Part 16

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:15:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Michael Gan" mganil2000@yahoo.com
Subject: Chronicles of Michael Gan Part 16
To: "Lim Kian Soon" , "Angie" , "BK" , "Celine Chin" , "Ho Wai Chun" , "Emily Wong" , "Dennis Gan" , "JO GAN" , "Iris Ho" , "Leslie Chong" , "Frank Liang" , "Pastor Mark"
CC: "Tiger" , "Yee Mei" , "Alicia Yeap" , "Florence" , "Henry Foo" , "Jee Lan Foo" , "GAN H.G." , "Jesvinderjit" , "Kah" , "Eric Ng" , "Alvin Soo" , "Kevin Soo"
Dearest all,

I am back to share with you all - it has not been a very good three and a half weeks for me, anyway I manage to go thru it.

On 1st September, I take a trip to Haadyai to see another chinese physician with a group of my uncle's friends. The physician name is Uncle Su (from China), he will look at my hand and touch my hand and write down the details in Chinese on his medical history book, - it took approximately 30 to 40 minutes to complete and that's when he will start explaining my situation. Uncle Su indicate that I got nose cancer and my condition is not very encouraging - this is where it really surprise me because nobody tell him what's my illnesses and he's able to say it out everything - unbelievable.
I take up the medicine which cost me 4,800 Baht (USD 126) (for approximately a month), the medicine is in pills form and it is taken after each meal (3 times a day) with honey, ginger, "gula merah" (brown sugar) and 2 pieces of banana/day.

I had lost another 3 or 4 kg on my weight as my food consumption is a bit deterioting (but I told myself that I must eat so that I got the strength to recover).

For your info, I still took the chinese medicine from Tan & Jilian (when I was in Haadyai). I was back to my house on 3rd September. This is where I need to make a decision whether to continue both medicine or drop one of them. Well, I took both for a week (from 4th till 9th September) and base on my instinct I drop Tan & Jilian medicine, and this is where my Plan B starts. Tell you all, it is not an easy task and I had emotional breakdown during this periods because I tend to get angry easily about small little thing, don't feel like chatting or listening, confining myself in the room and had sleepless nights (waking up 2 or 3 times and was looking down on my balcony - 9th floor).

Currently, I had manage to control my emotions and that's why I did not reply some of your emails earlier as my mind is blank but I'm back and I am confidence to say that I will be completely cure. I will be going to Haadyai to see Uncle Su on 29/9 - anyone wants to accompany me there?

As for my Socso claim, I went for my 2nd interview (arrange by Socso) at Selayang Hospital on 13/9, this time a Doctor attend to me and have a look on my symptoms. When Doctor ask me what medication I'm on, I told her that I'm on chinese medicine - she said that it contain steroid and why I did not go for radiotheraphy and chemotheraphy? I told her that I had make my choice, so I ask them a question, does it mean that if I don't go for radiotheraphy or chemotheraphy then I'm not eligible for the Socso claim? Answer is yes cos it is base on their guideline - how dissapointing? In that case, why should I pay Socso for??? Nobody can answer me and they say they're following the book and ask me to wait for my result before end of the month.

That's all for now.

Cheers,
Michael Gan
My comment: Must control your emotion.