Monthly Archives March 2009

The IMAX Experience: Monsters vs. Aliens

I am supposed to see a urulogy at St. Luke’s Medical Center for my checkup. But since it’s already late, we (Vin & I) decided just to come with Ms. Jaie to watch Monsters vs. Aliens in Mall of Asia’s IMAX.

Yehey! My first IMAX! Here we go!

The glasses

The movie

The 3D effect

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Kidney Stone

Last March 20, it was diagnosed that I have kidney stones. (haisst! quite big) This sickness that I fear for so long, and here it is.

I feel like I have a fever for two days so my Boss told me that I can take a sick leave. So I decided to see a doctor because my back is aching, below the ribs. I had urinalysis, CBC and ultrasound the next day.

I have normal urine, normal blood creatinin but in the ultrasound it was found out that my right kidney is swollen and it has two stones formed – one is .8cm and .9cm. Dr. Embry prescribed me medicines (and my antibiotic is so expensive..another haissst!).

I still have another examination, X-Ray of the KUB (IVP). Hopin’ that the medicine worked and I don’t need a surgery.

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