An unpleasant experience =(
An unpleasant experience =(
There has been a lot of talk about H1N1 and how it first infected many beginning from Mexico in April this year, and how it has slowly infiltrate the Asia region. Since June, little red dot has seen increasing number of cases, and had also issued out quarantine orders and stringent checks upon entry into hospitals.
When it has gone beyond tracing and records, all that we were asked to do is to act in a socially responsible manner in the consideration of other people's interest. Up till now, there had been 6 cases of death (5 cases are those with medical problems complicated further by this potent virus) and many more unrecorded cases that has recovered.
I wouldn't have known the potency of the virus if I haven't come into contact with one!
Last Friday, I woke up with a terrible sore throat and somewhat feverish feeling (to think that I was perfectly fine the day before). Interestingly, instead of self-medicating this time round, I decided to go to the doctor - partly also because I needed proper medication and medical certificate of absence. I was given some anti-biotics, cough mixture, panadol, flu tablets, etc. The doctor told me if I wasn't well in the next 24 or 48 hours, I have to come back and see her again, and she gave me 3 days MC, from Friday to Sunday.
To a certain extent, I was well on Saturday and part of Sunday, until I feel the cough (no cough before that) coming on around Sunday evening. The cough was so persistent that it kept me awake the entire night, even though I was physically really tired and needed the rest. I couldn't lie down because the phlegms would keep coming up and I would need to go to the washroom to spit it out - and it was almost immediate each time I lie down - until I lost count of the number of times I actually lie down and stood up ... The persistent cough made me really breathless and gasping for breathe - I couldn't sit and sleep because it was difficult to breath. Neither could I stand because it was equally uncomfortable. I didn't know how I got through the night but it was really God's grace that I made it through. I had the thought of calling an ambulance and sending myself to the hospital (sis is out of town and I have been keeping a distance from mum and my helper ever since Friday) but yet didn't want to alarm and shock my dear mother.
Morning came, and the first thing I did was quickly took one dosage of the medication and get a bit of sleep before going to the doctor. When I went into the consultation room, my doctor immediately commented that I really look bad - with all the coughing and wheezing in my respiratory system. She put me on Nebuliser to help me with my breathing. On top of that, she prescribed Tamiflu capsules for me. Well, I wasn't put through any test to determine whether I was H1N1 positive, but according to my doctor and from judging the potency of the virus, she said 99% chance that it was H1N1.
Well, the news didn't exactly shocked me, as I kind of suspected that this is not the normal kind of flu that attacked me - usually I would recover within 3 days, but this one lasted more than 3 days and got worse than before. I really thank God for my colleagues and friends who had been praying for me and God who had been watching over me, but this unpleasant experience made me feel so "distant" from my loved ones because I had to, for their sake and benefit. Mum kept saying there's no need for such moves, but I insisted because she falls under the "high-risk" category, I cannot take any risk for her sake. And with this virus infecting me, I had to be extremely alert that I disinfect every area I've been to, or anything I've used. I was also complaining to mum about the cost of the Tamiflu capsules - $56 for 10 pieces - but she reminded me that if it helped to cure me, I shouldn't be so bothered by the cost.
Sigh* isn't an experience I would want to go through but thank God for watching over me. I'm not exactly well yet, though I definitely felt better than yesterday. I know God is my Healer who would bring me to recovery and restoration!
There has been a lot of talk about H1N1 and how it first infected many beginning from Mexico in April this year, and how it has slowly infiltrate the Asia region. Since June, little red dot has seen increasing number of cases, and had also issued out quarantine orders and stringent checks upon entry into hospitals.
When it has gone beyond tracing and records, all that we were asked to do is to act in a socially responsible manner in the consideration of other people's interest. Up till now, there had been 6 cases of death (5 cases are those with medical problems complicated further by this potent virus) and many more unrecorded cases that has recovered.
I wouldn't have known the potency of the virus if I haven't come into contact with one!
Last Friday, I woke up with a terrible sore throat and somewhat feverish feeling (to think that I was perfectly fine the day before). Interestingly, instead of self-medicating this time round, I decided to go to the doctor - partly also because I needed proper medication and medical certificate of absence. I was given some anti-biotics, cough mixture, panadol, flu tablets, etc. The doctor told me if I wasn't well in the next 24 or 48 hours, I have to come back and see her again, and she gave me 3 days MC, from Friday to Sunday.
To a certain extent, I was well on Saturday and part of Sunday, until I feel the cough (no cough before that) coming on around Sunday evening. The cough was so persistent that it kept me awake the entire night, even though I was physically really tired and needed the rest. I couldn't lie down because the phlegms would keep coming up and I would need to go to the washroom to spit it out - and it was almost immediate each time I lie down - until I lost count of the number of times I actually lie down and stood up ... The persistent cough made me really breathless and gasping for breathe - I couldn't sit and sleep because it was difficult to breath. Neither could I stand because it was equally uncomfortable. I didn't know how I got through the night but it was really God's grace that I made it through. I had the thought of calling an ambulance and sending myself to the hospital (sis is out of town and I have been keeping a distance from mum and my helper ever since Friday) but yet didn't want to alarm and shock my dear mother.
Morning came, and the first thing I did was quickly took one dosage of the medication and get a bit of sleep before going to the doctor. When I went into the consultation room, my doctor immediately commented that I really look bad - with all the coughing and wheezing in my respiratory system. She put me on Nebuliser to help me with my breathing. On top of that, she prescribed Tamiflu capsules for me. Well, I wasn't put through any test to determine whether I was H1N1 positive, but according to my doctor and from judging the potency of the virus, she said 99% chance that it was H1N1.
Well, the news didn't exactly shocked me, as I kind of suspected that this is not the normal kind of flu that attacked me - usually I would recover within 3 days, but this one lasted more than 3 days and got worse than before. I really thank God for my colleagues and friends who had been praying for me and God who had been watching over me, but this unpleasant experience made me feel so "distant" from my loved ones because I had to, for their sake and benefit. Mum kept saying there's no need for such moves, but I insisted because she falls under the "high-risk" category, I cannot take any risk for her sake. And with this virus infecting me, I had to be extremely alert that I disinfect every area I've been to, or anything I've used. I was also complaining to mum about the cost of the Tamiflu capsules - $56 for 10 pieces - but she reminded me that if it helped to cure me, I shouldn't be so bothered by the cost.
Sigh* isn't an experience I would want to go through but thank God for watching over me. I'm not exactly well yet, though I definitely felt better than yesterday. I know God is my Healer who would bring me to recovery and restoration!
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