I were infected with dengue at end of March this year.... chamzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I started off with a fever when i start to drive back form Tesco after an usual sunday grocery... What worse is that day i got stuck in a massive jam in Kota Damansara.And i need to cancel a dinner appointment with a friend due to my bad headache.. Fall asleep right away once i reach home and took the pills... At the midnight, even though i turn off the air con & fan, i still feel super duper cold as if it hits right into my bone...
The next morning, i really can't wake up and make myself to work, and i gotta drag myself up in the afternoon to see doctor. Its just a normal consultation and nobody did suspect i were infected with dengue..
I were given normal fever pills and antibiotics. My 2nd half of my day was alright, i am fit to do any activity and the fever faded, but it comes back again in the evening and stretchhhhhhh all the way to the next morning.
I spend my 2 days going through these and "rajinly" eat all the medicines doctor given to me... On the 3rd day morning, as i abscene from work for so many days, though i still have a mild fever, but i force myself for a shower to at least feel fresher to work. My appetite was really bad, even plain water makes me feel like puking! So, i skiped the breakfast, thinking that i can get a malt drink in the office later... struggle with my dizziness to drive a 30km to work, I reached to work in extremely tired and unwell condition.. Forcefully sitting at my place and do some outstanding works, reply to colleagues greeting in the mildest tone (Only semut can hear).. After about an hr in office, my boss at last couldn't stand my sick face and he force me to go home. As the doctor's advice on my first consultation, i have to go for a blood test if my fever condition doesn't improve after 2 days.
Since i'm already in Kota Kemuning, i went to clinic Alam Medic for another consultation, I were so scare of the blood test and i beg BB to company me. BB of course put down all his work and company me for another consultation and going through the blood test process with me... My waiting for my turn is endlessly long and i'm so nervous. After so many years since my last blood test, i think it should be 10 years ago since i done it in Singapore.. As expected, i need to do a blood test to check if i'm dengue infected. Doctor Gina used a strapband to tie my arm, and used a needle to take some blood speciment from me! Its painful 1000xxx.. Doctor suspected that i'm seriously under dehydration and she wants me to do a urine test. I drank 2 glasses of water in the clinic and waited anxiously to pee. Doctor told me if i'm proven to be dehydrated, i have to go for drips...sooooooooo scared!!!!
I waited for more than an hr to have my urine specimen.. As expected, my dehydration level is so high. I tried so hard to negotiate with the doctor for not putting drips for me and promise i'll keep drinking water when i reach home... But doctor stand so firm and insist to put the IV drip for me... Soooooo scare, this is the first time in my life time i have to put on a drip.. Worst still! i just did blood test an hr ago.. now i have to be poke by needle again~ owwwwww... faint!
Doctor tried to poke the needle to the back of my palm to connect to the drips later... The first attemp fail!!! My first poke on the lelf back palm hits my bones and doctor slumberly take it out and poke on my right back palm~! one word to describe - "pain to infinity"!!!!!!! I was left on the bed alone weakly with my painful wounds. On and off i sms and talk to bb.. In between, i have to carry the rack with drips around when i need to go to the loo... some movement cause the presurre change and blood back flow from my veins to the tube~!! It scare the hell out of my, i thought my blood is going to drain just like that... A long 2 hrs of drips is over and i'm obviously look less weak. Doctor allowed me to go home for a rest and the next day to go back again for another full blood count.
Some brief info about dengue, one gets it, the first symptom will be fever, when the fever fades, the blood plaletes in the blood will be dropping.. My reading 104 at the first day.. A normal person should have 150 and above! So, i'm allow not to admit to hospital... Really thank god! I'll never ever want to be admit to hospital. I was advise to drink 100 Plus.. I tell you, i drink until i'm scare of 100 plus even after 4 months now.
Everyday i have to goes back for blood test for the following 3 days and each day the plaletes count is dropping.. Everyone is worry for me and me too worrying that i can't be recover in time to go to cambodia.. Both my hand are full of bruises and needle mark thanks to the blood test! And my weight has drastically drop from 50Kg to 46kg.. i left bones only!
I do being told of a lot of folk prescription from everyone from everywhere. Doctor said 100 Plus, some say crab soups, some say coconut drink, some say corn husk and some say american ginseng soup, and i take all just hopping that i can get well soon so that i do not have to be admited to Hospital. Well, at that time i really prepare for the worst!
On the Saturday of the same week, i went for my blood test again, this time, its not Doctor Gina on duty, this doctor took my blood and in the evening, i got a call from clinic and told me to collect a refer letter to be admit to hospital since my condition is not improving. How can it be???? I physically are recovered, i can eat and live as usual, not even feeling weak anymore. Under no choice, even me trying to negotiate with this Doctor to observe me for another day... she refuse and insist me to go to hospital! wtf! I packed my stuff and ready to stay a night at SJMC. I can still remember that day was the Earth hour day, of course they do not shut down all electricity in SJMC, but they do their support by shutting down the lobby lights. Everywhere is dark including my feeling~ because i'm going to be admited to hospital soon ever since i were born!
I had a great wait at the emergency wad at SJMC, about an hr plus to reach my turn... guess what! another blood test~ But this blood test worth the pain, because reading shows that my plaletes count has increase, i refuse to stay a night in hospital and i'm allowed to go home.. Knowing the blood count numbers is increasing, everyone feels much more relief, it means my condition is stable and improving. Anyway, i were suggest to come back for a final check on the next monday.
The Monday checking is a real ripped off from SJMC, i were refer to a transmitted desease specialist call Dr. Anita. Guess what, after 2 hrs wait for her, she see through my blood count result from the previous day, then she tell me :"ok, you're recovered." and i were being charge RM150 for telling me i'm recovered~! wtf!
There goes my 7 days of dengue experience, and after 2 days, i flew to Cambodia alone~! Weeeeeee! Thank you Dr. Gina, and thank you to anyone who take care of me at that time~
After 4 months on today, my antibody used up and being strike by a flu again~ :(
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