Crankiness? What’s with the word? Oh well it’s about me feeling erratic since yesterday. Not in the mood and was lazy yesterday and today woke up feeling so weak. I went to bed early last night and it seems that I still didn’t have a good sleep. Something keeps bugging me so annoying I don’t understand. I really hate what I’m feeling today. Stuffy nose, sore throat and muscle pain. What the heck why? We just stayed home the whole day yesterday anyway.  Checking in my kitchen feeling’ like there’s no good food for me to eat. All crap for me what are inside our cupboards and fridge. Oh no I hate this day. I just started it with opening my laptop while sipping hot lemonade with honey. I hope this day will finish well when it comes to my health. I got very itchy nose and I’m sneezing from time to time.  I’ve been treating my hay fever allergies for 3 days now but no to avail. Argh what I should I do? I want to go out but my saving account nearly empty. My pocket is sick. I need to earn. It’s draining because of school holiday. Oh this day no good sorry Lord.

Finally I’m doing well after almost a month of  being sick. The worst was my cough. As in so bad that I lost hope of finding the best cure. I was experiencing asthma symptoms. Whizzing and little bit hard breathing. I was opted to use inhaler that my husband used to use when he’s having asthma attacked. I felt strange because my attacked usually in the dawn. I started to feel back and chest pain every time I was coughing. Phlegm was all plainly clear. No traces of bacteria. I was hysterically worried because it made my days miserable. I can’t go out in public and socialize with friends. I mostly stayed inside the house which was so boring.
I’m fortunate to have a friend who was become an angel sent from above to tell me that a certain medicine for me was right there. With just one day of taking the herbal medicine I felt immediately okay. The next day I still took the medicine for precautionary purpose and that was it! Everything’s good until now. Thank you Lord for sending the angel. And thanks to the health shop where I bought the medicine with deep healing power. It was a syrup that has Manuka honey and propolis mixed with echinacea purpurea extract. The medicine’s exact name is Proplis Herbal Elixir from Comvita and made in New Zealand. It was actually a dietary supplement. Whatever it was, I got healed.

I had a quick dental check-up yesterday. Actually, I thought the dentist will start to do the root canal treatment, because with my first check-up, she told me that I have a root canal infection that needs to be treated with my next appointment. After a day with what the dentist did with my first check-up, I felt a terrible pain with my affected tooth. Just imagine, I need to wait a week just to book for another appointment because it’s only every Wednesday that she’s there at the clinic. I don’t like the idea of going to another clinic and face another dentist. I want to stick to one that I already used to. So the pain started Thursday and it last until Monday. The pain only stop after taking pain-reliever every six hours. I’m not used to take medicine like anti-pain and etc., but that’s the only choice I have to do just to get rid of the worst pain. I can’t sleep because it bothers me a lot. With five days of pain, I lose weight which is too bad because I’m working on gaining weight. Tuesday, the pain slow down even without pain-reliever until yesterday. So the dentist check my tooth and I explain how I felt. The abscess that keeps coming back and the yucky pus which is always present.
You know what the dentist told me? I have to give up my tooth. It has a crack inside that let the bacteria gets in which is causing the pain. Root canal can do nothing. Tooth extraction is the solution. I felt bad. I don’t want to loose my tooth. Are your teeth guys still complete. Is it still pair with the other side? Oh no. I hate the consequences if my tooth being pulled. All my teeth will start to move and the alignment will be broken. Do you know what it means? Maybe some of you don’t know the reason why losing a tooth is not really good especially if it’s a big one. It’s a big deal for me. I don’t want to lose even a single tooth. I’m always careful with my oral hygiene but why this is happening to me? Arrrg!
This coming Oct.22, I have another 1hour appointment with my dentist. She will pull it out.
Are you familiar with dental implants? A surgery that will replace a missing tooth with a false tooth. The procedure is so scary. I don’t know if I’ll take the risk. I’m so scared. That’s an option anyway and I need $3000-4000 for that procedure. Can you imagine that? I was given an information about dental implants. I’ll gonna post and share the information later on.
I’m still hoping that I can till keep my tooth. I’m feeling fine now. Yesterday was just a free check-up because she only look at it and told me what to do next. I was given an anti-biotic prescription in case the pain will come back. I didn’t buy it because I’m feeling okay. No more pain, no more abscess and no more pus. I’m still hoping that I can go for a root canal treatment. I want to save my tooth. Oh dear…please.

