Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Life seems to head for an end?

I am getting morbid. Likely.

This afternoon, I was scheduled to attend to all walk-ins to our centre. I had to do a suicide risk assessment for someone who had made enquiry at our centre. No further details to be released here. I am just sharing a glimpse of some of the work that I do as a social worker. So, to broaden your knowledge base, please click on this link to get some insights on what to do when someone you know might be suicidal.

My cough persists. Now, when I do cough, my right ribs hurt. I don't know if I should cough or not. If I cough, it hurts. If I don't, my throat feels awfully irritated and in need to be cleared. It feels as if I am suffering, though not intensively yet.

JY told me over the MSN of a story of a friend of hers who coughed till there's a crack in her ribs, and had to stay at home for two weeks. Maybe this would be the way for me to get my well-deserved rest? Maybe I would rather not have such kind of rest? I have better things to be done.

I am not sure if I would be patient enough with doctors to go through the entire check-up routine once again. So for now, I shall be reluctant towards seeing a specialist. I think I would rather suffer in pain than be put through the frustrations of going through all medical examinations. Those frustrations can make me cry, silently to myself.

I wish I could wake up tomorrow to find that pain in the ribs going away. Maybe it would end up to be a wishful thinking on my end?

3 comments:

Emrah said...

The more you are concerned for your health, the more it becomes unbearable and becomes something psychosomatic. Quit being that much pessimistic, and try to take it easy. Me here, has been couching terribly for the last week, as if my lungs were stuck to my front ribs.[I still cough!] Anyway, I assume that my body is fighting against someting bad. I eat fresh green apples, which reduce the pain after the coughing, cleans and smoothes my throat. I also eat black mulberry conserve which heals the infections due to extreme couhing. You see, all solutions are in nature itself. :-)

pinkie said...

If you have been coughing for a long time... see the doctor at a polyclinic and request for an x-ray to see if your lungs are clear?

Tat's what the doc did for my children when they coughed for too long...

goldilocks said...

Hi hi, it's not a story... it happened to my friend so do take good care of yourself.