watch your words

you know that sometimes you dont have to explain everything to everyone becauseeee... 
  • some people would never really care of what happen to you
  • some people just want to know; and that's it
  • you would only get negative vibes of their comment 
  • or you would just get hurt

Sometimes, or most of the time, people utter their own thought without knowing that it would bother others feeling or hurt feeling even worst. 
Sometimes, or most of the time, people preach like they really know the real condition or the real feeling of having such condition.
Sometimes, or most of the time, people ask abruptly and disregard the impact of such question; such as what if.. 

You never know that your "what if" would just let me down. 

You have to know that I dont need calming words, because it's too common. 
What I really need the most is warm hugs. 
You dont have to say anything, just let me get the calmy feeling.
Just let me convinced myself, 
that everything would be just fine.

You dont need to ask me if I am afraid or not. 
If so, I'd rather say yes. 
Because I really am.







Does it bother you?

once my mom asked me whether my condition bothers me or not.
I said no to her because it really does not. 
I'm fine.
Yes, I guess I am.

I dont know why she suddenly asked me such question. or She might think I have lost some weight because of it. 
I am 46 kilos today. 
and I feel OK with that. 

nothing bothers me until someone bothered me with such question.

Q popped in my head? 
Am I really OK?
or it's just me pretending to be OK.
or believing that I am OK would have just made OK?
or 
what?
I dont know.

I just dont want to get bothered by something that I dont believe in.
so??










decide a decision

Saturdate with the doctor, again.
It was quite different this time because I got my friend accompanied me because my husband had to do stock-opname in his office. 
I arrived at the hospital around 9, and my booking number was 36. 
I asked the nurse to check how many number was called in, and it was only 5 numbers. So I decided to look for some food nearby because it'd took hours for my turn. 

just buying some time..

tik.. tok..tik..tok.. 

5 hours waiting, finally my name was called out. I was directed to go in and sit. 
As always, the doctor smiled and asked my condition.
He got confused at first and tried to reckon our last appointment's memories. 
he took a look on his last notes, and asked me why he didnt make any notes for dr. Bambang's result. I didnt know what I was supposed to answer for being asked like that. I said nothing, just smirked. 
Then, he chose to rewrite dr. Bambang's result on the book while murmuring something I didnt understand. 
To break that awkward moment, I passed him my medical test result. He accepted it and examined the results one by one. While taking some notes, he explained that I'm in proper condition to get the surgery and checked his agenda to find the suitable date for it. He let me see the date on calendar as he pointed out for me to consider. I couldnt negotiate but just agree with it. 
Soon after, he made a book for the surgery. He briefed me the detail.
The surgery will be held on 11th, at 04.30 am, assisted by dr. Cepi. 
He asked me to prepare one day before the surgery which meant to me that I had to make a room booked. 
I asked him if I need another preparation for the surgery. He once more convinced me that everything would be alright and I should just be ready for it.

Eat well. 
Drink vitamins.
Stay healthy. 

well, well. 
I have made a big desicion in my life. 
the word I'd never expected not even close in my imagination.
yes, 
the Laparascopy. 
I have convinced myself that everything would be alrite though it freaked me out for sure. 
I know,  it's for goodness sake. 
I have to be sure for it. 
Bismilllaaaaah.. 
Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billah..









Unexpected Recommendation!

Hi. its me again!

continuing my last appointment with the legendary doctor.
here we go again. 

Nov 2nd,
I met dr. Bambang as he is pointed out by Prof. Wahyu to give second opinion about my PCO and Cyst.
As I arrived at Klinik Moegni, the receiptionist said that the doctor would come at 4 pm. So i decided to wait for him, but not that I expected that he just showed up 2,5 hours later. Fineeeee.
Finally my name was called, so I was directed to come into the doctor's room. He commonly asked how many years our marriage is. It's been 4 years, and still counting~ i said. Afterthat, he ordered me to lay in bed and started the transvaginal usg-analyzing. He firstly check my left-ovarium which was indicated of PCO, and he said that there was no sign of PCO. It's clean he said. And turn to my Right one, then he saw cyst, 1.8 cm-sized as he explained. He told us that it's nothing to worry about yet he added to try the program if we want to get expecting soon. 
IVF, he mentioned.


In the next two days, Nov 4th.
As the appointment scheduled on , I saw Prof. Wahyu to give him dr. Bambang's result and le husband's medical test result. 
As usual, he started the session with smile and asking our condition dat time. 
We were good, in spite of our bad-mood of too-long-waiting.
I gave him all the result and he started checking le husband's result, and slowly gave us some explanation of each test (which are Blood test, Urine test, and Sperm Test). The result shows that my husband only needs to take some medicine and vitamin to let the sperm go faster. run.. faster run!....
Again, he thought that it's nothing to worry about. 

