Persiapan Pengobatan Chemo dan Radiasi

Saat bertemu dokter radiasi dijelaskan kira-kira semua proses dan efek samping akibat radiasi. Ketika saya tanya masalah gigi harus bagus sebelum radiasi, dokter radiasi merujuk istri saya ke dental center di NUH.

Istri saya diperiksa oleh dokter gigi di sana. Gigi nya harus di-rontgen ,dan setelah dilihat dokter gigi, dokter bilang banyak gigi yang harus dicabut. Istri saya saat itu menangis. Shock!

Gigi yang berlubang kata dokter tersebut harus dicabut. Karena setelah diradiasi gigi tidak boleh dicabut. Sehingga gigi yang sudah ditambal harus dicabut.

Rencana besok pagi gigi istri saya mau dicabut. Istri saya stres. Malam itu saya tidak bisa tidur. Saya berdoa dan malam itu saya coba email 3 dokter (THT, chemo, dan radiasi). Dr Ivan Tham (dokter spesialis radiasi) usul supaya minta 2nd opinion ke dokter gigi lain.

Keesokan harinya saya coba daftarkan istri saya untuk ketemu dokter yang lebih senior. Ternyata tidak bisa langsung. Harus daftar dulu. Wah bagaimana ini. Ternyata di NUH sistem di dental center belum terintegrasi dengan divisi lain. Sedangkan Jadwal chemo untuk istri saya sudah mulai minggu depan. Akhir nya ditawari ke dokter kunjungan. Jadi kami coba konsultasi ke dokter tersebut.

Kami tunggu di ruang tunggu dental center. Setelah lebih 2 jam tunggu dokter tidak kunjung datang. Padahal tadi diinformasikan kami tidak akan menunggu lama. Karena istri saya sudah lemas saya coba komplain ke perawat di counter.

Perawat coba telepon dokter. Tapi dokter susah dihubungi. Akhir nya kami dirujuk ke Prof Asher Lim, Prof Asher Lim adalah dokter kepala di sana. Wah puji Tuhan. Kemarin diinformasikan tidak bisa konsultasi ke Prof Asher Lim. Karena harus daftar dari jauh-jauh hari.

Saya ceritakan kondisi istri saya ke Prof Asher. Saya informasikan mengenai gigi istri saya yang harus dicabut sangat banyak jumlahnya. Prof kemudian panggil dokter yang kemarin ketemu. Setelah diskusi lama akhirnya Prof Asher putuskan hanya 4 gigi saja yang dicabut. Gigi yang ada tambalan cukup diperbaiki saja. Puji Tuhan. Saya yakin ini pertolongan Tuhan. Doa saya dijawab.

Akhirnya gigi istri saya langsung dicabut 4. Ketika istri saya keluar dari ruang operasi, saya lihat mulut istri saya banyak darah. Saya sudah miris. Tidak dapat dibayangkan kalau gigi yang harus dicabut lebih banyak lagi.

Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Preparations

Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Preparations

When we saw radiotherapy doctor, he described every process of radiotherapy and side effects from radiation. I asked about good teeth before radiation, the radiotherapy doctor referred my wife to a dental center at NUH.

My wife checked by a dentist there. Her teeth should be X-rays, and after the dentist seen the result, the dentist said many teeth should be removed. My wife was crying. Shock!

The dentist said every tooth cavities must be extracted. Because tooth can not be extracted after radiotherapy.

The dentist planning tomorrow morning my wife's teeth would be extracted. My wife stressed. That night I could not sleep. I prayed and I tried to email our doctors (ENT, chemo, and radiation). Dr Ivan Tham (radiotherapy specialist) proposed to get for 2nd opinion to other dentist.

The next day I was trying to register my wife to see a more senior dentist. But dental center said registration can not do in short time to see a senior dentist. Wow how to get 2^nd opinion? Then we found out that the dental center’s system has not been integrated with other divisions in NUH. My wife's dental care schedule was messed with chemo’s schedule. Then dental center suggested seeing visiting dentist. So we tried to consult the visiting dentist.

