Terry's condition on 18th days

Pic1-left hand and thigh. Pic2-the grafted left thigh area. Pic3-the back. Currently Terry was not on bandages. All area are exposed and covered with a layer of collagen. For now, every half to 1 hour time we got to use hair dryer to blow dry the collagen area so that it is more fast to let it stick on his wounds. Basically now open up it is far more better than wrap up. It is not wet like previously where the medicine and cream is leaking. The grafted area is now something extra for him to take the pain. So far after the collagen dressing, he is not on fever. Today his emotion is quite bad. May be due to he is still on drip and having morfin. Taking the collagen also the only thing to do here. No more dressing and anesthetic need anymore. In total up today he have been on OT table for 7 times for such a small boy.

17th days condition: change doctor

Before we let the current doc to go further on doing 2 more time of skin grafting, we found and heard another Datuk level doc can handle burn case without need to do skin graft. Immediatedly we brought Terry over to this doc and examine by him. According to Datuk, Terry's case need not to go for skin grafting at all. To him Terry is not being burn till to the extend need to do skin graft. His burn is on early 2nd degree hurt. This doc will use collagen to recover him and it is a fast healing too.
This is definately a heavenly good news to us for Terry not need to suffer from pain anymore.
This doc is having 30 years experience in handling kid's burn case. And, doc have prove to us that no more skin need to cut anymore and all remaining hurt area include the thigh area will only take collagen to heal. Schedule need 2 more weeks for full recovery. Really thank God for he accept Terry case on continue giving medication on him.
After all the checking and doc understanding what the previous doc have done to Terry, immediatedly he wants us to admit him to his hospital and on the same night operation on dressing is carry out. We are now in another specialist hospital till he recover. To the previous doc i really have lost hope on him after doing skin graft. The Datuk is shaking his head after i show him what are the ointment that he is taking. The condition is not even that bad on what the previous doc try to explain to us after recovery. I really can't imagine how Terry will undergo the skin grafting pain if we not decided to change. I can tell you that the pain is not easy to tolerate. It is thousand times more than my labour pain. Terry is now forever my brave and strongest boy.

Doctor's contacts: (Update on 27th June'09)

Damansara Specialist Hospital
Datuk Dr. Isa Omar (the Dr. who also form the HUKM Burn Unit)
Consultant Plastic, Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Tel: 03-7722 2692 Ext. 1339
Fax: 03-7722 2617
H/P: 012-296 6570
Res: 03-7729 9681
Email: isamudaomar@gmail.com

Thank you and update on 16th days

Thank you very much from bottom of my heart to etcetera~mommy (Yvonne), malaika's mummy (Chew Lee) and chumsyashley (Barbara) and previously to Annie Q, Sasha and Beelibaala for sending Terry get well soon gift baskets. I'm so touch for all other fellow blogger friends too for your concern and caring towards my boy condition. Your words and comments are really so encouraging me and Terry. Especially to those i'm barely know you like Barbara and some new blogger friends that i only saw you after this incident, thanks again for your kindness did.
No regret to know all great friends in blogsphere. As least i know there are many of u still around to hear and support me.
Updates on Terry's condition. The unheal area couldn't get recover is because of there is no more skin cell to build up new skin again. That's the purpose why skin graft need to be done now for a fast healing else it will scar badly and it will cramps up like dead skin as it recover. The dead skin later will cause his body slide aside cause the skin not stretching up anymore. Schedule need to do 2 more time skin graft for fully recover. Both thigh skin side by side will be use.
This week he obviously loose weight. His puffy cheek is gone and thigh is skinner. Dieterician is here to watch his food intake to make sure that he takes enough of calories and protein to help wounds to recover. At the same time, i'm giving E.Excel Millennium juice and Elken IG6 Colostrum to boost the immune system.

