When it comes to annual health exams, fear is my motivator. Like two years ago, the motivator was the death of Anita Mui. This year, it was a friend of a friend, who is not a smoker but was diagnosed with 4th stage lung cancer. She wasn’t aware of the illness until she went for a check-up following a difficulty in raising her arm. She also noticed her back suddenly is besieged by moles. It’s so happened that I had been having shoulder ache after a night’s sleep, and when I checked my back in the mirror, shudder! there are a lot of moles.
I went to SJMC for an Executive Health Screen last Friday which took 2 hours altogether (waiting time+tests+free sandwich). I thought the results would be known that day, but I had to come back for them. Co-incidentally, Pay Less Books was having a clearance sale at 3K Community Hall not far from the hospital, so I decided to treat myself to one full day of “leave”. Just to release tension. Needless to say I enjoyed myself very much; I got many good books; spent RM81.50 on 18 books, mostly hard covers! Bloody Cheap.
So today, I went back to see the assigned consultant, Dr Mazidah who used to treat my mom for her thyroid condition 10 years ago. Alhamdulillah, the results are all good; my sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol level etc. all are good - excellent. Only a minor problem with my heart that records a sinus arrhythmia, which the doctor said, is nothing to worry. But she urges me to take a stress test to know more details. And all four cancer t markers came back negative which are a relief.
I am thinking to incorporate some form of exercise in my life next year, and I am thinking Yoga! We shall see.
