as my father went to an extensive general check up, his assesor-doctor found out that there is a small lump over the nape area. at that very moment, dad wants it to be removed asap since we have history of cancer in the family... revealing two among his siblings died of cancer.. my aunt zenaida died of breast cancer last 1994 and we just lost my uncle romy this october 2008... anyway, since me and my dad are afraid of the outcome we asked the service of Dr. Nelson Lim to assess the lump and at the same time asked if it could be removed asap. with no further ado Dr. Lim told us its nothing but benign but my dad demand more test to confirm since the mass kept coming back.... i asked a lot of the resident doctors whom i know including Dr. Shalee Santos (chief resident) of CGHMC if lipoma is non cancerous.... and all of them told me that it is non metastatic cancer...
so my dad underwent excision biopsy of nape mass last week November 24, 2008. he was put to on-call since Dr. Lim performed explore-lap to the patient in front of our room. he was put on NPO at 6am after eating light breakfast. he anticipated everything and he followed instructions. His BP and CBG were completely monitored though they were abnormally high that morning maybe because of some sort of stress he is feeling. i was about to cry and worry but then i thought, i am the one who is taking care of him and he is beside me. so there is no room for crying and showing i am weak. i appeared calm and strong but it only hides the fact that i am worried since he will be put in general anesthesia. (since he was so uncomfortable the last time that he had local anesthesia for the same surgery and surgeon...)
General Anesthesia would require intubation and will be put to sleep. I requested the service of Dr. Vera Cruz since i know him and for some time he has been my mom's anesthesiologist during her C-sec for having me and that i trust him and i know how he works..
i was a bit shaky. dark and twisted.... i kept on telling that it is only a minor surgery requiring general anesthesia, whats keeping him so long and spend 6 hours to O.R. or R.R. My family has been with me while we wait for my dad. i called up the Recovery Room by 9:15 pm to ask if my dad is already inside the Recovery Room, the nurse then said that he will be going up soon... what a relief!!!!! i thanked God to the greatest. he was awake when he transfered to the hospital bed. he saw all his grandchildren and i heard him talking to the nursing orderly and proudly talked about me. I scanned his chart when he was asleep... i have seen that he was so unstable intra-op and post op... showing that his blood pressure went up until 210/100... and oxygen level were as low as 82% (normal is 98-100) awww way too low huh!!!
the student nurses and the staff nurses inside the recovery room consistently taking care of my father... coached him to do deep breathing until he became stable... they were scared like me i think they were more scared since they knew that their client is my dad..and these student nurses and staff nurses knew me because we shared same college and that dad's doctors told them that he is the staff's father...
i would like to extend my gratitude to Dr. Nelson F. Lim, dad's long time friend and at the same time his personal surgeon. To my dad's anesthesiologist Dr. Rafael VeraCruz and also to one of my dad's Cardiologist Dr. Joyce Dico Go... to the N4 staff, to my classmates who scrubbed for dad's procedure in operating room... to my friends over recovery room thank you for the service and for the concern thank you!
i must admit that dad is the most difficult patient that i ever encounter.. he usually pains my ass too but i dont care... he is my father... i love how toxic he is. but he is my father... he is indeed Senor Jesus Aquino
i have prayed a lot and i have been praying that nothing bad shall be done.. he is now back doing his regular exercise routine---- social dancing, biking, treadmill jogging --hayyyy!!!... i love my father so much... i dont know how to exist in the world where my dad doesnt..... i love you dad!!!
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