Disturbed equilibrium...

“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against...” - Laurie Halse Anderson

 

With Sara and Iwan, I visited Zu’s mom at the Institute Jantung Negara this afternoon. When we arrived, it was way after the visiting hours and after much haggling with the security guard, I was allowed to go up alone to visit. The Mak Cik had undergone a cardiac bypass operation this morning. She was still under sedative and was unable to talk much so we let her rest. According to Zu, they only found out recently that her mother had high blood pressure and they were quite surprised that her mother had a heart condition because the old lady never complained, other than the usual ‘pening-pening lalat’ after doing some strenuous chores around the house.

I too have been experiencing light headedness and vertigo lately. Usually this happens if I skipped lunch for a few days in a row, which more often than not lead to my usual gastric pain. Because of sudden surge of vertigo I sometime feel nausea and experience spinning sensation as if I am about to lose my balance and fall into a void. Twice last month I slipped while going down the few flight of steps and sprained the same tendons over and over. Even the Thai lady who massaged my legs during the foot reflexology session noticed the ugly bruises on my right leg.

My blood pressure must be shooting high, that’s my initial diagnosis.