xian89 SG mi too.. never heard b4 too. the onli time I noe I sure fall ill is after a major event. e.g exam, important ceremony. dunno Y?
xian89 SG yeah heard b4 tis too. ppl tend to able to get MC if visit doctor late in the night. Most doctor sure give MC unless he/she detect u r lying.
thhong22 SG Originally posted by the Bear: [b]shingles is chickenpox the 2nd time around.. what chinese call "sea chua" (snake or something like that)... chickenpox virus will not die the first time around.. it retreats into your nerves or spinal cord... and when it decides to activate, you get a rash around your body, or your face.. it attacks nerves so it's very painful... the chinese sinsehs (the bad ones) will try to "burn the eyes of the snake" with joss sticks, aggravating it... the only way to get rid of it is to go to the doctor's and get anti-viral drugs.. expensive but worth it.. if unchecked, the nerves are destroyed.. and those who get it on the face will have some of the face paralysed... it's a very painful illness.. i thought i broke my ribs! it was that painful! tonsillectomy is where i went to remove my tonsils.. i was having sleep apnea (where you snore so much and your throat closes, cutting off oxygen when you sleep.. bad health effects)... since it's surgery, got hospitalisation leave.. was weakened pretty much as i could not eat solid food and totally lost my voice while my throat healed... side effects of sleep apnea is high blood pressure and heart problems.. also, you do not get proper sleep as the body is starved of oxygen... slipped disc is when you throw out your spine badly and one of the discs that cushion each bone of your spine goes out of place.. mine went out of place when i was doing my IPPT.. hurt like HELL! back was painful, could not walk properly, legs hurt because the disc was pressing on a nerve.. had to have surgery to correct the damage... my body's a mess [/b]eeeeeeeeee........... scary
