Bye Bye NZ, Hello Spore and Hand Surgery

I know I have been missing for a long long time...but guess what?? I am BACK again!!! For the past month, I have been busy with exams and after exams, I was busy with playing and preparing for my trip back to Spore. And when I am back here, I was busy with my hand surgery and now I have finally settled at home and am recovering well =)

Okie, some of you may be wondering why do I need to do a hand surgery? Well, its a long long story... I had a clinical attachment at an Autism Resource Centre in Penang in May and was bitten on the wrist by my client. Why did she bite me? Well, its not because I am meaty and juicy but because she was angry with me for not allowing her to do something dangerous. Being autistic, she had difficulty expressing her anger in a socially appropriate manner so she bit me on my right wrist instead. After the incident, I experienced constant numbness and loss of sensation of my first 3 fingers and palm area. Her bite compressed my nerve and the doctor said that it would take a few months for the sensation to return. However, the recovery process was slow and another doctor in Sydney advised me to return to Spore for a surgery to release the compression on the nerve asap as any delay would compromise on my chances of full recovery which means that there is a possibility that the numbness would be permanent if I do not do anything about it soon.

I struggled with making the decision to return to Spore as it meant that I had to give up my travel plans to New Zealand and Melbourne (I have already purchased the air tixs!!). My family finally convinced me that my hand is more important than 'play'...haha. Of course I know it is! But I was living in denial lah...was really reluctant to give up the trip of my lifetime in NZ!! Sigh. Well, I have been telling myself that at least I have somewhere to go for my honeymoon in the future...hahaha.

On hindsight, I am glad to be back home celebrating christmas and new year with my family and friends. At least they would be there to support me after my surgery and all. All I am praying now is for my sensation to return and that irritating numbness to go away.

I want to have my right hand back...

I want to know how it feels like to feel the world with it again.