Today is the 10th day of Chinese New Year, and was my scheduled yearly medical check-up and Pap smear. This year, instead of visiting my usual gynae in KL, I did it at Pantai Hospital Ipoh. After Googling for female health screening packages, I found that Pantai was offering one of the best deals. I…
Lately, I’ve been waking up most mornings feeling like I’ve been hit by a truck. Groggy, moody, head pounding, and struggling to shake off that sluggishness even long after I’m out of bed. I’ve been wondering: Could this be sleep inertia? Or maybe sleep apnea? Or is it simply the joys of being a woman…
At 52, I had honestly expected to be done with periods by now. Last year, when my periods started becoming irregular—delayed by 2 to 3 months at a time—and I began experiencing hot flashes and insomnia, I was convinced that menopause was finally knocking on my door. I remember tossing and turning in bed at…
It’s the dreaded time of the year again and I am feeling antsy waiting for my health report card as I’m not sure what to expect. All the “what if”s have been playing in my mind since a couple of weeks ago. Yup, I’m that high-strung. HFM’s Annual Medical Checklist: Blood work for blood sugar…
I had my cholesterol and sugar blood work done two weeks ago. Results are not too bad. Sugar reading is perfect at 4.9. Cholesterol reading is not too bad at 6, despite me being a carnivore the past one year, eating red meat like a tiger in a desperate attempt to increase my total blood…
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