Face Allergy - Recovery Stage 1

TA DA!! yes.. nuthin much to blog so blog abt my face lar.. as promised previously rite? well, it had been 2 weeks since i'm on medication. and i'm happy wif the results!! yes!! scars are getting lighter. not much of bumpy volcano on my face d.. yup!! subsided pimples.. hehe... getting better but then... hmm... my skin getting drier too. but nvm lar.. stil got 2 more weeks to go.. lets see the results ya.. wahahha.. oh ya.. ** pic pic pic **.. er.. ok ok.. er.. i forgot to take pics.. wahha.. tonite i take ok? tomolo then post it.. dun angry lar.. come come.. liangmui sayang u.. blueks... :P

A Visit to Skin Specialist

so now everyone knos i had skin allergy on my face... haha...
went to the clinic on last sat. it is located in SS 15. ok..
the address :
Klinik Ranjit
No. C4, Jln SS15/4D
Subang
Tel: 03-56316090

well, the doctor name is Ranjit. I supposed the doctor shld b a female. but to my surprise, it's a HE. haha... ok... this doctor is recommended by Jenmy and Ms Ding. well, they told me to see specialist a few months ago but i din listen to them cos no money ma. until last sat, kenot tahan d. plus it's sponsored by hubby so i jus go lor.. haha.. nonit me to dig my own money so y not rite?

luckily i made an appointment wif the doctor last friday. i went to the clinic and i saw a bunch of patients waiting for consultation. it reali quite a number of patients as i think this doctor is quite famous in dermatology. old, young, teenagers and kids. everyone is waiting. i'm lucky enuff as i made appointment at 3pm and i waited for abt 15min for my turn. lucky lucky rite?

went in there so told doc abt my case. "my face dunno wat happen. out of sudden, it turned like this. full of pimples. seen many doctors but seems like not curing." the doc see see and asked "got body pimples".. er.. yes, at the back.. ok.. check my face.. "hmm.. oily skin.. dun squeeze ur pimples ya. cos this will leave the scar on ur face.".. ya.. he's rite. sometimes i wil try to squeeze them although i kno i'm not supposed to. but then when i see a lil volcano on ur face, i jus cant help to get rid of it.. haha... then he added "ok, 2 options for u. 1st, will be the antibiotics for pimples. this onli wil cure for 78%. 2nd, Vit A. this wil cure up to 98%. so wic one wil u choose?".. i think the doctor is not giving me the option rite? he wans me to choose Vit A. and he continued "Are u married?" ok.. yes!! "hmm.. if u guys are planning for a baby within short period, Vit A is not recommended cos the one i'm presribing may hv side effects when u plan to get a baby. and apply lip balm to ur lips area cos it wil dry up ur skin." ok.. we're not planning to get one now. so i choose VIT A. 98% to cure my face ler.. y not rite? haha.. but it's reali costly for the stupid kns VIT A lor.. haha....

ok.. after tat, waiting my turn for the medicine. the nurse called my name and she gip instructions. "This is Vit A. take one pill per day. and here, 30 pills can last for one month. after medication, pls come and visit doc again. And here's the gel. Use it onli NIGHT time." so i asked her lor " so wic time wil b the best to take the Vit A." she said "Anytime.. but wif full stomach. jus in case if u forget, u take it at nite, same as the gel lor. once u apply the gel, u wil remember to take the pill." er.. ok.. full stomach?? i tot my tummy is bloated is oso consider full rite.. haha.. no lar.. jus joking.. she means after meal lar.. ok ok.. so the payment.. damn funny part...

she said " The Vit A is 200 and the gel is three.." ok.. so wif my brain calculating this simple maths so the total wil b 203 rite? i was thinking such a funny figure. so ask liangzai to gip her 200 and see whether got small change of rm3 or not.. she mentioned again.. "the gel is three.." yes, ma'am.. i kno.. rm3 ma.. digging for the rm3 for u lar... guess wat.. this time a bit louder.. " the gel is THREE.. nonit money one.." i nearly burst into laughter... FREEEEE.. and we misheard it as THREEEEE... jus imagine how smart i am ya... no wonder she keep on mentioning the Gel is THREEE lar... ** fainted... **

see.. my depressed look.. ya... after snapping the pics below..


ya.. these pics caused me depressed. see my face (left pic).. so oily and bumpy.
check on liangzai one.. so smooth ler.. for a man, of cos this is absolutely consider not bad for his skin rite? aiyo.. feel so beh tahan and i pinched on his chubby and bubbly face...


Vit A wor.. or Isotretinoin.


The Gel


The Medicine


stil remember doc said apply lip balm on ur lips? and i get myself a petroleum jelly. not sure this will hv side effects or not...


but since it's written there...
"100% Pure Petroleum Jelly
Is good for your baby and you..."
so shld b ok rite? cos baby oso can use ma.. i ma try it lor.. i saw my SIL used this b4. she said it's good wor.. cos she got cracked lips the other day. and the pharmacist recommended this. so ok lar.. try it lor.. since it's onli rm4.50 and after 10% discount in guardian, it's onli rm4.05. so far tested not bad.


ya ya.. tat's all for the specialist visit. after the visit, we went to IKEA.. yea...

Face Allergy

hai~~ after the steamboat session, went back home. rested my bloated tummy for abt 1 hr then onli proceed to bathroom.. haha...

well, i'm qute sad and total lost confidence ever since i got my face allergy during CNY. yest i think it hit me again. my face was so itchy until i couldnt even hv a nice sleep. ** frus **

woke up angrily.. went to bathroom.. washed my face.. wif cleanser.. then toner my face and put one blemish to control the itchiness.. i reali fed up. y this happened to me? back to my bed and i cried. so sad ler... my face used to b so smooth.. now it bcome like the moon holes all over it. y cant the allergy hit my body or somewhere else.. at least i can cover it up wif my clothes.. y it hit my face instead? so sad ler...

i'm not extremely sociable but i'm outgoing. due to the allergy, i hid myself at home. dun feel like going out. dowan to face ppl cos i wil hv to explain wat happen to my face. and u kno some ppl. well, i treat their comments as concern but then it stil hurts lar.. one of my collix alwis wil concerned abt my face and i realised she's repeating the same sentences whenever we met up in the toilet.. "ei.. wat happen to ur face ar? ok or not? aiyo.. y ar? such a nice face turn like tis?".. well, i dunno wanna b frustrated or happy for her concern. auntie, i kno lar my face like this. but u dun hv to remind me every time when i see u rite? u think i wan my face to b like this meh?? heart-ache.. i myself oso cant accept the fact of my face allergy.. anyway, she's a nice lady.. taught me some soup recipe for detoxification!! thx a lot...

now getting better.. but seems like it jus stop getting better.. hmm.. i mean the process is getting slower lor.. cant reali feel it's curing.. how ar? mayb i nit some specialist consultant. but then the fees are not cheap ler.. how ar?? aiyo.. reali PK now.. hai~~

Keep Fit Beans

well, i read abt the beans on a Mandarin magazine (Ladies World aka 女人世界) and i think it's quite good. cos i nv tot a small small beans can help so much.. so i think i shared out the article wif u guys ya.. hope they dun sue me for the translation.. phew...

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Derived from Ladies World - Fitness Section

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Beans - consists of Red, Yellow, Green and Black..
** of cos lar... dun tel me got blue ones.. haha...

How Beans Help?
1) High Fibre
Fibre helps to absorb water and toxins in body and combines as feces to be expelled out from body. It also helps to decompose fats and control fats agglomeration in our body. Since fibre helps to extract feces, therefore feces will stay in body for shorter period and reduce the chance of body to absorb excessive fats from the food taken.

2) Diuresis & perspiration (利尿排汗)
Dropsy type people have a high water level in the body and can not be expelled out from body. Thus, it will slow down the cell-regeneration process. Beans helps humans to urine and sweat easily for detoxification purposes and also helps burning the calories and fats in body.

3) Low calory
Beans contains a little amount of calories and protein. If calories absorb is less than calories digested, the excessive fats will be burn.

Different Types of Beans and Its Advantages

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  Red Beans/ Azumi Beans
  Contains High Nutrients including protein, fibre, carotene, vitamin E, Calcium, potassium, magnesium and etc. Helps stomach and spleen to function properly. Helps in Diuresis(利尿）, detoxification （排毒） and anti-inflammation (消肿）.
  


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  Black Beans
  Contains Fibre, Vitamin E and B1. Helps in constipation and best for ladies to consume after menstruation. Helps to improves skin and be more energetic and also good for slimming purposes.
  


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  Yellow Beans
  Contains copper, protein and calcium. Helps in lowering cholestrol level in the body and strengthen the bones. Helps in slimming purposes too.
  


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  Green Beans/ Mung Beans
  Contains calcium and iron and etc. Helps in cell-regeneration(新陈代谢）process and liver functions. Good for detoxification and strengthen stomach and spleen.

Recipe Recommended

1. Red Bean Soup
   Ingredients
   Red Beans - 200g
   Dried Orange peel - 5g
   Salt - A little bit
   
   Steps
   1. Soak the beans and orange peel for 30 mins
   2. Boil beans with medium heat for 30 mins
   3. Add in orange peel and boil for 10 mins
   4. Lastly, add salt.
   
   Advantages
   Red beans helps in diuresis and prevent dropsiness. Orange peel helps for digestion. This is good for slimming purposes and improves skin texture.
   Recommended to hv it every meal daily and u can see the results after 2 weeks.
   


2. Seaweed Green Bean Soup
   Ingredients
   Green Beans - 200g
   Seaweed（海带）- 40g
   Fruit Peel(果片) - 1 piece
   Rock Sugar - 100g
   
   Steps
   1. Soak seaweed for 30 mins and cut into smaller pieces
   2. Boil beans + fruit peel + seaweed with medium heat for 30 mins
   3. Lastly, add sugar.
   
   Advantages
   Green Beans is good for liver and kidney. Seaweed is high in protein, vitamin A and b2 which is good for colon and stomach. This can improves skin elasticity
   

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so.. how is it? i din kno beans can help so much ler.. hehe.. summore can improve skin texture.. yes yes.. this is wat i wan.. haha...

jus a little sharing.. i'd been taking the green bean soup (of cos.. my own recipe lar.. as a dessert) once every week and i can see my face allergy seems to get better.. and it also helps to reduce the heatiness in the body.. (**oi.. dun b stingy lar.. share out ur recipe..) ok ok.. i share out to u guys...

Liangmui's Green Bean soup
Ingredients
Green Beans - 200g
Orange Peel - 1-2 piece(s) => depends on the size of the peel.. (dun put too much or else taste bitter..)
Rock Sugar - 100g

Steps
1. Put beans and orange peel and boil for abt 30mins with medium heat.
2. Add sugar.

u can serve chill or hot.. haha... easy rite?? even liangzai oso kno how to cook.. haha.. and he's been cooking for me abt 1 month d.. hehe.. not bad ler.. :P u guys can try it oso.. it's jus a normal n easy recipe..

P/S: dun blame me for the wrong translation ar.. pls correct me.. ei.. the whole article i can translate so much not bad d hor?? haha :P my mandarin is private limited company ar.. paisei paisei...

Yoga - Stress Relief

wanna take tis opportunity to apologize to all readers there.. paisei for all sorts of negative posts previously.. i was reali down and helpless plus lost. and also a big thanks to my 38 members. thx for ur concern!

i read cherrie's blog and her previous post mentioned abt her and her yoga class... tat was in muar. and i alwis tot muar is those ulu ulu kampung dun hv place for YOGA.. ** although i'm born there lar.. :) haha...

I took up yoga after introduction of my SIL. since got nuthin better to do at home during nite time, y not try out for a relaxing stretching, twisting and bending exercising rite? haha... 3 months.. reali.. i persisted to go for my yoga session every week. 2-3 times without fail. and i can say.. EXCELLENT. i enjoy it veli much. I used to hv a serious back pain due to work stress and alwis go for a massage but it doesnt cure. after 3 months joining yoga, i can feel my back is not tat pain anymore..

wat do i learn in yoga?? lotsa poses.. i'm happy cos i can twist, stretch and bend my body although not as soft as wat my teacher do lar.. feel veli syok getting all my muscles, my spine feel the pain..wahaha.. self-torturing.. teruk!! but i'm syok.. so wat...

see below for a few poses tat i alwis do in the class.. hehehe...
Wheel - stretch ur abdomen part & helps to tighten ur butt
Child - relax
Cobra - good for slimming purposes
Dancing Pose -balancing
Cow Twist - slimming abdomen

Warrior - balancing and firm up butt and also strengthen ur muscles ard ur thigh areas
Bridge - i like this the most
Wind Relieving
dunno wat is this call but it's for MEDITATION.. i nearly typed MEDICATION.. phew~~

so anyone wanna try out?? hehe.. shld gip urself a try.. :) reali helps in stress relieving...

** all pictures in this post are taken from http://www.santosha.com

When it’s not just PMS

Thanks to liangzai. he asked me to read this last sunday n i cant make to take a move on reading this.. u guys kno lar.. i dun reali like to read.. but today, i dunno wat happen to me.. so i READ!!.. and i think this is quite serious for ladies..

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Derived from TheStar (When it’s not just PMS)

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There’s a more severe condition than pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), and it’s called premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

EVERY month, Alicia goes through a painful ordeal several days before her menstruation begins.
She will be swamped by despair, sometimes even having suicidal thoughts. She will have bizarre mood swings, suddenly bursting into tears or lashing out in anger. She loses interest in work or in her own family.