Yesterday I had my first dental check-up here in Australia. I felt a slight pain with my tooth that has a temporary filling. My last dental appointment was November 2007 back in the Philippines. My temporary filling is really overdue. That supposed to be three weeks after being placed, but you know we became busy after then. I had an abscess on the gum that keeps on coming back. The dentist perform the x-ray and remove the temporary filling, clean it and change with a new temporary filling. The dentist told me that an abscess on the gum is caused by an infection of the root canal and if the root canal will not undergo treatment, the abscess will really keep on coming back unless I have to give up my tooth. As for now, it’s under observation. If there’s a good improvement with my next visit, then the root canal treatment will start. But, if it will get worst then bye bye tooth. I’m always careful with my teeth but no matter how we’re careful, tooth will get old, tooth will decay. I also hate the teeth discoloration. You know, dental is too costly especially here in this country. We spent more than 400 bucks including my son’s tooth filling. There’s still more to go. We need to protect the other teeth to avoid paying much more in the future. I don’t like my oldest son’s teeth alignment at present and hopefully it will be corrected after all those milk teeth will gone. Anyway he’s just 8 years old. I don’t have idea yet what is this root canal treatment and how it will be done. I will make a research for it.

I’m weak, tired and grumpy. Not because of stress but I suspect I got the winter gastroenteritis. I sleep last night with a little tummy ache and the grumbling sounds of it. I just ignored the feeling but still it doesn’t give me a complete rest. My tummy so noisy and early in the morning that makes me wanna run to the toilet. I felt like vomiting and I really hate it. I have mentioned with my previous post about my son feeling the same vomiting . With the research I have found about winter illness called winter gastroenteritis, we got some of the symptoms but indifferently. My son keeps on vomiting but he doesn’t have diarrhea. In my case I just vomit the water I drink early in the morning but my gosh toilet keeps on calling me. I’m feeling weak and dehydrated already. I want to sleep but I’m bothered so I just sit here having confession while drinking warm water.
I’m still observing the symptoms because it’s still not confirmed. This maybe also because of the combination of food I eat yesterday. Vegetable salads with hot marshmallow chocolate for lunch, banana for snacks, and vegetables again for dinner, chocolate biscuits and milk an hour before sleep. You think that would be a possible cause? I’m still thinking with gastroenteritis that can be pass through the family members. Do you think my son had passed it to me? My tummy is still aching by this moment but tolerable as well as my bowel movement.
I didn’t even got the chance to go to church because of my illness. It’s the second Sunday already. Forgive me oh Lord. Last Sunday the weather is bad and now I’m feeling bad. Doh!
Oh my goodness. I can’t blog hop that much, I can’t drop entrecards that much and even can post that much. Ouch! My tummy…ayayay.. Bye for now because I need to go the toilet again.

Yeah I lose weight but I am not happy of course. I am striving hard to gain weight because I’m petite and slim. The more I strive hard, the more I came back to zero. I already gained weight but because of the antibiotic I was taken I lose what I gained. Mostly people are striving hard too just to lose weight, get rid of those fats, belt bags especially after giving birth. But me, it’s my opposite problem. I have three kids but hey look at me. Skinny as a teeny? Oh well, sometimes it’s overwhelming to hear such nice approach about my body type but please if I’m this skinny and I will lose weight I will become a bone and I feel it now. My face cheekbones which I hate so much really appearing. My wrist watch that was used to fit my wrist now it is loosen. My favourite brassiere I used to wear is sometimes falling down and can’t hold in its place. My tummy starting to get little chubby now more flat. My rings loosen. My face looks like a balloon losing its air slowly.
Vitamins can’t help me. Eating a lot can’t too. Some of my friends said I’m sexy and I’m lucky with my body. Doh! All I can say is what..e..ver!

My Face after taking antibiotics- bony with pimples

My face before taking antibiotics! chubby and clean

What a weird thing but it’s a good news. I’m okay, I’m not ill. All the results of my laboratory tests are negative. I have no problem with my kidney nor didn’t even mention about UTI getting worst.
The question is. What’s wrong with me? What are those frustrating feelings before? Am I that super stressed to feel such burning sensation that won’t make me sleep well? Am I still adjusting with the new country, the new climate and all? What do you call this one? A culture shock? Irrelevant! Climate shock maybe. Even my skin is not in good condition. I used to have flawless face and back in the Philippines but since I arrived here, I got lots of rashes on my back, pimples on my forehead now starting to spread on my cheek. I’m so worried but what can I do with this? I wash my face regularly and I take a bath every day. I take vitamins! I make sure I got enough sleep excluding those times that I can’t sleep because of frequent dysuria. But hey! Besides that, vanity is in me. I took care of myself well. I want this concerned to be solve. I need answers to my questions. Who can?
Oh well, I am still very thankful because of the negative results with all the examinations done. So far, I am feeling well because of the Triptrim tablet I’m taking for 7 days. I don’t know what’s that antibiotic for but it was recommended by my doctor and it has a really good effect with my feeling. The doctor just told me to come back to her when frequent dysuria and burning sensation will attack again. Hopefully not! I am now practicing to drinks lots and lots of water that come to a point that I want to vomit because my tummy is full of water. All I can hear is water but I did not become intoxicated with water anyway.

