD, richaS, rigvedita, riyaK, roannaB, rochellePinto, romaM, roopina, roxaneE, ruchikaB, ruchiPal, ruchiPar, rutaPal,<\/p>\n
saloniD, samata, sameera, sanchari, sanchita, sandhya, sandraMath, sandraMer,\u00a0sanket, saradaB, saritaP, savioCra, shaila\/vernon. shalmaliS, shamsah, sharanya, \u00a0sharmistha, sharonD, sharonN, shaziya, sherlaine, shetal, shilpa, shilpi, shivangiP, shivaniS, shonaaliS, shonaliS, sharaddhaK, shriyaP, shwetaD. shwetaR, simoneS, simran, smitaS, smritiJ, snehaK, snehalS, snehaT, soniaM, soniaMenon, sonyaO, sophiaJ, \u00a0stan, stephenM, stuti, sujataM, sujataS, sukritiS, sumitraB, supriyaC, supriya, surabhi, swethaA,<\/p>\n
tanviS, tanyaG, tanyaM, tarang, tasneemF, tejashree, tess, tony, tonyJD, trevor, trinjhna,<\/p>\n
uday, ujjaini, upneetB, upneetS, urvija, utsha,utsha,<\/p>\n
vaishakhee, valerie, valetta, vanithaK, varshaM, vasantN, veera, venitaF,\u00a0 venitaF, venitaF, vibhaI, vidyaN, viralT, vivien, vrushaliK<\/p>\n
wendyD, xenia, yakuta, yogita, yvette,<\/p>\n
zaitoon, zaver, zelynda, zeniaA, zen\/khushnood, zomie.gang, 1960gang.<\/p>\n
My dear<\/p>\n
Long time… and I hope things are well and wonderful for you..<\/p>\n
An update on news about things\u00a0here with me….<\/p>\n
I was out of circulation for a while…<\/p>\n
I was hospitalised\u00a0 (six days : Jan.29th to Feb.\u00a03rd)\u00a0for acute – change that to excruciating – abdominal pain….<\/p>\n
All FIR tests\/X-Rays\/Sonography were clear. On the fourth restlessly painful day after a CT-Scan – I was diagnosed to have a small (4mm) stone in my ureter. Ugly thing! Painful thing….<\/p>\n
After about 20 IV feeds and 12 IV antibiotic drips and 15 painkillers administered in various ways and an absolutely mind-blowing explosive bowel clearance (a side-effect of 3 litres of some medicated liquid I had to take for the CT-Scan)…. I felt miraculous relief. Continued in the hospital for two more days ( more IV drips) and now I am back in the college.<\/p>\n
It’s been a little over a month from all this now and I am almost back to being my “top of the pops” self… There will be betterer times ahead and I continue looking forward….<\/p>\n
The background rhythm and music\u00a0 somehow represents the fluctuating sharpness and\u00a0 throbbing stretches of extended dullness with which the pain dominated my life while I was in the hospital. No, I was not in a position to dance to the music!<\/p>\n
Getting back to my feet now… and with the music continuing, I am sure that I will be soon able to dance again!<\/p>\n
More appropriate music and dancing to you that side..<\/p>\n
Every human experience carries with it lessons and learnings that add to the storehouse of knowledge and wisdom that each one of us gathers\u00a0 and benefits from over the years.<\/p>\n
We can use that learning and wisdom\u00a0to make for ourselves better lives in the years that are still to come….<\/p>\n
I want to share with you things I have learnt from my recent admission to and\u00a0 6-day stay in the hospital for diagnosis and treatment of a stone in the ureter.<\/p>\n
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1. There is such a thing as unbearable\u00a0pain.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 A three-way IV canal embedded in the back of\u00a0any hand limits the movement and dexterity of\u00a0that particular hand.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 You cannot tie your pyjama string with only one hand.<\/p>\n
4. In toilet manoeuvres\u00a0your right hand cannot efficiently do<\/p>\n
what\u00a0 your left hand has been doing all your life.<\/p>\n
5. A poster on the hospital wall said : “My grace is sufficient for you!”<\/p>\n
That helped!<\/p>\n
6. Even though it is good for health, karela is always bitter.<\/p>\n
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7. There are 18,964 drops in an IV bottle.<\/p>\n
8. Saying “Go! Baby go!”\u00a0 does not make\u00a0 the IV drip go any faster.<\/p>\n
9. Despite their colouring \u00a0IV drips do not come in flavours like pineapple and tender coconut.<\/p>\n
10. By the time one bottle of IV saline gets completely dripped into you,<\/p>\n
you have gone to the loo at least three times.<\/p>\n
11. The nurses are not amused if you ask them to connect the IV drip directly to the toilet bowl.<\/p>\n
12. If the position of your heart (e.g. when you are standing) is higher than<\/p>\n
the position of the IV bottle then blood flows in reverse from your body into the IV tube.<\/p>\n
That is very scary!<\/p>\n
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13. In hospitals, 5.30 am is the most appropriate time to be changing the bed linen.<\/p>\n
You are generally woken up from a deep sleep so that this can be done.<\/p>\n
14. Hospital staff find it particularly difficult to talk in Malayalam softly at night.<\/p>\n
15. You should not sneeze while collecting a urine sample.<\/p>\n
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16. Enemas do not always work.<\/p>\n
17. Kidney stones are not round and smooth.<\/p>\n
18. When you are in constant pain you are not in a state to worry about getting bored.<\/p>\n
19. Even though you may not like to do it, you must drink lots of water every day.<\/p>\n
20. Even though you already know it, family and friends care a whole lot for you.<\/p>\n
21. Suddenly feeling perfectly well is the most wonderful feeling in the world.<\/p>\n
P.S.<\/strong>\u00a0 It helps greatly if you have a sense of humour while you are going through it all !!<\/p>\n And the sense of humour helps when you are right on top of the world as well. I am glad I have that in reasonably large measure….<\/p>\n Just now there is a large jug of water on my table top and reminder notes\u00a0 all over the place from students asking me to\u00a0drink a lot of water . Fortunately the bathroom is just a kidney stone’s throw (30 feet) away!<\/p>\n All fairly well now … except for the usual occasional whisper from inside me that I should be paying some more attention to health things in my life!<\/p>\n And the rains are coming down more enthusiastically now…. that is a blessing I really enjoy!<\/p>\n Wondertimes and wonderthings to you too as life rolls on….<\/p>\n You take care too. love, Terry<\/p>\n terryq@xaviers.edu<\/a> aartiK, aditiM, aditiR, agneloM, agnes, aindrila, akhila, akshaya, alan.fly, alanna, alanna, alyshaA, alex, alfredo, alpaA, alpaD, amritaSahas, anaita, andreaF, andreaN, anie, anindita, anishaD’Sa, anisha\/anu\/alisha, anjuM, ankitaG, ankitaT, annukampa, antaraC, antaraT, anthonyD, anuGupta, anuI, anupamaA, anuradha, aparnaA, aparnaKaps, Aparna Kher,\u00a0 aparnaNS, aparnaT, apurvaK, archanaB, arpitaN, arthur, arunDeS, arushi, ashikaM, ashish. ashishF, ashwiniM, avinash, beena, bhaktiP, bianca, … <\/p>\n
\nquerry2@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"