We waited in the waiting room at dental center. After over two hours waiting the visiting dentist did not come. Whereas earlier informed we will not wait long. Since my wife was already weak I tried to complain to the nurse at the counter.

Nurse was trying to call the density. But the dentist can not be called. Its end we were referred to Prof Lim Asher, Prof Asher Lim was the head dentist there. Gee, thanks God. Yesterday we informed can not consult Prof. Asher Lim. He had a long list.

I told my wife's condition to Prof. Asher. I informed him about my wife's teeth were to be extracted very numerous. Then Prof Asher called the dentist whom we met yesterday. After a long discussion, Prof. Asher finally decided just four teeth need to be extracted. Thanks God. I believe it's God's help. My prayer was answered.

Finally four of my wife’s teeth were extracted. When my wife came out from the operating room, I saw my wife's mouth full with a lot of blood. I've been sad. I can not imagine if more teeth should be extracted too.

Website about the condition of the teeth prior to radiotherapy:

http://www.healthxchange.com.sg/healthyliving/SpecialFocus/Pages/Nose-Cancer-Why-You-Need-to-See-the-Dentist-Before-Having-Radiotherapy.aspx

Treatment In Singapore

Treatment In Singapore

We got a lot of help from the company where I work, friends, family, and church. Thank God its end we were ready to leave for Singapore. All our needs have been provided by God. Thanks to all who have helped us.

We went to Singapore on 15 September 2014. Consultation with ENT surgeon (Prof Thomas Loh). All the results of the biopsy and CT scan from Indonesia can not be used. Exactly what the doctor had said from Singapore during the seminar. My wife got biopsy, MRI and Pet-scan. All examinations were expensive.

The results have to wait a few days. My wife's condition was weak. Sometimes she wants to have a walk to the shopping mall. But after just a short walk, my wife felt weak and ask to go home. We prayed God give miracles. It turns out there was a process that we must fighting for my wife recovered. We can only pray and surrender. God will open the way.

After the results came out, doctor told her the cancer cells were suppressing some regions of the brain so that my wife's cheek feels sick. And the size of her cancer cells was large. Must do chemotherapy and radiotherapy

My wife then referred to an oncologist doctor (Prof Goh Boon Cher) and radiotherapy doctor (Dr. Ivan Tham). The treatment was chemotherapy every 3 weeks. After that radiotherapy 33 times combine with chemotherapy every week for 6 weeks. So roughly treatment and estimated takes 5 months. Feels heavy and long journey. Our youngest child was 2 year old. But what can we do, just follow the treatment, fighting and pray. 

It turned out that at NUH no radiotherapy machine that called TomoTherapy but they have Electra Infinity engine. Ouch confused again should I had to move to SGH? But the cost incurred in NUH has been so much anyway. 

Pengobatan Di Singapore

Kami mendapat banyak bantuan dari perusahaan tempat saya bekerja, teman-teman, family, dan gereja. Puji Tuhan akhir nya kami siap berangkat ke Singapore. Semua kebutuhan kami telah diatur oleh Tuhan. Terima kasih kepada semua yang telah membantu kami.

Kami berangkat ke Singapore tanggal 15 September 2014. Konsultasi dengan dokter spesialis bedah THT (Prof Thomas Loh), yang direkomendasikan agen dari Bandung. Semua hasil biopsi dan CT-Scan dari Indonesia tidak bisa dipakai. Betul apa yang dikatakan dokter dari Singapore pada saat seminar. Istri saya kembali dibiopsi dan dilakukan pemeriksaan MRI dan Pet-scan. Semua pemeriksaan itu mahal sekali.

Hasil nya harus menunggu beberapa hari. Kondisi istri saya saat itu agak lemas. Kadang ingin jalan-jalan ke mall. Tapi baru jalan-jalan sebentar, istri saya merasa lemas terus minta pulang. Kami berdoa terus supaya Tuhan memberikan mujizat. Tuhan ternyata menghendaki ada proses yang harus dilewati untuk istri saya sembuh. Kami hanya bisa berdoa, berdoa dan berserah. Tuhan pasti buka jalan.

