First hospitalization experience - Day 1

Was very grateful for being 'quite' healthy and never been admitted to hospital before for any reasons, until 24 June 2010.

It began with an unusual abdominal pain on the right side which never went off for more than 2 weeks since it started. I could even feel the pain while driving through some road bumps especially when I wasn't driving 'gently', or when I was walking fast with high heels, or even when I was jumping while practising some Yoga poses.

Even though I experienced similar pain before, but the pain would normally disappear after a maximum of 3 or 4 days. I got worried as the pain lasted for too long this time and still showed no sign of going away, so I decided to consult a doctor.

Dr. A examined my stomach by pressing a few places on it, and concluded that it wasn't acute appendicitis (usual cause of pain on right abdomen), but could have something to do with my ovary, however.

He then referred me to a specialist (I'm still unsure of what field he is specialized in until now), Dr. M, whom I went to see a week later.

Dr. M went through the same examination like Dr. A but derived a conflicting diagnosis - it was most likely acute appendicitis, even though it is also possible to be an ovarian problem - so he proposed an immediate admission to further examining my condition, and also instructed me to fast in case there was a need of surgery.

So there I was, admitted to one of the most expensive and reputable hospitals in KL, on the 24th of June, after being reassured by the hospital staffs that it would be totally covered by my insurance company prior to the admission.

Before I could enter my ward (somehow they needed 3 hours to clean it up), I went through some blood test, urine test, and finally an ultrasound on my stomach. Funny part was I had to drink like 8 cups of water before the ultrasound, as it had to be done while I was 'passing urine' somehow.

Dr. X (Sorry, but I just don't remember her initial :P) identified that there's a cyst in my right ovary, which in medical term is being referred to as 'functional cyst'. According to her, basically its something that wraps over my ovum before it gets burst upon ovulation each month (to release the ovum).

My problem was, for some reasons, that functionl cyst didn't get burst but stayed in my ovary even after ovulation period. So she suspected that was the cause of my abdominal pain.

I finally got my room 3 hours later, all on my own, of which they called it 'executive room'. It was bigger than I thought. Comes with attached bathroom, telivision, a couch that is big enough for 2 persons lying on it the same time, an air-conditioner which is cold enough for me to decide to shut it down 20 minutes later, and 3 meals a day were provided (had to skip a dinner & breakfast however as a preparation for the possible operation the next day).

Trust me, I was absolutely overwhelmed by the excitement when I first entered the room, as I never expected before that my first hospilization would happen in such a spacious and cosy room.

For one second I even forgot that I was actually in a hospital :)

However, the excitement was soon replaced by some loneliness and unbearableness of being ignored for the rest of the evening.

I had no visitors because I didn't tell any of my friends or family that I was admitted as I thought it was not something serious that others should be bothered.