True-Blue Malaysian

I ♥ my family.

I do.

Its the 1st of October, and it is the day of Dad's PET CT Scan.

This is a short extract from Wijaya Medical Centre's Homepage, for the knowledge of every reader who chanced upon my blog:-
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Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET CT) combines the strengths of two well-established imaging modalities, CT for anatomy and PET for function, into a single imaging device. By imaging with the two modalities in a single scan, disease can be both identified and localized, potentially resulting in an earlier diagnosis and more accurate staging of cancers. PET/CT can also show how the disease is responding to treatment.

PET/CT scanners provide accurately aligned anatomical and functional images of a patient, allowing functional abnormalities to be localized and distinguished from normal uptake of the PET tracer, which increases physician’s confidence in arriving at the correct diagnosis.

The three areas in which PET is making critical contributions are in:

1) Oncology - Lung cancer, breast cancer, testicular and ovarian cancer, recurrent colorectal cancer, lymphoma, melanoma, recurrent brain tumors, tumor-therapy monitoring and assessing effectiveness of treatment such as chemotherapy, - it pinpoints the disease and helps guide therapy to improve your quality of life while fighting cancer.

2) Cardiology - Myocardial viability - a form of non-invasive stress test to help determine the presence and extent of coronary artery disease.

3) Neurology - Diagnosis of Alzheimer, - the study of the blood flow and metabolic activity in the brain can identify certain neurologic and central nervous system disorders.

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It was a terribly long wait. Apart from dad, there were two other patient as well, awaiting for their PET CT. It then dawned on me, that I have an extremely bonded family! We have a great support system amonst us all. The two other patients comprises of an old uncle and an old auntie, and they were all alone. My dad,on the other hand, has his whole rally of supporters beside him! ie: My mom, aunts, brothers and I. I realised, then and there, that I am, indeed, one lucky girl to be born in a family like mine.

So here I go again, I am super Proud to be a Vaz

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Today as well, I chanced upon a new surgery method which MAY be beneficial to everyone battling cancer out there! It's known as CyberKnife ®.

CyberKnife® Radiosurgery is a precise, painless, non-invasive radiosurgery treatment that can be an alternative to open surgery in many cases. With sub-millimeter clinical accuracy.

In easy English, Its surgery without the need to cut you open! It is most beneficial for inoperable surgery such as surgery to the brain or open lung surgery for that matter. It gave me a sense of peace to know that the technologies provided by certain Malaysia hospital is indeed at par with that of other more advanced country such as Singapore.

Hence, today, I officially became a True-Blue Malaysian (but that doesn't mean I condone with the happenings of Malaysian Political world) *wink* .

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