Setelah hasil nya keluar Dokter bilang  sel kanker nya ada yg menekan ke daerah otak sehingga pipi istri saya berasa sakit. Dan ukurannya sel kanker nya lumayan besar. Harus dilakukan chemo dan radiasi.

Kemudian istri saya dirujuk ke dokter chemo (Prof Goh Boon Cher) dan dokter radiasi (Dr Ivan Tham). Pertama harus chemo 3x tiap 3 minggu sekali. Setelah itu diradiasi 33x dan chemo 6x tiap minggu. Jadi kira-kira pengobatan perlu waktu 5 bulan. Terasa berat dan lama. Anak kami yang paling kecil baru berusia 2 tahun. Tapi mau bagaimana lagi, dijalani saja semua proses ini.

Ternyata di NUH tidak ada mesin radiasi yang nama nya Tomotherapy tapi di sana mesinnya bernama Electra Infinity. Aduh bingung lagi saya apa harus pindah rumah sakit. Tapi biaya yang dikeluarkan di NUH sudah banyak pula. 

Journey to Seek Doctor for My Wife

Journey to Seek Doctor for My Wife

After families and friends heard that my wife had cancer, many of them gave suggestions as to where to seek treatment. We got lots of information, which makes us confused. All intend to help. Thanks to all who care to us.

One of my wife's friends gave information that there is a seminar on cancer held by doctors from Singapore. I tried to call and the seminar from Parkway. We came to the seminar held at the hotel at   Asia Afrika Bandung .

The seminar explains about cancer in general and especially that affects many women. There was explained about treatments with chemo and radiation. Now there is a new radiation machine whose name TomoTherapy. This machine has a higher degree of precision.

After of the seminar, we were given the opportunity to meet with the doctors. They were very clearly explained the NPC that attack my wife. Treatment is primarily radiotherapy. After examining my wife physical condition, they estimate between stage 2 or 3. The doctor warned that to get radiation treatment, one of the most important requirements is a good tooth (dental healthy).

This dental problem then becomes concern and crucial problem during treatment in Singapore.

Both doctors recommend that examined MRI and pet-scan. But it should be done by hospital in Singapore. Than done in Indonesia continues to be repeated in Singapore. Wasting money.

We got the referral from Prof Helmi so my wife checked the CT-scan to ascertain what stage my wife at the time. I decided to get CT-scan first to make sure my wife was on what stage.

I tried to register to government insurance (BPJS) and seek hospital in Bandung which could CT-scan. I learned that a good hospital for a CT-scan is Borromeous Hospital and Sentosa Hospital.

I tried to Sentosa Hospital, but the hospital could not accept my BPJS because different regions and her CT scan tool is being repaired. Ouch

I tried to Borromeous Hospital. But the doctor was on a seminar. It could take up to 5 days after a CT scan to get the result. Because it was already Friday and the doctor on duty read CT scans are also being seminar. Ouch

After wondering, I recommended to Jakarta to for CT-scan for more sophisticated tools and quick also giving the result. Hospital name is MRCCC Siloam.

My friend suggested we try to go to Dr Eko Wahyu. Dr Eko practice in Yogya and has a lot to cure cancer patients. This doctor use curcumin to cure her patients. I tried to call to Yogya, it turns out that doctors also practice in Serpong once a month. Saturday's practice. Thank God! On the same day can see Dr Eko Wahyu and CT-scan also in MRCCC Siloam.

Finally Saturday we went to Jakarta and a CT-scan. Its results can be taken  tomorrow afternoon  said the hospital officials. Sunday morning we met Dr Eko Wahyu. After seeing the results of the biopsy, Dr Eko gave some kind of capsule for my wife drinks. According to Dr. Eko, cell carcinoma that its life spans of 4 months. Capsules from her to prevent the spread of the cancer cell and let the cell to die by itself. Because the doctor can not knew what stage was then she only gave partially given medicine, wait until outcome of the scan. Dr Eko is a good doctor and patient explaining about cancer. My wife was advised not to go near a smoker, banned food containing preservatives and MSG.