Now, there was my turn.
He checked dr. Bambang's notes of usg result saying that there's no indication of PCO in my right-sided ovary (alhamdulillaaah), still there's 1.8 cm-long indicated as endometriosis cyst. 
aaaandd, he recommended me to get surgery (called laparascopy) as soon as I'm ready to get expecting.
He let us think about it first because he thought that it's not a life-saving. It would only help me to get expecting real soon.
So, it depends on my decision. 


I would,
never,
expected those words! 
laparascopy?? 
whaaat??
oh . my. god. 



cerita sahabat

pernah ga sih kalian ada di posisi dimana lo gatau harus berekspresi kaya gimana saat lo denger cerita sahabat lo?
simpelnya, lo bingung harus seneng apa sedih denger cerita mereka.

Jadi gw punya sahabat, dan kita udah sahabatan cukup lama.
satu SMA,
satu Universitas,
satu jurusan.
udah cukup lama, and still counting till now. 
dari jaman dulu sampe sekarang, setiap cerita yg kita alamin, pasti kita bagi. 
dari jaman punya gebetan,
patah hati karna gebetan kita demennya ma yang laen,
pacaran,
putus,
berantem karna ga dikabarin,
atau ga dianterin, 
bahkan telat dijemput,
ngomongin orang, 
ngomenin orang,
ghibah,
hal-hal remeh semuanya kita bagi bareng. 

until one day.
masing-masing dari kami mulai mutusin jalan hidup masing-masing dengan pilihan masing-masing juga. (yamasa iya barengan hehe..)
iya, satu persatu dari kami mulai berkeluarga. 
nothing's changed.. 
tetep kaya semula, 
jaman kawula muda,
semua cerita kami bagi. 
bedanya.. sekarang udah bukan jamannya cerita berantem karna ga dijemput,
atau karna ga ditelpon atau ga dikabarin. 
sekarang cerita udah beralih ke yang lebih nyeleneh,
intimate gitu.
yaa, kami para cewe bagi-bagi cerita soal beragam "gaya", 
and sometimes we share about how to get to the "climax", which is verryyy new to us all. xixixix.

then, everything's changed.
yes, they changed the subject.
satu per satu,
dari kami mulai menunjukan tanda-tanda adanya anggota lain di keluarga mereka. 
satu,
satu,
satu,
mulai dari rasa campur aduk pas pertama tau, 
cerita eneknya trisemester pertama,
ngidam,
rasa ditendang dalem perut,
kontraksi palsu,
kontraksi.. ngeden.. 
sensasi lahiran normal ataupun caesar.
lalu beralih ke asi atau sufor,
begadang tengah malem, 
ganti popok, 
jenis popok, 
langkah pertama,
panggilan pertama,
Mpasi, or BLW 
nasi atau bubur,
dsb, 
dsb,

sampe satu titik,
I never give them the same subject.

Awalnya sih biasa aja.. 
they give me their best support, and convince me that God has a better plan for each of us. 
I know that.. but you know how it feels.
I cant even describe.
I know I should be happy for them as a good friend. On the other hand, It just hurts, literally. 
lambat laun, 
gw jarang muncul di grup,
kenapa? 
karna sekalinya gw muncul, they asked the same subject which I couldnt answer, just telling them that me and husband are still working on it.. and the bla.. bla.. bla..
ended up feeling hurt, alone.

I cannot insist anyone to understand what I feel. I wont ask anyone to feel sorry for what I feel.

mereka,
tetap sahabat,

dengan cerita. 

dream within a dream

apa itu mimpi?
awam sekali.
iya, mimpi.

jauh sebelum ku mengenalmu.
mimpi bagiku adalah hal yang menyenangkan.
ku bisa membayangkan diriku ada di suatu tempat dan waktu yang aku idamkan.
jauh sekali.
juga tinggi.

kini, saat ada kamu.
mimpi bagiku semu.
tidak semenyenangkan dulu.
rasanya kelu.
dulu berwarna namun sekarang abu.


ku ingat-ingat.
dulu sekali.
ku pernah sekali waktu bermimpi,
jadi pemain bulu tangkis,
lalu perenang,
lalu model,
lalu penyanyi,
lalu akuntan,
lalu sastrawati,


saat ini,
ku ingin jadi seorang istri,
cukup dicintai,
cukup dihargai,
cukup dimengerti,
cukup dibiarkan mandiri,
bahagiaku dicukupi.

cukup disitu ku minta.
ku tak akan bermimpi lagi.







