"I'd rather be Single than to have Shingles." Boom! Hugot! Hugot ng isang taong dumadaan sa pagsubok nitong sakit na ito. Akala niyo about sa relationship ang topic ko ano? Pero pwede din - relationship with God. 😊 But first things first, ano nga ba yung Shingles na yan? Hindi ko nga din alam na may sakit palang ganito. Akala ko sakit ito dahil ang tagal ko nang single. (ba dum tsss!) **Disclaimer - Merong parts ng story na graphic kaya I am warning ahead para sa mga medyo sensitive na tao. Ayon sa MSD Manuals, ang Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus is reactivation of a varicella-zoster virus infection (Shingles) involving the eye. Symptoms and signs, which may be severe, include dermatomal forehead rash and painful inflammation of all the tissues of the anterior and, rarely, posterior structures of the eye. It's different from the Genital Herpes which is a sexually transmitted disease but it is similar to the virus which causes chickenpox. After magkaroon ng isang tao ng chickenpox in their childhood or adolescence, the virus stays dormant for years in the nervous system and then it can reactivate again due to lowered immune system or other diseases. Paano ba nagsimula ito? It started on Thursday (September 13), pagtingin ko sa salamin, parang mayroong tatlong maliliit na pimples sa left side ng noo ko. I shrugged it off dahil there were times talaga na pinipimple ako kahit matanda na hehehe. Then I've noticed sa sumunod na dalawang araw na lumalaki ito at nagkakalaman, and my head started to ache. Kaya pang tiisin yung pain at sa tulong nadin ng pain reliever eh nakapasok pa ako sa work at nakapagserve sa church. Monday came and I woke up na sobrang bigat ng feeling and I saw na parang kumakalat na yung inaakala kong pimples dahil pati sa left eyelid ko eh meron na. I was shocked pero medyo kampante pa na this was nothing serious at baka nagkaroon lang ako ng reaction sa salon na pinagupitan ko ng buhok nuong Wednesday. Di' ba gumagamit sila ng brush pantanggal ng buhok sa mukha? - iyon ang una kong naisip na cause nitong inflammations sa aking mukha. First time ko pa namang magpagupit duon dahil malapit at mura lang. Nasira kasi yung electric razor/clipper ko nuong halos patapos na akong maggupit sa sarili ko kaya naman kinailangan kong mapatouch-up yung mga natira pang buhok. I was still having headaches na inakala kong galing lang sa tooth na kakapasta lang last week kaya I excused myself sa work and I thought na kaya ito ng ilang araw lang na pahinga. Wedenesday (September 19) - almost one week after the formation ng pimples sa noo ko, I woke up and felt that my left eye was shut na. Hirap na akong buksan ito and the inflammations around it eh nagsiputukan na. Here's the picture I took that day: Pati si Miguel Cotto dinamay ko hahaha! Pero that's how I felt; para akong sinuntok sa mata kaya nagsara ito. I was worried na talaga this time dahil affected na eye ko that's why my mom and I decided to see a doctor.
Getting to the dermatologist was not an easy feat kahit malapit lang ito sa amin. Imagine living your whole life with two eyes tapos ngayon gagawin mo lahat ng bagay with one eye? I felt humbled by God during this time dahil there were plenty of times na nag aact-out ako as a blind person with shades and umbrella as tungkod pa. God showed me how difficult it was to move around with one eye only, then I realized... "Paano pa kaya yung mga taong bulag talaga?" Bibitinin ko muna kayo, mahaba pa yung kwento ko kaso masakit din kasi sa mata as I type sa computer. Sensitive kasi eyes ko sa ngayon. #Sorry! _ Alam mo nakakataba ng puso kapag nilike and share mo itong story na ito. Ang hirap kaya magtype hahaha joke! Hindi man ikaw ang mainspire sa ngayon pero baka ibang taong kakilala mo na may pinagdadaanan din sa buhay. Keep heart! ❤️ At manalig lang tayo kay Jesus Christ. He will never leave you nor forsake you. - (Deuteronomy 31:6) See you sa part two of this story! Gelo Mellows |
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