Later that afternoon we took a CT-scan. My wife has been advised that I should not read the results. Later on when we get in Bandung.

After up in Bandung we tried to read. We did not understand the results because many of medical terms that we did not understand.

My wife did not want to know what stage she at that time, just make depressed she said. The important thing is find her a good doctor, she want to be healed!

I then decided to take my wife to Singapore. I was looking for information to which hospital we must chose. At that time there are 2 options to NUH or SGH. Finally I choose NUH, because a doctor at SGH recommended by the agent was attending a seminar.

Only matters of choosing which hospital alone is stress. All I do alone. Frantic mind, it seems no one was helping. Very tired.

If there are readers who want consultation to NUH in Bandung no representative. Readers can send an email to aras.bdg@gmail.com

If there are readers who want consultation to SGH in Bandung no representative. Readers can send an email to bandung@singmedic.com

Perjalanan Mencari Dokter Untuk Istri Saya

Perjalanan Mencari Dokter Untuk Istri Saya

Setelah family dan teman-teman mendengar kalau istri saya terkena kanker, banyak dari mereka memberikan saran ke mana harus berobat. Kami mendapat informasi yang banyak, yang membuat kami bingung. Semua bermaksud membantu. Terima kasih untuk semua yang care kepada kami.

Salah satu teman istri saya memberikan informasi bahwa ada seminar tentang kanker yang diadakan oleh dokter dari Singapore. Saya coba telepon dan ternyata yang mengadakan dari perwakilan Parkway. Kami datang ke seminar yang diadakan di hotel di Jl Asia Afrika Bandung.

Seminar itu menjelaskan mengenai kanker secara umum dan terutama yang banyak diderita kaum wanita. Di sana dijelaskan mengenai pengobatan dengan chemo dan radiasi. Sekarang ada mesin radiasi baru yang namanya Tomotherapy. Mesin ini mempunyai  tingkat presisi yang lebih tinggi.

Setelah selesai mengikuti  seminar, kami diberi kesempatan bertemu dengan dokter-dokter tersebut. Mereka sangat jelas menjelaskan mengenai NPC yang diderita istri saya. Pengobatan terutama adalah radiasi. Setelah melihat kondisi fisik istri saya, mereka perkirakan antara stadium 2 atau 3. Dokter tersebut mengingatkan bahwa untuk bisa pengobatan radiasi, salah satu syarat terpenting adalah good teeth (gigi yang bagus). 

Masalah gigi ini kemudian menjadi perhatian dan masalah yang krusial waktu akhirnya kami berobat di Singapore.

Kedua dokter menyarankan supaya diperiksa MRI dan pet-scan. Tapi sebaiknya dilakukan oleh dokter di Singapore. Daripada dilakukan di Indonesia terus diulang lagi di Singapore.

Kami mendapat rujukan dari Prof Helmi supaya istri saya diperiksa CT-scan untuk memastikan stadium berapa istri saya saat itu. Saya pilih CT-scan dulu supaya sekarang istri saya berada di stadium berapa.

Saya coba mendaftar BPJS dan mencari rumah sakit di Bandung yang bisa CT-scan. Saya mendapat informasi bahwa rumah sakit yang bagus untuk CT-scan adalah Borromeus dan Sentosa.

Saya coba ke rumah sakit Sentosa, tapi rumah sakit ini tidak bisa menerima BPJS saya karena beda wilayah dan juga alat CT Scan nya sedang diperbaiki. Ouch

Saya coba ke rumah sakit Borromeus.  Tetapi dokter nya sedang seminar. Perlu waktu sampai 5 hari setelah CT-scan untuk mendapatkan hasilnya. Karena waktu itu sudah Jumat dan dokter yang bertugas membaca CT-scan juga sedang seminar. Ouch

Setelah tanya-tanya, saya dianjurkan ke Jakarta ke untuk CT-scan karena alat lebih canggih dan cepat juga hasil nya. Yaitu di rumah sakit MRCCC Siloam.