PCOS?

What is PCO? 

PCO or PCOs (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is a condition where woman's hormones are out of balance. Normally, the ovaries make a tiny amount of Androgen (male hormone) but in PCOs they make slightly more. This condition cause the ovaries stop ovulating. That is why women with PCOs (me) have trouble in getting pregnant.

Three main features of symptom in PCOS are:
🔹cysts in the ovaries (which to me cysts are indicated in my right-sided ovary)
🔹high levels of male hormones
🔹irregular and skipped periods

In PCO, many small, fluid-filled sacs grow inside the ovaries. The word "polycystics" means "many cysts." These sacs are actually follicles, each one containing an immature egg. The eggs never mature enough to trigger ovulation.


How to treat PCO? 

Besides medical treatment, which common use of Metformin (Glucophage, Fortamet), a drug to treat type 2 diabetes which also treat PCOS by improving insulin levels. Regular exercise, healthy foods, and weight control, are the key treatments for PCOS. Treatment can reduce unpleasant symptoms and help prevent long-term health problems.

Well, well...
I never thougt that something really serious happened to me. 
Not until I found and saw the Doctor. 
He prescribed me Metformin for 34 days-use until the next appointment which was scheduled on November 4th. 
He also gave a reference of Dr. Bambang (who is the Gynecologist at YPK Hospital) for PCO second-analyzing. 

Thank God for saving me, that I could have known it earlier. Again, I know that God must have a better plan for me and husband. This is the path we have to be through. 
Nooowww, its time for me to change my daily menu (with no junkfood on the list). 
And I know it would be sooooo hard to follow, but this is for the GOODNESS sake.


Bismillah.. bismillah.. Bismillaah.. 








The Expecting Journey

Long story short, 
we were in the 8th month of marriage when we firstly decided to see a doctor to start the program. 
But the doctor said that we were too young and too early to start it. 
"Go get another honeymoon!," she said. 
Then, she just prescribed us some vitamins. 
Dissapointed of what we expect earlier, we made an appointment with a different doctor in the same hospital in the 1st anniv of our marriage. 
The doctor gave us positive response of our plan to start the program. 
My ovaries were checked. 
Everything was okay. 
Same with the first doctor, she prescribed us some vitamins and briefed us about the sex cycle we need to concern. 
Again, we found ourselves dissapointed because the result did not meet our expectation.
Started over the program within another year, moved to Bandung. We met an unusual doctor. 
Why is it unusual? 
Because he did not prescribed us any vitamins or medicine like others do. 
He just preached us that child come within the right time.
This doctor was the one who firstly found out a small cyst in my ovary and he blamed out of the fertility vitamin I consumed during the day. 
He calmed me down and told me that it was not a thing to worry about. 
Moreover, he gave us a handwriting note containing a bucket-list of food, me and husband to avoid. 
And yknow whaat! moooosstt of them are my favorites. #deepsigh. 
Following the rules and avoiding all the food for almost 3 months, I lost some weight. 
Noticed about me getting skinnier, he asked me to stop the diet and just go with the flow. 

After long idle.

In the on-going 4th year of our marriage.

On Saturday, September 30th 2017.
I made a book to get a chance seeing The Gynecologist Expert, 
in one of Woman & Children Hospitals in Jakarta, named Bunda Hospital. 
We're starting the program all over again.. 
Prof. DR. dr. Wahyu Hadisaputra, SpOG (K)
is recommended by a friend of a friend of mine. 
Smiling, he started the observation by asking some initial question such as any attempts we have experienced with some doctors, and how long we have been married. 
Just straight to the point. 
He also asked me whether I have experience of any surgery or medical treatment 
and I answered it one by one. 
Then he directed me to get usg analyzed and gave us some explanation during the session.
In short, there is a 2.1 cm long cyst on my left-sided ovary, and small cysts on the other side which are indicated as PCO. 

At last, he prescribed us two different medicine for morning and day.
30 days straight-no excuses. 
aaaannd the next appointment will be in the next month. 

Bismillah... 

All is well.
All is well.
kinda mantra for myself. 

stranger by the day

when tomorrow wont be the most awaited time as it was.

when morning wont be bright and warm as it was.

when smile fades out.

when silly things become weird.

when coffee tasteless.

no more giggling.

no more laughing-out-loud.

no more.

no.

more.

left.


there will be times when we're becoming stranger to each other.








