You'll know I'd actually had something growing on my back for quite some time
But somehow we didn't know what the heck it was until I felt pain on my back
And my mum insisted we had to go for a check up
Well, some of you may ask like why is it I didn't go for a check up before this?
Even when I realized there's something growing behind my body
Let's start off with a short story before I start describing my operation journey
The Story of My Lump and how it began
It all started when my mum had hysterectomy few years back
She was admitted to KPJ for a surgery
And that time, I had already realized something was growing behind my back
So I decided to let my parents know about it and they insisted I make a little inquiry about it
And it was pretty convenient at that time cuz we were already at the hospital
So we walked down and, registered my name and went for general consultantation
At that time, the KPJ doctor a.k.a specialist said it was called a Lipoma
Dictionary time!!
A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump that's most often
situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer
situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer
So basically it's a ball made out of fat and it just randomly grows in one part of your body
We all thought it was THAT THING growing inside of me
So we took precaution not to eat too much fatty and oily food
And the doctor also said something like ...
For now we can't do much until it grows and you'll need to remove it
So we left it there since it was a very small ball indeed
But after few years (which is this year), I realized the Lipoma was growing too quickly
It grew bigger and bigger that it actually hurts so badly that I can't really sleep well at night
So one evening after work, I told my mum about it and on that night itself
She immediately took me to Klinik Bersatu for a check up
And the doctor there said it's a Sebaceous Cyst another term for a fatty lump which contains liquid
Dictionary Time!!
A sebaceous cyst is a small lump or bump under the skin.
And he said if it was small enough he could even remove it on spot
But luckily it was huge and on spot removal wasn't needed cuz HE WAS WRONG
He interpreted wrongly without even having to check my body properly!!
We went to Bagan Specialist @ Butterworth the next day (as introduced by Bersatu doctor)
Made an inquiry with Dr. Yong, my consultant and my surgeon, of course.
He told me to get an Ultrasound check to be sure it's a Sebaceous Cyst or a Lipoma
After waiting for my ultrasound results, Dr. Yong said it's neither of those
It was somewhat like a Haematoma.
Dictionary Time!!
A haematoma is a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues.
He wasn't sure of what it is since this is a rare case so he gave us an estimation
But he said no matter what it is, it requires removal for sure cuz it's a 4CM x 4CM lump
So we had to arrange a surgery day and his surgery days are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
I picked Tuesday cuz I want it removed ASAP!!
Operation Day
So February 19th (Tuesday) was my operation day
I had to fast at 12AM, the night before my surgery and wake up at 7.30AM to get ready
I quickly headed out for the hospital as soon as I was ready to move
Registered at the counter and then waited at the Day Case Room
*BTW: My surgery doesn't require an admission, so after surgery I'm good to go*
It took us quite some time, I think 2 hours before they called me into the Day Case Room
I was placed in a room with another Aunty who was also going for operation under the same doctor
Her's was a lump on the throat while mine was the back haha
She came in earlier than me but she had to wait for quite a long time
before the nurses called her name
So while waiting in the Day Case Room for about 1 hour and a half,
my name was finally called to the operation room
TBH I wasn't that nervous as I thought I would be, I just remained my usual condition
So once they opened the door to the Operation Theatre I had to lie down on the sickbed
and they'll push me further into the theatre
Back there I laid down, waited for half an hour before my turn
I wasn't even ready when they pushed me towards the Operation Theatre
I remembered clearly, they positioned me, gave me a pillow to hug,
injected Anesthesia and Painkiller
... and then ... I passed out ...
The moment I woke up, I was in shock cuz I woke up in the middle of the operation
When I'm not supposed to, and this is rare lol like nobody wakes up in the middle of a surgery ever
While I was awake I could feel severe pain cuz they were still stitching up my wounds
And I was ALREADY CRYING MY EYES OUT
Once the doctor realized I was awake, he quickly injected another dosage of painkiller
But it didn't work lol I was seriously in pain and shouting with my lungs silently
Few moments later, the surgery was over, and they pushed me out to the recovery room
Where I saw patients whom had surgeries before me, they were all still unconscious
EXCEPT ME of course, cuz I woke up in the middle of the operation, duh ...
So once the nurses in the recovery room realized I was fully awake,
they pushed me out of the recovery room and into my usual Day Case Room.
they pushed me out of the recovery room and into my usual Day Case Room.
My dad was already there waiting for me
He saw me crying like shit cuz it really hurts a lot
Gave me my bag and my phone while I calm myself down lol
After for about half an hour, the doctor came in to check on us
Told me about my situation of how I manage to wake up in the middle of a hassle
And even gave me that bottle of what was inside my body, a lump
It was shaped like a walnut, placed in a bottle of bloody water
There were fats and tissues covering the lump and it looked hideous lol
This lump needed some inspection going on since nobody knows what it was
and what caused the growth of the lump
So we have to return to the hospital next Wednesday to know the results
*BTW, I was given 9 days of MC to recover from my surgery so yay to me!!*
*On the day I'm writing this post shall be the 4th day after my operation*
That's the end of the story of my lump and the day of my operation
It's nothing much, and I just wanted to jot down my memories so yup
Here's a post for my lump and operation
And hopefully you've learnt some of the scientific terms and symptoms through this post!!
And hopefully you've learnt some of the scientific terms and symptoms through this post!!
Anyways .... See you on my next post!!