Teman saya menyarankan kami untuk mencoba berobat ke Dr Eko Wahyuni. Dr Eko praktek di Yogya dan sudah banyak menyembuhkan penderita kanker. Saya coba telepon ke Yogya, ternyata dokter tersebut praktek juga di daerah Serpong setiap 1x tiap bulan. Sabtu besok praktek. Puji Tuhan! Di hari yang sama dapat konsultasi ke Dr Eko Wahyuni dan CT-scan juga di MRCCC Siloam.

Akhirnya Sabtu kami pergi ke Jakarta dan melakukan CT-scan. Hasil nya bisa diambil besok siang kata petugas rumah sakit tersebut. Minggu pagi kami ketemu Dr Eko Wahyuni. Setelah melihat hasil biopsi, Dr Eko memberikan beberapa macam kapsul untuk istri saya minum. Menurut Dr Eko, sel carcinoma itu masa hidup nya 4 bulan. Kapsul dari dia mencegah penyebaran sel kanker dan membiarkannya mati sendiri. Karena belum tahu stage berapa maka hanya sebagian obat yang diberikan, sambil menunggu hasil scan. Dokter Eko baik dan sabar menerangkan mengenai penyakit kanker. Istri saya disarankan jangan dekat-dekat perokok, dilarang makan yang mengandung pengawet dan MSG.

Kemudian siangnya kami mengambil hasil CT-scan. Istri saya sudah berpesan supaya saya jangan membaca hasil nya. Nanti saja kalau sudah sampai di Bandung.

Sesudah sampai di Bandung kami coba baca. Kami tidak mengerti hasilnya karena banyak istilah yang tidak kami mengerti.

Istri saya tidak mau tahu dia kena stadium berapa, hanya membuat stess saja katanya. Yang penting carikan dia dokter yang bagus, dia mau sembuh.

Saya kemudian memutuskan akan membawa istri saya ke Singapore. Saya cari informasi ke rumah sakit mana sebaiknya berobat. Waktu itu ada 2 pilihan ke NUH atau SGH. Akhirnya saya pilih NUH, karena dokter di SGH yang direkomendasikan oleh agent sedang mengikuti seminar.

Hanya urusan memilih rumah sakit mana saja sudah stress. Semua saya kerjakan sendiri. Pikiran kalut, rasanya tidak ada orang yang membantu. Lelah sekali.

Jika pembaca ada yang mau konsultasi ke NUH di Bandung ada perwakilannya. Pembaca bisa kirim email ke aras.bdg@gmail.com

Jika pembaca ada yang mau konsultasi ke SGH di Bandung ada perwakilannya. Pembaca bisa kirim email ke bandung@singmedic.com

God Allow My Wife Diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma)

God Allow My Wife Diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma)

Through this blog I want to share about my wife journey fighting nasopharyngeal cancer (nasopharyngeal.  My aim in writing this blog in order to share our experiences and help others 

My wife complained as there was water on the left ear. We tried go to an ENT doctor who said the most famous in Bandung.

At that time the doctor's diagnosis is because my wife to swim even though she got flu. Then there was some fluid from the nose that goes behind the eardrum. Then my wife's eardrum was injected. Liquids that are behind the eardrum aspirated.

My wife felt better after being sucked. But back to feeling uneasy in her ears after a few days. So we went back to the doctor for treatment. Doctors back in action and gave anti-biotic. My wife back and forth to the doctor for treatment was up to 6 times. Then my wife was complaining of pain in her left cheek near her ear. The Doctor too busy for many patients and practice until dawn. So the doctor less attention.

Because there is no progress and we think her doctor less attention we tried to go to another ENT specialist in Bandung. It turns out the same only given flu drugs and antibiotics.

