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Hello, true to what Melinda said in the previous entry, I was in the hospital.

First Assunta Hospital, then Damansara Specialists Hospital.

 

 

 

The guess is right. I was in there due to my knee.

But on the contrary, I wasn’t there because I twisted, fractured, broken or injured my knee in any physical activities.

 

In the end, it wasn’t the killer heels’ fault. The heels did trigger the whole problem but it wasn’t the cause in the very end.

 

Turns out, I have a disease, a rare one doctors call PVNS for short.

 

 

 

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) is a joint problem that usually affects the hip or knee. It can also occur in the shoulder, ankle, elbow, hand or foot.

The lining of a joint becomes swollen and grows. This growth harms the bone around the joint. The lining also makes extra fluid that can cause swelling and make movement very painful.

 

PVNS isn't common. It can affect anyone, but it is most common in people 20 to 45 years old. It may happen slightly more often in men.

Doctors don't know exactly what causes PVNS. It doesn't seem to run in families. It doesn't seem to be caused by certain jobs or activities.

 

 

 

I hit the jackpot.

It’s like lucky draw, some people get it, some people don’t.

 

If you have PVNS, you'll notice swelling and stiffness in a joint, most often your knee. The joint may hurt. You may have a "popping" feeling when you move the joint. The symptoms usually start slowly and may come and go over time.

 

 

Experiencing hospital treatment was only a mixture of few things.

1. They take my temperature every 4 hours, me asleep is not the question.
2. They take my blood pressure every 4 hours, 2am is not the question.
3. A nurse woke me up to give me a cold pack, I search for my phone. It was 4 in the morning, drowsy, wish they would go away.
4. H-O-L-E-S. Hahah, not the literature component, but literally holes. I have it all around my hands, arms, knee, butt, shoulders, you name it (:
5. They took a lot of blood from me, amd also this thick orange liquid from my knee. I know, Ewwww, hahahaha.

Right.

I was saying,

 

 

The best way to treat PVNS is to remove the lining of the joint. This can be done with traditional surgery or with arthroscopy. In arthroscopy, the doctor makes a tiny cut in the skin over your joint. Then a thin tube is put into the joint to remove the lining.

 

Okay, so that’s what I did.

I went through the surgery, Doctor Gan helped me clean up the infections.

 

Even with treatment, PVNS comes back about half the time. If the pain comes back again and again, radiation therapy may help. Sometimes, the joint must be replaced.

 

This is me, literally one second before surgery.

Was wearing the skimpy surgery clothes,

How was I feeling at that very moment?

One word: COLD!

 

So right now, I am discharged from the hospital.

Resting, heaving heavily even in the arms of my family in their loving care.

And hopefully, I’ll get to tell you more tomorrow.

 

Bye love (: