Me and My Health - Muscle Pain

 Hal muscle pain ni payah sedikit nak cerita sebab dia bukan penyakit. Ye ke?

Payah sikit nak cakap sebab kadang kala ia baik sendiri. Just kena sapu minyak Afiat. Tapi ada masa, sapu pun tak baik.

Mula-mula perasan masa lepas memandu balik daripada kerja masa berulang dari KL ke Enstek. Selepas memandu selama satu jam setengah ataau dua jam, sampai rumah, saya akan berehat dulu dalam kereta beberapa minit. Kemudian apabila keluar kereta, kena perlahan-lahan berdiri tegak dahulu baru boleh berjalan ke pintu. Kalau tidak buat macam tu, payah nak angkat kaki untuk memulakan langkah.

Kejagian otot sakit ini juga berlaku kepada tangan saya, kiri dan kanan. lebih kepada tangan kanan. Apaabila menjinjing beg plastik (lepas ke kedai) saya amat payah nak angkat tangan untuk meletakkan beg itu ke ata smeja. Lama juga terjadi acam tu. Bila bercerita kat doktor kat HUKM doktor kata mungkin ada masalah MSK. Doctor tu cakap macam saya ini tau apa dia MSK tu. Tapi seperti biasa, saya malas nak bertanya banyak sebab dah penat menunggu giliran berjumpa doktor. Nak cepat ambik ubat bulanan dan balik aje.

Bali rumah, beberapaa kemudian saya jumplalaah Pak Cik Google. Cari apa dia MSK.

Musculoskeletal pain affects bones, joints, ligaments, tendons or muscles. An injury such as a fracture may cause sudden, severe pain. A chronic condition like arthritis may also cause pain. If musculoskeletal pain interferes with your usual activities, speak with a healthcare provider. The right treatment can help relieve the pain.

Lihat kepada sign dan symptoms yang diberi, saya teruskan berurut. الحمد للّه رب العالمين ... ada kurang. Boleh dah angkat beg plastik ke atas meja yang dulu payah saya nak lakukan.

Namun begitu, sesekali saya akan rasa sakit tu juga, terutama apabila tidur pada sesuatu posisi agak lama. bIla nak beralih posisi, kena buat perlahan-lahan. Walaupun sehingga sekarang masih ada, tetapi saya rasa ia lebih baik daripada dahulu.

Sekarang ni yang selalu beri masalah ialah bahagian lutut. Yang sering sakit ialah muscle bahagian belakang paha dekat lutut. Kalau dia lemah, nak naik tangga pun sakit. Turun tangga pun payah.

الحمد للّه رب العالمين.

Me and My Health - Nose Bleed

 In 2008, I experienced frequent nose bleed.

Beberapa hari sebelum darah keluar, hidung saya selalu berkerak. Dalam satu hari perlu buang beberapa kali. Kadang kala keras macam batu. Kena basahkan hidung baru boleh keluarkan. Kemudian, ada tompok-tompok darah kat dalam hidung, tempat bekas kerak tu. 

Dua tiga minggu macam tu. kemudian mula lihat ada darah fresh keluar dari hidung. Warna merah muda. Dia turun tu bukan meleleh kat tepi hidung tapi dia menitis keluar. Tiba-tiba sahaja nampak tompok darah atas meja. setitik aje. Lepas lap dia kering. lama juga macam tu. 

Kebetulan saya memang ada appointment kat HUKM masa tu. Saya pergi HUKM 6 bulan sekali sebab saya ada SLE. Under observation sebab dah dalam remission. Bila jumpa doktor, beritahu dia pasal hidung tu. Dia kata mungkin ada luka sebab sayaa aktiviti saya 'korek' tu. Masa jumpa doktor tu, tak pulak dia berdarah. Mungkin juga sebab masa tu cuaca panas.

Kejadian hidug turun darah tu terjadi beberapa hari lagi tetapi bukanlah hari-hari dan kalau turun darah tu, setitik dua sahaja. So saya bertahanlah beberapa hari. Kemudian, satu hari saya ada tugas rasmi di Melaka. Saya ambil kesempatan itu berjumpa dengan adik saya, pakar ENT di Hospital Melaka. Bagaimanapun, saya dah cerita dengan dia hal itu sebelum saya jumpa doktor di HUKM lagi. Dia tahu hal saya. Beliau suruh saya pergi ke kliniknya di Hospital Melaka. Lepas register, saya ke bilik beliau. Ha ha ha ... kena jolok dengan kamera. Nampaklah ada kawasan yang merah macam luka. Hidung saya dilaser, mematikan sel-sel yang luka itu supaya tidak berdarah lagi. 

الحمد للّه رب العالمين, selepas itu, tidak ada lagi masalah hidung berkeran keras atau berdarah lagi.

Me and My Health - Excessive Menstrual Bleeding

 In 2006, I also experienced heavy menstrual bleeding. I had to change almost every 2 or 3 hours. It goes on for almost 15 days. Then it came back after 2 or 3 weeks. That happens for about 3 months.That is then I went to see my regular doctor. She scanned and found that there is something in my uterus. I was advice to visit a Gynae. My GP wrote a referal letter. 

I went to HUKM. I was scanned, did peap smear and few more tests. The doctor found that there is about 3 cm round 'thing' in my uterus. I was put on hormon pills ... pill perancang. I was on it for almsot two years and الحمد للّه رب العالمين, that 'thing' shrinked a later undetected.

Asy-syukrulillah

Me and My Health - Knee pain

In 2006, I had severe knee pain. I experienced it was painful to step down from stairs. I had to step down one step at at time, resting two feet on each step. I found it painful to bend my knee. I was only 48 then. I thought it was osteo ... I bore the pain ... thinking it was temporary and will go away. How ever, I went to see my GP. The doctor mesaure my knee and told me that my right knee is bigger in diameter than my lefir knee, indicating I am using my right knee to hold my weight and suggest I go for knee replacement. 

Again, cari Pak Cik Google. looking at my knee problem, my pain is not associated with my knee cap or fluid. It is more related to the muscles around my knees. Apa lagi. Cari tukang urutlah. Ke mana sahaja pergi, kalau ada kelapangan, pergi urut. macam-macam jenis urutan dah cuba; aromatik, thai, kampung, jawa, urut orang dusun dll. Semua tak melegakan. masa ni, sembanhyang pun kena pakai kerusi. Malu duduk atas kerusi masa pergi solat kat masjid/surau sebab saya masih muda.

On my birthday, my daughters belanja free SPA at one of the SPA house in Wangsa Maju. Ada urut tradisional. Waaa... tukang urut tu terus confirm my worried. my problem is not assocated with the knee cap or what so ever but with my tight muscles around the knees. Diaa kata dia boleh pulihkan. ... dengan syarat, I have to repeat at least three or five times. Maka bermulalah sesi urutan. Ya Allah, urut dia... dia tarik keluar urat2 yang dah keras dan sakitnya sampai lebam-lebam. Kalau ikut sakit, tak mau pergi lagi. Tetapi lepaslebam2 baik, saya kuatkan hati dan pergi ulanagi. selepas 4 kalai urut, saya dah boleh turun naik tanagga dengan selesa dan solat dah boleh macam biasa.

الحمد للّه رب العالمين  Pada Allaah jugaa dipaanjatkan rasa syukur.

Me and My Health - Plantar Pasciitis ...

 Lama dah tak tulis tentang kesihatan saya. Last tulis ialah pada 29 Mac 2013. Lama sungguh tu.

Ini nak sambung tapi kena recap dulu.

1988 - i was diagnosed with SLE via skin biopsy dan blood test (ANF - negative) at GH. Got rashes on my forehead, Tak ada ubat makan yang diberi, cuma elak berjemur dan pakai sunblock sekurang-kurangnya 30 spf dan sapu krim betnovate kat tempat yang ada rashes.

In 2003, I experienced serious foot and knee pain. Early in the morning, I could hardly walk from the bed. The first few steps from the bed was very painful. It was like that too when I got up to walk after sitting down for some time. but after a few steps, okey dah. 

Payah jugak masa ni, terutamanya kalau pergi shopping sebab banyak berjalan. Bila banyak berjalan, tapak kaki terasa panas dan pedih. Kena duduk dan rehat sebentar. Bayangkan masa tu, anak-anak semua dah remaja dan ada seorang yang kecil. Pergi juga ke klinik. Doktor kata kena buat operation. Adui.

Baik juga masa tu tengah cuti belajar, buat PhD. So carilah doktor internet. Jumpa apa nama masalah yang saya hadapi ... plantar fasciitis. Macam mana tahu? Saya google pakai search word "pain few steps in the morning". 

This pain is usually worse first thing in the morning when they step out of bed or standing after long periods of sitting.

Antara nasihat yang diberi ialah;

To reduce the pain of plantar fasciitis, try these self-care tips:

1. Maintain a healthy weight. Carrying extra weight can put extra stress on your plantar fascia.
2. Choose supportive shoes. ...
3. Don't wear worn-out athletic shoes. ...
4. Change your sport. ...
5. Apply ice. ...
6. Stretch your arches.

Yang nombor 1 tu yang payah nak buat. Saya pilih nombor 6.

Saya buat Plantar Fascia Stretch

Caranya;

It helps to stretch both the calf muscles and the plantar fascia itself

Starting Position: Stand on a small step, letting the heel of the leg to be stretched hang off the back of the step

Action: Drop the heel down by bending the other knee until you feel a stretch in the back of your calf and the sole of your foot.

Repetition: Hold for 30 seconds and repeat 2x daily

الحمد للّه رب العالمين selepas enam bulan, masalah Platar fascia saya berkurang dan akhirnya pulih.

Asy-syukrulillah 

Resveratrol

Pernah dengar perkataan 'Resveratrol' ini? Jom baca apa dia 'Resveratrol'.

Resveratrol is a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants when under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi. Several experiments suggest that it triggers mechanisms that counteract aging-related effects in animals.
Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is a polyphenolic phytoalexin. It is a stilbenoid, a derivate of stilbene, and is produced in plants with the help of the enzyme stilbene synthase.
(Sumber:http://www.news-medical.net/health/Resveratrol-What-is-Resveratrol.aspx)

Apa gunanya?

In November 2008, researchers at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University reported that dietary supplementation with resveratrol significantly reduced plaque formation in animal brains, a component of Alzheimer and other Neurodegenerative diseases. In mice, oral resveratrol produced large reductions in brain plaque in the hypothalamus (-90%), striatum (-89%), and medial cortex (-48%) sections of the brain. In humans it is theorized that oral doses of resveratrol may reduce beta amyloid plaque associated with aging changes in the brain. Researchers theorize that one mechanism for plaque eradication is the ability of resveratrol to chelate (bind) copper.

Resveratrol dan Shaklee

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Masyarakat di Barat mengambil wain merah untuk mendapatkan sumber resevratrol, namun kajian terbaru menunjukkan kesan alkohol pada wain boleh memberi kesan kepada golongan tertentu.

Jadi sebagai alternatif yang selamat dan halal, untuk resveratrol ini, Shaklee telah mengeluarkan produk yang sangat bagus, VIVIX yang mana:-

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Multivitamin

Multi vitamin?

Ada isu yang menarik berkaitan 'Multivitamin' ini.

Multivitamins taken by millions of ‘worried well’ are a waste of money and may be doing more harm than good, an expert has said. Brian Ratcliffe, a former government adviser on nutrition, accused the £600million-a-year vitamin pill industry of preying on the fears and finances of people who are essentially healthy.

tetapi ...

Manufacturers said Government figures show that three-quarters of adults fail to eat five helpings of fruit and vegetables a day and many lack key vitamins and minerals.Dr Carrie Ruxton, of the industry backed Health Supplements Information Service, said: ‘Supplements are a useful means of boosting vitamin and mineral intakes while people are gradually improving their diets  -  this process takes time.’

Sumber: http://liponews.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/

multivitamin-pills-can-do-you-more-harm-than-good/

Hmm ... 

Siapa yang benar-benar memerlukan multivitamin?

Ratcliffe kata ... However, some may benefit from specific supplements, including the elderly, who can be low in vitamin D, and pregnant women, who are advised to take folic acid.

Multivitamin untuk wanita hamil:

Multivitamins containing folic acid appear to be more effective at preventing neural tube defects than high dose folic acid supplements, suggests a new study, attempting to resolve the debate over how women should consume the essential nutrient. It concludes that multivitamins should contain between 0.4 - 0.8 mg of folic acid for pregnant women to prevent neural tube defects and some other congenital abnormalities.

Recent research in this area has debated whether the use of folic acid alone or folic acid-containing multivitamins is better. Researchers have also questioned whether a high dose of folic acid (eg 5mg) might be more effective than a daily multivitamin with low dose (0.4 - 0.8 mg) folic acid.

In a paper published in the International Journal of Medical Sciences, Professor Andrew E. Czeizel, receiver of the 2002 award of the US National Council on Folic Acid for Excellence in Research in the Field of Folic Acid and Birth Defects Prevention, compares two intervention trials and a case-control surveillance of congenital abnormalities that involve very large population.

The pooled findings of these trials indicate that approximately 92 per cent of neural tube defects may be prevented by supplemented multivitamins containing 0.8 mg of folic acid.

http://www.medsci.org/press/birthdefect.html

Vitamins are essential for growth, vitality, health, general wellness, and for boosting the immune system against many health problems and diseases. There are mainly two kinds of vitamins, that is water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins. Water-soluble are absorbed by the intestine and carried through the bloodstream, and have to be taken in daily, as they cannot be stored by the body. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body, and need not be taken daily. While most humans require the same amount of vitamins; men, women, and children need different amounts to lead a healthy life. Recommended vitamins are measured through different ways: milligrams (mg), micrograms (mcg) 1,000 mcg = 1 mg, and International Units (IU). 

Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles
/daily-vitamin-requirements-recommended-daily-vitamins.html

Vitamin yang dianjurkan diambil dalam sehari:

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