After treatment 2 times to this ENT spesialist we tried to one large hospital in Bandung. My friend said there was a good ENT doctor there. But it turns out same action is given only flu, pain, and antibiotics medications. 

Because back and forth to the doctor is also not recover nurse told me that the doctor tried to another spesialist because she is the chief of the ENT departement at the hospital.

The chief doctor asked my wife to have an X-ray at head area because of pain in left  cheeks The doctor also gave flu medicine and  nasal spray.

After the X-ray result cameout the doctor recommended my wife to consulting  to jaw specialist. Due to the ENT doctor can not read the X-rays. Ouch why asking to got X-ray if she can not read the result. F*ck

Finally we consult the jaw specialist. The jaw spesialist gave diagnosed that my wife left cheek got pain because my wife's teeth was extracted  so that the process of chewing is not perfect so that the hinge cheek so shifted. It is advisable to attach dentures, the price is very expensive.

I did not understand how come my wife who is beginning her pain in the ear but should attach dentures?

Then my wife's friend recommended to see Prof Helmi in Salemba. She said this ENT specialist is a good one. Because we got not good results in Bandung so  we tried to go to Jakarta to see Prof Helmi.

Without prejudice anything we were going to Jakarta. After hearing my wife's treatment history Prof Helmi did endoscopy and found a big bump on the back of my wife's nose. Prof Helmi suggested to do biopsy and post eartube in my wife's ear so that its fluid exit.

We were confused and in shock at the time because we did not understand what it all about and its cost is also expensive. At that time because I want my wife to have a speedy recovery then I approved all actions that suggested by Prof Helmi.

After surgery finish, Prof Helmi  said we should wait for the results and hope his diagnos was wrong. Hopefully just a benign tumor. We had mixed feelings at the time.

Sunday through Thursday we pray that the good results of his test. On Thursday I called Prof Helmi. As it turned out, God willing another. He let my wife diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. The world is crumbling to hear the verdict. We can only pray that the Lord was with us and heal my wife.

Sightings biopsy results:

We were asked to family and friends, where we had to go. We were told for nasopharyngeal cancer treatment we must go to Singapore or Hongkong. Because Hong Kong is far and said the medical costs are more expensive then we choose to Singapore.

Why not seek treatment in Indonesia? Frankly I was disappointed with doctors in Bandung. My wife's late diagnosis in Bandung. Diagnosis weird like pairs of dentures. Also whole family suggest to have treatment in Singapore. Honestly we had not enough money for treatment there. But I want the best treatment for my wife.

I do not mean to discredit the doctor or hospital in Bandung. I do not mention names here. I create this blog to share with readers the journey of all my wife's treatment experience and hopefully be a blessing for readers

Istriku Diijinkan Tuhan Menderita Kanker Nasofaring (Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma)

Melalui blog ini saya mau berbagi mengenai penyakit kanker nasofaring (nasopharyngeal carcinoma) yang diijinkan Tuhan menyerang istri saya tercinta.

Tujuan saya menulis Blog ini supaya dapat berbagi pengalaman dan membantu orang lain 

Istri saya mengeluh seperti ada air di telinga kiri. Kami coba berobat ke dokter THT yang katanya paling terkenal di Bandung.

Saat itu diagnosa dokter adalah karena istri saya berenang walau dia sedang sakit pilek. Maka ada cairan dari hidung yang masuk ke belakang gendang telinga. Kemudian gendang telinga istri saya disuntik. Cairan yang berada di belakang gendang telinga disedot. 

Istri saya merasa lebih baik setelah disedot. Tapi kembali merasa tidak enak di  kuping nya setelah beberapa hari. Jadi kami kembali berobat ke dokter tersebut. Dokter kembali melakukan tindakan tersebut dan memberi anti biotik. Istri saya berobat bolak balik ke dokter itu sampai 6x. Kemudian istri saya mengeluh sakit di pipi kiri dekat telinga. Dokter terlalu sibuk karena pasien banyak dan praktek sampai subuh. Sehingga dokter kurang perhatian.