Terry's condition on 13th days

The condition after 4th dressing seems not doing better. The bad wounds are not manage to heal and today he needs to go under the operation for skin grafting.
Skin grafting is a patch of top skin layer surgically remove and paste on the burn and unheal area. Normally hidden skin area like buttock and inner thigh area will be use for the purpose. The grafted skin is use staples to stitch on the hurt area. Expecting his whole thigh skin will be use and the operation need to take several times to complete, can't do all at one go. One side per time of taking the thigh skin may not be enough to cover thus a repeat skin grafting will be taken from the same thigh again after it heals.
When i heard of this again my heart sank and i cried for he needs to take another pain. I was asking if my skin can be use, i certainly will give it away. Till yesterday we are still asking around to get more opinion to see if he really need that. Our plastics surgeon unit Dr. Kuladeva Ratnam said that is the best way to let him heal and after he heals down in 2-3 years time there are still lots to do on massaging his skin to make it grow back in smooth and skin toning. Terry was yelling and cried in pain and itchy in the past few days.
Here, I need more opinion if you have ever heard or come across any bad burn case, what are the solution during recovery and how they recover in making the skin looks close to original.

Terry's condition on 8th day

The face area is on 90% recover but body area is not really. Just saw the 3rd time bandages open up. For the white part is actually all dead cell which show no recovery. Now the doc need to shred it off the dead layer bit by bit as like paper thin on each dressing to let the new cell to grow up. For this it also help not to let the dead cell go deeper as to try to minimise the scar also. Today definitely need longer time to do the dressing.
Not taking much drips now, just fever med given when needed (at bottom). He also on skin itchy med to reduce the itchnesses. After last dressing, he able to sleep and have appetite to eat. My mum cooked him porridge with few ingredients. Ward meal is too plain and tasteless. Few spoons he had he push away. All day he needs us to pat on him even his eyes was closed. For this is one of the action to comfort him and for him to have secure feel. Sometime need to sing if patting not works.
Today I'm having the most painful and unhappy birthday in my life. If would God is to grant me all the wishes, I just want all the best to be given to Terry for a fast healing.

Terry's condition on 4th day

I was at operation theather now to wait for my boy doing d 2nd time change of dressing. He need to put to sleep wit anesthetis for about 30-40 min before starts doing d cleaning.
Just saw his burn area after open up d bandages. It was all in white which is no recovery sign while those pink area showing recovery sign. Bleeding happen when old bandages open up. His ear was having infection too aft checked by an ENT doc. His ear hole inside not being hurt. It is still too early to tell whether his skin will leave any marks.
He is much more grumpy n not really want to eat. But he like fruit juice a lot now. While milk only can hav like 0.5-1oz. Drip is still carry on all the way n he was having fever on n off between 38-40'C.
My heart was so pain when seeing him suffering. I really want that this hurt is on me and feel so sorry to Terry. Next Wednesday will do d dressing again. Till then update his condition. He needs to be monitor for 2 weeks. Thanks all for the wishes n gift. Do continue to pray for him.

Terry's current condition

Terry was having 20% hurt on his left body. Back part 2-3 degree deep of hurt while hand, face n chest is 1 degree. He was so dizzy all day long taking drops n wit fever on n off. Dont worry im alrite, just a bit tired.

Accident: Terry admitted to hospital

For half of his left body hurt by hot boiled water. I was turn away frm him while he tried to grasp the thermos cover, the whole small thermos which just fill wit hot water pours on him. His skin immediately peel off in red. Need 2 stay hospital a week.

Petrol hike, what can we do?

With the recent unreasonable rise of petrol price, it really burden up all our pocket. The percentage spending on transportation is increase tremendously now and we got to balance it up by cutting down other expenses. Complains for the hike are still roaring everywhere, don't ever think the price will decrease and hope for any better rebate, we need to think for alternative and practise how to save fuel.

Imagine what if one day the petroluem is out of supply and the petroleum farm no longer produces petrol. So we got to walk? cycle? or need to charge our car using battery. I believe that is a possibility there. This video is quite funny, this is what will happen on the road if one day we are not driving anymore.


There are still ways replacing the use of petrol, like using liquid petroleum gas (LPG). Hopefully the government can fully inplement the use of LPG gas and widely install gas filling pump and station. My dad's taxi rans on LPG gas, he needs around RM8 to fill up the full gas tank that can last for about 110-120km.

Hopefully in near future we can have few more choices on energy to run our vehicle like using the sun solar energy or water. There is a study now about the cars can run on water (read here).