"Discharged from Hospital!"

Back!! Today finally discharged from Pantai Hospital -_-''



Last Wed started to see red rashes on my body, so take MC dy. Oh good, no need to work, can watch cartoon at home. Thursday even more rashes. Ok, lets watch more cartoon first... Friday still not recover, gosh, see clinic again, took blood test. "Looks like dengue. Test result should be ready by 8pm. Come back later."


SHIT


SHIT SHIT SHIT


The wait for 8PM was terrible. Went to the clinic, lots of people but then Doctor say "Let him in first" Oh no. Not good. "Haha, just as I expected, your platelet count has dropped to 59. Need to be admitted dy. Suspected dengue fever. Which hospital you want? Lam Wah Ee? Pantai?" B-but but....


THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!


Shock. Panic. You name it :D Informed Gf and Mum. Mum also panic. Suddenly I got all sorts of phone calls from people, make me even more tension! Finally at 10PM, drive to Pantai and 'check-in' myself :D And there began my 6 day stay in the hospital.

Red rashes and fever were not the only problem. Since 3-4 weeks ago I have been having recurring diarrhea and a total loss of appetite. Weight also decreased to 60KG. On that day itself it happened again.

So for the first few days I was on water-drip treatment (Intravenous therapy). Poke a needle into my forehand to allow for injection of mineral directly into the veins. That HURTS. Not to mention troublesome; have to carry around the pole everywhere I go.

Even got Jabatan Kesihatan folks came to interview me. "Where do you stay? Lip Sin? Oh, which block? Oh, that's a hot spot for dengue. We shoot few times (fogging) the last few weeks dy..." SHIT



Everyday they will do blood test on me (you can imagine how many 'holes' in my arms dy!). Thankfully after a few days, the results for both Dengue and Chikungunya turned out negative and the platelet count slowly increased. 61, 70, then shoot up back to 100 and finally today it's back to 150 (normal)! "Luckily it's a normal viral infection", Doctor said. "Can discharge on Thursday". Hurray!!

Stepping out of Pantai for the first time in so many days, felt like coming out of prison! Overall stay there is ok; good service, nice nurses... although hospital food is really terrible: bland tasteless yuck!! Thankfully mom and sis came up to visit me and cook for me :D

But home's still the best place.. no need to share room with strangers :P I stayed in a 2 bed room. Changed 4 roommates: a boy with high fever, a guy suspected of H1N1 (wtf), a car accident guy and an old man who had eye operation. The H1N1 suspect (which turned out negative, phew~) gave me the most unforgettable experience. He was quiet in the day but come night time, he SNORED like there is no tomorrow :S End up I can't sleep, next day fever go up again!

Also really appreciate those who came to visit me: family, friends, oh and Ms Sharon Teoh, who came at midnight on the day I was admitted and brought lots of 100 Plus for me :) Mom said, "Luckily it's not near your wedding day". Errm... seriously the wedding was the last thing on my mind at that time!