Friday, 14 Oct 2022 ~ Cassandra’s Appointment With New Urologist @ HKL

Dr S, the urologist at HKL whom Cass has been seeing since she was 6 years old has retired. Dr S was the head of the Urology Department @ HKL. I was really disappointed that Dr S who had been following Cass’ case is no longer around and a younger doctor has been assigned to take over.  Nonetheless, in the event a surgery is required after a diagnosis is made, Dr S willl be called back to perform the surgery as Cass’ case is an extremely complicated one and requires the skillful expertise of an experienced surgeon.

The reason we were at HKL today is for the new urologist (Dr F) to review and explain the MRU report to us. Cass underwent a third MRU last month and unfortunately, the MRU images are also not crystal clear. The previous two MRU scans showed vague images of an ectopic ureter going down south. However, the latest MRU report did not mention anything about the ectopic ureter! Thus, Dr F is baffled as to why the latest MRU report contradicts the previous two reports which suggested an ectopic ureter.

SIGH!! 😪

So here we go again, back to square one. The urology team, the team of radiologists and Dr S will be having an ‘X-Ray Conference’ to deliberate on Cass’ extremely mysterious urinary tract disorder.  Our next appointment with Dr F will be in early December 2022.

Dr F commented that they will likely not have a repeat MRU done as it’s not getting us anywhere with unclear images. Moreover, Cass fainted after the latest MRU. He suggested doing another Cystoscopy, which means that Cass will be warded and under GA for the procedure, which will be done in an OT 😰.  This will be Cass’ third Cystoscopy. The last Cystoscopy was performed two years ago during the lockdown.

I wonder when Cass and I will see light at the end of the tunnel.  All these have caused me sleepless nights and nightmares.  Thankfully Cass is not overly antsy and is taking things in stride.

Cass is now more mature mentally and during our consultation with Dr F, she kept asking the doctor questions.

The Urology & Nephrology clinics were teeming with patients today. Cass and I had to stand for over 2 hours with heavy bags strapped on our shoulders before we found a seat. Whenever we have an appointment at HKL, we have to be prepared to camp there for at least half a day. Our bags are filled with water tumblers, her school books, power bank, snacks, sweater and a shawl. When I got home, my legs and shoulders were numbed and I conked out by 9pm.

We spent over 4 hours at the hospital today.

Go calculate how long we had to wait. On average, each patient spends 20 – 30 minutes with the doctor.
Cass brought along her Biology book to do her homework.

Before we finally got a seat after standing for 2 hours, Cass propped her Bio workbook on the wall and did her homework standing up.

This lady was waiting with her infant, whom I think had a urology issue. Looking at her and her baby made me hark back my days with Cass at hospitals when she was an infant and was just diagnosed with Grade III Kidney Reflux and a Duplex Collecting System. Those dark days were the hardest I had gone through in my life. And we’re still riding out this rough journey together.

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Author: Shireen

I am a WFHM of 3 lovely girls - Alycia, Sherilyn and Cassandra. I am a health, fitness and clean freak. I am a freelance content writer and occasionally help out my other half in his food catering business. I also do product reviews and accept sponsored posts on my blogs. I hope you'll enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy sharing my day-to-day adventures and mostly boring ranting :P Welcome to my blog! :)

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