Finally I was able to consult a doctor the other day and yesterday the laboratory test was done. I will be expecting the result tomorrow and my x-ray is also scheduled 11 am o’clock in the morning. We found a General Practitioner just near our street and she is trusted by many. She is an Indian and she looks strict but she’s nice anyway. Dr Sulo Mahendran.
I consulted to her about my problem with the UTI and guess what I was freaking with all the questions. She talks a lot about sex. She was asking if I felt burning after performing it. I never take it seriously before that sex has really something to do with UTI and yeah I remember it with the research I’ve done. But I know for sure it’s not the reason why this UTI attacking me now. Called it weird but the time we arrived here in Oz and I experienced so much cold, freezing with the weather gosh that’s keeps me coming back to the toilet and pee little by little (frequent dysuria in medical terms). It’s normal for pregnant buy hey I am not! This illness wakes me up 2 0′clock in the morning until 5 and it’s really frustrating because I want to sleep but how? The pain or the burning sensation is freaking me, bothers me a lot. I need to keep myself busy like spending my time here in my computer by that time just to forget the uneasy feeling while my family is soundly sleeping.
Another question Dr Mahendran asked was about feeling the burning sensation before and after menstruation. I do and the feeling is much worse. I will just cry alone especially when I can’t sleep. Burning sensation (balisawsaw) in Filipino term is my best enemy. So the Doctor recommended me to have the lab test. She referred us to a specific clinic laboratory for the entire test.
I was thankful my hubby was still able to spend his time with me even busy at work. He’s just scared to lose me early lol!
Tomorrow he’ll be with me again for my kidney x-ray. I will empty my bladder by 9 am and then drink 4glasses of water between 9-10 am. Full bladder before x-ray has to be done. No fasting required.
I just hope nothing is really bad or serious problem about with my gall bladder or kidney as I am afraid to leave my family early and kids are still young. I’ll be okay, God is with me.

Something happen in one part of my face. Below my lips, there was a small and tiny outbreak that really bothers me. I kept on touching it out of consciousness. Until one day I noticed it was already reddened with itching, tingling and burning sensation feeling. I was so bothered and I am even ashamed to go out with that yucky thing on my face. I don’t know what to do and what to think. Where did it come from? Why I got it? What is the reason I got it the fact that most of the time I am only staying at home? What is it? I’m getting paranoid.
According to my hubby maybe that was a cold sore. I don’t have idea what is cold sores and I really hate and felt so bad about it. Does my skin reacting with the new climate of the new country we’re in? Am I allergic to cold or whatever sudden changes of weather here? I am not used to have skin problems while I’m still the Philippines.
My hubby bought a cream and told me to try it. I was freaking out when I read the label of it. It’s an Eczema & Psoriasis Cream called Nourish. It is said to be for symptomatic relief of mild to moderate Eczema, Psoriasis and Dermatitis. A gentle formula suitable to use on the face and body. Temporary relief from itchy, dry and sensitive skin. I was convinced to use it knowing that it contain Aloe Vera juice dry powder. I know that aloe Vera is effective in different types of skin problems.
After 4 days of using the cream the cold sores was healed. According to our friend who visited us last Easter Sunday, it was really a cold sores and it will gone in due time even if you will not make an action to get rid of it. But I am really conscious and ashamed so I want to get rid of it that quick! Thanks God I’m okay now. Feeling better and face back to normal. No more hiding and covering.
I am now working with my research about cold sores and I will post it soon to help and give my readers some idea.

I thought when we moved here in Australia our youngest won’t suffer anymore with his asthma because the country has less pollution and not humid. It’s been a long time since he doesn’t have the attacked but today my goodness it started again. At first it was just a simple cold but then followed by cough and now problem with breathing. Not really that bad but the whizzing sound in his breath bothers me a lot. So what I did, I brought out this apparatus…
nebulizer

The medicine

I was hesitating to use it because he seem like scared and he’s running away from me when he saw it but when I tried to talk to him nicely he just hold it and put the mask on his face facing the mouth and his nose.
The first time we tried to use the nebulizer on him back from the Phil’s we almost tied him because he is fighting and he really doesn’t want it especially it makes him perspires too much. We are holding him tight and he is crying so bad till the nebulisation done. It is hard to take care asthmatic kids. All of my three sons have it and they inherit it with their dad and the family. I don’t believe before that sickness can be inherited but I was opting to because of experienced. I was just glad that my two sons didn’t experienced asthma attacked again when their age reach 3 and I must say they are healthy. I suspected the freaking cold weather last week caused our baby asthma attacked. He doesn’t want to wear sweater and don’t use blanket at night. Sometimes I find it hard to dress him up because he doesn’t want it. We will fight first. But when I get tired I just let him roam around the house naked. He is so strong that I can’t force him. Very strong honestly.


This is Mjay our asthmatic Darling and Daddy’s boy. He like his daddy than me. When he wake up without his dad and saw me first he is in the bad mood.

For now we are observing his condition and we hope that this will get better with the help of the nebulizer which is always the first option when asthma attacked.