Karena tidak ada kemajuan dan kami rasa dokter nya kurang perhatian kami coba berobat ke profesor spesialis THT lain di Bandung. Ternyata sama hanya dikasih obat flu dan anti biotik.

Setelah berobat 2x ke profesor ini kami coba ke salah satu rumah sakit besar di Bandung. Kata teman saya ada dokter THT bagus di sana. Tapi ternyata tindakan yang diberikan sama saja hanya obat dan anti biotik. 

Karena bolak balik ke dokter ini juga tidak sembuh perawat jaga bilang supaya coba ke dokter X karena dia adalah kepala bagian THT di rumah sakit tersebut.

Dokter kepala ini menganjurkan istri saya untuk rontgen kepala karena sakit di pipi. Dokter juga memberikan obat flu dan obat semprot untuk hidung.

Setelah hasil rontgen keluar istri saya dianjurkan konsultasi ke dokter spesialis rahang. Karena dokter THT tersebut tidak bisa baca hasil rontgen. Aduh apa pula ini minta di-rontgen tapi tidak bisa baca hasilnya.

Akhirnya kami konsultasi ke dokter spesialis rahang. Analisa dokter pipi istri saya sakit karena gigi istri saya ada yg dicabut sehingga proses mengunyah tidak sempurna sehingga engsel pipi jadi bergeser. Disarankan untuk pasang gigi palsu, harganya juga mahal.

Saya tidak mengerti bagaimana mungkin istri saya yang awal nya sakit  di kuping tapi harus pasang gigi palsu?

Teman istri saya anjurkan ke Prof Helmi di Salemba. Katanya ini dokter bagus. Karena merasa di Bandung tidak ada hasil kami coba ke Jakarta ke Prof Helmi.

Tanpa prasangka apa-apa kami berangkat ke Jakarta. Setelah mendengar riwayat berobat istri saya Prof langsung melakukan endoskopi dan menemukan ada benjolan besar di belakang hidung istri saya. Prof Helmi bilang supaya segera diambil tindakan biopsi dan pasang eartube di telinga istri saya supaya cairan nya keluar.

Kami bingung dan shock saat itu karena tidak mengerti apa itu semua dan biaya nya juga mahal. Saat itu karena ingin istri saya cepat sembuh saya setujui tindakan yang Prof Helmi tersebut anjurkan.

Setelah operasi dokter bilang harus tunggu hasil dan bilang semoga diagnosa dia salah. Semoga hanya tumor jinak. Perasaan kami sudah campur aduk saat itu.

Minggu sampai Kamis kami berdoa supaya hasil test nya baik. Waktu Kamis saya telepon Prof Helmi. Ternyata Tuhan berkehendak lain. Dia ijinkan istri saya terkena kanker Nasofaring. Dunia secara runtuh mendengar vonis tersebut. Kami hanya bisa berdoa supaya Tuhan menyertai kami dan menyembuhkan istri saya.

Penampakan hasil biopsi :

Kami bertanya ke family dan teman-teman, kemana kami harus berobat. Kami diberitahu untuk kanker nasofaring yang bagus itu Singapore atau Hongkong. Karena Hongkong jauh dan kata nya biaya pengobatan lebih mahal maka kami pilih ke Singapore.

Kenapa tidak berobat di Indonesia? Terus terang saya kecewa dengan dokter di Bandung. Istri saya terlambat diagnosa di Bandung. Diagnosa aneh-aneh seperti pasang gigi palsu. Juga keluarga besar menyarankan berobat ke Singapore. Jujur secara ekonomi berat untuk berobat ke sana. Tapi saya ingin pengobatan terbaik untuk istri saya.

Saya tidak bermaksud mendiskreditkan dokter atau rumah sakit di Bandung. Saya tidak menyebutkan nama di sini. Saya membuat blog ini tujuannya berbagi kepada pembaca semua pengalaman pengobatan istri saya dan semoga menjadi berkat bagi pembaca

Demikian perjalanan awal waktu istri saya terdiagnosa kena nasofaring carcinoma.