During this period, her husband puts in extra effort to take care of the children, because he knows that she cannot do it. In Alicia’s own words, she becomes “out of control”. But strangely enough, these mood problems always occur a few days before her period, and go away once she starts menstruating.

You may think that Alicia just has a form of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) or that she’s exaggerating her symptoms. But in fact, what she has is a more severe condition than PMS, called PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder).

PMDD affects a woman’s mood significantly and should be taken seriously as a condition requiring medical attention.

It is a biological condition, caused by changes in the chemicals produced by the brain. It is not a psychological or personality disorder, nor is it a figment of the imagination.

PMDD affects about 5% of women who are in their reproductive years. Although this doesn’t sound like a big statistic, it is still a significant disorder because of the way it affects women.
The most noticeable thing about PMDD is the way it interferes with a woman’s lifestyle in the days before her period. Her behaviour may seem out of control, she may try to avoid contact with people, and she will be unable to function normally at work, at home or in her social life.

Do you suffer from five or more of the following symptoms, during all or most menstrual cycles?
Markedly depressed mood or feelings of hopelessness

• Marked anxiety or tension, feeling keyed up or on edge
• Marked shifts in mood (suddenly tearful, overly sensitive)
• Persistent, marked anger or irritability, increased conflicts
• Loss of interest in usual activities (e.g., work, hobbies)
• Difficulty concentrating and focusing attention
• Marked lack of energy, feeling very easily tired
• Marked change in appetite, overeating, or food cravings
• Sleeping too much or having a hard time sleeping
• Feeling overwhelmed or out of control
• Physical symptoms (e.g., breast tenderness/swelling, headache, joint/muscle pain, bloatedness, weight gain).

These symptoms usually appear quite regularly – in the middle of a woman’s monthly cycle, roughly a week before her period – and disappear during menstruation.

PMDD should not be confused with other mood disorders, like major depression or anxiety disorders. One easy way to tell them apart is the characteristic pattern of symptoms – the woman will feel mentally and physically well for at least seven to 10 days every month. PMDD symptoms also do not occur in women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or post-menopausal.

If you suffer from at least five PMDD symptoms during each menstrual cycle, do not be afraid to ask your gynaecologist for advice. There is no diagnostic test for this condition, but your doctor may ask you for a detailed description of your symptoms, or may ask you to keep a daily symptom diary.

If you have been diagnosed with PMDD, do not despair. There are many treatment options to help you manage the mood changes and help you get back on track again.
Your doctor may prescribe antidepressants to treat the emotional symptoms, such as depression, tearfulness, mood swings, anxiety, anger, irritability, fatigue and difficulty concentrating. One type of antidepressants called SSRIs have been shown to be most useful for women with PMDD.

These medications may be combined with anti-anxiety medications or other medications to treat the physical symptoms. Be very careful to take these medications only as advised by your doctor – increasing the dosage or mixing them indiscriminately may cause side effects or complications.

There hasn’t been much research done to study other therapies, but a healthy lifestyle never hurts!

Some nutritional practices that might be helpful include cutting down on alcohol, caffeine and salt, as well as eating more complex carbohydrates. However, there is no evidence that vitamins, supplements or herbal preparations have any effect on PMDD.

We already know that regular exercise is very good for PMS symptoms, so it may also help in PMDD. You can also try relaxation techniques, meditation and yoga.
Finally, counselling (individual or group) with a professional may also help you to understand and cope with the mood changes you are going through.

Treatment for PMDD may take two or three menstrual cycles to take effect. Do not lose hope, and do not think that getting treatment is a sign of weakness.

There is no reason to be frightened or ashamed of having PMDD. Most importantly, the people around you, especially your doctor, partner and family members, should also understand what you are going through.

Datuk Dr Nor Ashikin Mokhtar is a consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist (FRCOG, UK). She is co chairman of Nur Sejahtera, Women & Family Healthcare Program, Ministry of Women, Family and Development. For further information, e-mail www.primanora.com. The information provided is for educational and communication purposes only and it should not be construed as personal medical advice. Information published in this article is not intended to replace, supplant or augment a consultation with a health professional regarding the reader’s own medical care. The Star does not give any warranty on accuracy, completeness, functionality, usefulness or other assurances as to the content appearing in this column. The Star disclaims all responsibility for any losses, damage to property or personal injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such information.

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so, 38 gals, wat do u think? if u suspect urself or oledi have this problem, pls consult doctor lar.. dun make ur family or frens suffer ya :)