Assalamualaikum,
hmmmmm...aku baru balik dari dental clinic tadi..huuuuuu...sangat sedih la..tahu tak, last 2 weeks aku discover submandibular area a.k.a lower part of my cheek area ni macam ada swelling sikit..mula-mula aku assumed lymph node aku yang enlarge..benda biasa kalau ada infection..tapi kan, aku macam pelik jugak la, nak kata ada infection, aku langsung tak show any symptoms of infection contohnya macam demam ke, flue ke, cough ke..then aku assume lagi, maybe ada mild fever tapi aku yang tak perasan..so aku biar je la..but then, swelling tu persist taw..sekarang dah masuk hari ke 17..aku pun start la thinking of the possible organ involve..kalau ikut anatomy, yang mungkin involve lymph node, tak pun salivary glands..tapi masa tu aku dengan penuh keyakinan rasa lymph node aku yang bemasalah..
last two days, sebab aku macam dah start tak sedap hati kan, aku try approach medical doctor during FLM session..
aku : dr, is it normal to have lymph node enlargement for two weeks without any symptoms of infection?
dr : oooo..location?
aku : submandibular lymph node..
dr : do you have any ulcer or bleeding gum?
aku : i did, but that was two weeks ago..
dr : any fever?
aku : no..i was perfectly fine several months back..
dr : maybe be you have chronic infection?do you have any history of tonsilitis before?
aku : no..
dr : or maybe any mild fever but you didn't realize?
aku : maybe..
dr : (she did slight palpation on me) hmm..its quit big and hard..i think you have to go and check..usually we'll do fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) for investigation..
aku : ok..tq dr..(rasa sebak cam nak nangis)
dr : you have to go as soon as possible k?
aku pun balik la..buat research siket pasal bendalah fnac ni..fanc is a diagnostic procedure sometimes used to investigate superficial
(just under the skin) lumps or masses. In this technique, a thin, hollow
needle is inserted into the mass for sampling of cells that, after being
stained, will be examined under a microscope. A needle aspiration biopsy is safer and less traumatic than an open
surgical biopsy, and significant complications are usually rare,
depending on the body site.
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| basically macam ni la.. |
part medical dr habes dekat situ..esoknya pulak, aku pergi jumpa lecturer dental aku a.k.a personal advisor aku a.k.a. oral pathologist..aku tanya benda yang sama jugak, lepas dya palpate, dya kata the swelling bukan lymph node sebab its quit hard and not in the lymph node area..maybe benign tumor or salivary gland hyperactivity..huuuuuuuu..pulak dah..serabut pala otak aku..dya pun suruh aku be quick..buat x-ray and check up..
this is how the dr palpate
so hari ni aku tak dak kelas, pukul 8 pagi lagi aku dah tecegat dekat depan kaunter..lega aku..aku orang ke 8..so tak payah la nak tunggu lama sangat..masuk je, dr terus palpate, tanya history sikit-sikit..then dya suruh aku buat x-ray..opg..
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| ni la opg |
bila dah buat, dya check, dya tak nampak apa-apa..aku nampak la dya google ludwig angina..ergh..extremenya la differential dignosis dya..mulanya dya nak terus refer aku ke surgery department sebab memang dya tak boleh nak identified lump ni apa, tapi dya try tanya opinion colleague dya, then dr tu suruh review dulu..aduuullaaa...tunggu lagi..serabut aku..dya bagi appoinment next week pulak..kalu swelling persist lagi, baru dya nak refer..nak tunggu swelling jadi besar macam beguk baru nak investigate ke??dah 2 minggu kut..sebab aku student lagi, so aku tak berani la nak melawan kan..
..hebat tak??macam-macam dah yang aku pikir..sebab aku dapat rasa solid mass yang keras taw..surface dya tak rata..mobile..hahahaha!untungla dapat belajar medic..kan dah boleh buat diagnosis untuk diri sendiri..
tapi harap aku salah..aku tak nak la kena surgery lagi..dah serik dah dulu..cukup la..seksa la..oral surgery sangat menyeksakan..nak makan pun payah..so doakan la aku sihat-sihat selalu..doa lump ni regress by next appoinment so that tak payah la sampai kena refer ke surgery department bagai..takut aku...
swelling tu area sini la..
and the size of that solid mass yang aku rasa roughly besar ni



































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