Freedom.
abstract,
cannot be seen with bare eyes,
but can only be felt with your heart,
which is called "peace".

I never realize that freedom is that precious until I lost it.
free to use my own thought to decide things,
free to pursue my own happines,
free to set my own goals,
free to achieve my dreams,

free to do anything that I want to.
yes, I lost those several things.

It feels like a living doll,
without a soul...

you can only do what you are directed to,
you can only do basic things as much as you want it,
eat,
drink,
sleep,
but not to think,
to argue,
or even to dream.
so empty..

what is worse?
I cannot complain to anyone,
but myself.
that is the worst.










Kita dan Semuaku (by Zarry Hendrik)

Percakapan kita itu menakjubkan.
Kalimat-kalimat bagus bertebaran.
Surat-surat manis berserakan.
Tanya-tanya mesra berhamburan. Penuh kata-kata.
Penuh warna.
Kita bercanda, bertukar pikiran,
berbagi cerita, berdebat dan bersitegang,
itu menakjubkan.

Kita itu bagai rasa.
Ada hangat yang tak mampu dijelaskan api.
Ada sejuk yang tak berasal dari angin.
Ada arus yang tak sama dengan di sungai.
Ada dunia yang bukan dunia ini.
Kita itu indah yang campur aduk.
Semerawut seperti ibukota.
Aneh seperti angkasa.
Entah mengapa.
Entah bagaimana.
Pinta dan asa yang mengisi.
Seni dan doa yang menguatkan.

Kita itu unik seperti karya yang rumit,
seperti bahagia yang sederhana.
Bertujuan, berketidak-pastian.
Berketanyaan, berkerelaan,
bergemerlapan,
beriman,
seiman,
Kita.

Sesekali aku bingung memandangi kita.
Dua kepala yang sama keras.
Dua hati yang sama keras.
Dua masalah yang sama berat.
Satu cinta.
Satu dunia.
Satu cerita.
Banyak nama.
Banyak pribadi.
Banyak pertanyaan.

Kita adalah aku dan kamu.
Siapa aku dan siapa kamu.
Siapa aku di matamu?
Siapa aku di telingamu?
Siapa aku di kepalamu?
Siapa aku di hatimu?
Siapa aku di lingkaranmu?
Siapa aku?
Sesungguhnya ini aku. Inilah aku!
Aku adalah baru dan sekarangmu.
Aku adalah cinta dan rahasiamu.
Dan ada banyak yang aku tidak mau.
Aku tidak mau jadi nomor satumu.
Aku tidak mau jadi pilihan terbaikmu.
Aku tidak mau jadi segalanya bagimu.
Aku tidak mau jadi kepentingan utamamu.
Aku tidak mau jadi alasan terbesarmu.
Aku tidak mau jadi mimpi terindahmu.
Aku tidak mau jadi dusta terhebatmu.
Aku tidak mau jadi cita-cita tertinggimu.
Aku tidak mau jadi pemilik masadepanmu.
Aku tidak mau jadi kenangan termanismu.
Aku tidak mau jadi malaikatmu.
Aku tidak mau jadi hidup dan matimu.
Aku tidak mau jadi surgamu.
Aku tidak mau.
Yang aku mau,
kamu.
Dan di kamu ada banyak yang aku mau.
Aku mau jadi suka dukamu.
Aku mau jadi susah dan senangmu.
Aku mau jadi tawa dan marahmu.
Aku mau jadi pergi dan pulangmu.
Aku mau jadi kekasih terakhirmu.
Aku memang banyak maunya.
Terkadang, aku tidak tercukupkan oleh kemauan.
Mau-mauku.
Dan ketidak-mauku juga.
Cukupkah aku menjadi aku?
Cukupkah aku?
Cukupkah hanya aku?
Aku cukup jadi puisimu.
Aku cukup jadi lukiasanmu.
Aku cukup jadi lagumu.
Aku cukup jadi kisahmu.
Aku cukup jadi hal-hal kecilmu.
Aku cukup jadi cerminmu.
Aku cukup mengenal diriku sendiri.
Yang aku mau dan tidak mau.
Aku tahu siapa aku.
Sampai kemudian aku bercermin kepadamu.
aku terkejut.
Ada hal-hal baru yang baru kutahu ada di dalam diriku.
Hal-hal yang perlu aku lepaskan.
Hal-hal yang harus tetap kupegang,
dan tambah eratkan.
Terima kasih.
Kamu sudah repot-repot menyayangi semuaku.
Dan menerimaku.
Seperti aku ini cerminanmu.



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