Now it's May 13rd 2015,5pm
I am graduating in 17 days
But I have to be admitted to the hospital
Due to dengue fever 💔
I was that healthy girl who came back and forth to the hospital because I had to take care of my lil bro who was (also) infected by dengue virus. 2 weeks after my bro discharged (today, it's only been 2 weeks),I am going to enter the room at the same hospital.
I feel so bad to my parents,they stays up all nights to check up my temperature
Update [Current time: May 19th 2015. 07.32 pm]
Silly me for thinking that I could finish a blogpost during the critical night. Anyway,here is the chronology
May 10th 2015
Everything was alright until dinner was ready. The dizziness occurred and my body temperature started to rise. I told my mom that I need some paracetamol and some rest. One paracetamol works every 4 hours,so my mom had to check again at midnight. The restless nights for my parents and I started that night. My mom checked back my temperature and it was 39 degrees celcius,I took one more paracetamol and went to sleep
May 11st 2015
Still thinking that was only a fever due to stress or sleep deficiency,true that 2 weeks ago (on 23rd April to be exact) my lil bro infected dengue fever. But we suspected the carrier vector (read: the mosquito) to be somewhere else but our house. Because it takes 2-3 days for the infected body to start showing high fever since the bite and my lil bro had been traveling to Malang so the fogging request couldn't be granted by my parents and thus,I didn't expect that I would be infected too.
The fever was still high. 38 degrees all day long and at night it rises to... 40.4 degrees celcius :'v
So I was brought to the emergency ward that night. It was too early to conduct a blood test because of the fever,so I was given some paracetamols and antibiotics to be consumed until the following 2 days.
When we get fever,the one which rises drastically,we would be given paracetamol and antibiotics,but if the fever is not going down after more than 3 days,we have to do a blood test for thyphii and dengue fever
May 13rd 2015
Okay I skipped the 12nd because the fever was still the same as the 11st,13rd May morning I went to do a blood test. That noon,my dad went home with the blood test result with him and told me that I was positive with dengue fever. My platelet on the first blood test was 178? It was low already,normal one 300 leh. Oh God,the day when I finally feeling better,I had to be bed ridden for certain days to be monitored and given some treatments. Since dengue fever can be dangerous.
One of the symptoms of the dengue fever is some skin rashes,and it's not happening to everyone. My bro didn't get any rashes so please be aware. I got a little rashes going on my palm though
Is it shown in the picture? It wasn't that visible and it only lasts for a day.
May 13rd 2015 5 pm I was waiting for the room at the ER. Man that was intense! I know my fever was not that bad but what happens at the ER made me want to go home faster.
I was lying on the bed,waiting,and installed the infusion. One on my right side was a middle aged man whose nail was broken. He sounded very bright despite the pain he had. Thank God his treatment was fast and he gets to go home at the moment. Then on my left side there was auntie who just fell down from the ladder? She was holding towel to prevent her blood from leaking more,blood keeps coming out from her head. I was crying a little when her son told the story,noo,I was already transferred to the room before her treatment finished. Those who works at the ER must be mentally strong,stable,and supporting seriously,that was intense.
Ok back to the dengue fever,once I got into the room,my mom called my aunt to buy me some date juice. Date Juice,that sweet fruit from Arab,date,kurma. My mom gave me 2 tablespoonful of date juice immediately before I went to sleep. Thank you,auntie,thank you mom!
Well,dates can be too sweet for some people. I'm also not sure,because the serving suggestion regarding Rasulullah is only 3 pieces,enough for a whole day. The date juice serving suggestion is 1-2 tablespoonful and I think it's not that dangerous for those with diabetes? It helps to boost up the platelet restoration moreover.
May 14th 2015
I spent the day eating at the hospital. The rashes on my skin disappeared. Oh and someone with dengue fever shouldn't move a lot. Keep the movement to the minimum,so I tried my best not to move around. Appetite tends to get worse,smaller and smaller,but we need to eat for generous amount. It was only the second day and my body temperature was already normal and my platelet rises to 188. For some people it takes days for the platelet to increase. My bro took 3 days to reach 116. For a 15 yo boy with height of 177 cm and weight of 112 kg,his platelet once reached 73.the next day it rises to 100 then 116 and 180.
I think it was thank to the date juices,and bunch of drinks,and the guava juices. Please look for the real juices,not the artificial one. It works.
in the next day,my platelet reaches 200 and I went home after being hospitalized for 4 days in total.
I am okay now,but my appetite is still small,light dizziness still occurrs sometimes
Summary
1. Take care of your health and your loved ones. An ordinary fever would disappear in 3 days max. more than that,please see the doctor. Or go see one if the temperature rises above 39. Some body cells died at high temperature so it's risky.
2. If there is someone around you who is being infected by the dengue fever,please do a fogging immediately to eliminate the virus vector as early as possible. Tell the hospital to make a fogging permission on your neighborhood
3. 1-2 tablespoonful of date juice won't harm anyone. Have some to help increase the platelet
4. Have plenty of rest and drink a lot of water
