The ultimate - 8 days MC! (Part II)

Night time is the scariest.

Everything seems to be aggravated in the night. I couldn't sleep even after popping all the medications. The fever went a little gentler on me, eventually I fell asleep amidst the discomfort.

The scary part is the dreams. I hated it. I'm stuck in a square and going round and round which I just can't escape! I'll wake up to break free from the dream and when I was knocked out again, I was back to a similar stuck-can't-escape situation. Imagine this happened a few times in the night...

It must be somewhere in the wee hours of the morning, I was awaken by the heat (from myself).
I don't want to look at the clock, because I don't want to know how many hours more till day break.

15 March 2018, Thur

Quite a few milestone on this day. I pooped! haha
Trusty coffee never fails to help.

The fever was less intense, it became low grade fever. 

I also started to develop a cough. My MC has ran out so I went to the clinic nearby again. The locum doctor gave me cough medicine that might have a side effect of constipation (errr)... Something effervescent to help dissolve the phlegm and another day of MC for me to rest through the weekend.

He told me I can't go back to office, this is definitely contagious.

I went home and start to research about THE FLU. Since I'm in it, might as well learn something. And I can watch out for signs that my body is recovering from it (or not).

The human body is amazing!

The immune system is so clever! You have your T cells and B cells that will make the antibodies specifically needed to fight the virus. You also have memory T cells and B cells that will keep records, when the same virus enters the body again, the fight will be over before you even know it!

WOW right?!

17 March 2018, Sat

I was feeling irritated with the fever, it just won't go away. I hate medication and I've eaten so much paracetamol over the past few days. I decided to head to the clinic again, hopefully to see a different doctor and also it's a Saturday, clinic closes half day and Sunday would be hard to seek help.

I went down with my bag of prescription to show the doctor and an umbrella to shield me from the 9am sun. To my horror, the waiting time is at least 1.5hr, the clinic was crowded with patients. I don't want to wait, I checked that my usual company doctor was opened and decided to head down in a cab. (Luckily, I was still dressed quite ok).

Met Dr. CT at the clinic and he found my extended fever suspicious. I told him this should be the the flu virus right? He said normally the fever will not extend till Day 4. He wanted to check if I had the dengue fever. I looked down at my limps and didn't see any red spots, he said the red spots usually appear after the fever. Anyway, he drew my blood and sent for a urgent check. If he calls me in the evening, I should be prepared to go to the hospital.

Without any other information, he could only treat my symptoms, and he gave me a different cough syrup which won't cause constipation. haha.

I felt glad to see Dr. CT because at least he tried to diagnose further on my bizarre condition.

I went home, thinking what if I get the call and what if I didn't get the call.
If he calls, then it's straight forward -> dengue treatment. If he don't, I really don't know what is wrong with me.

My intuition tells me, I don't have dengue fever.

The doctor called at 6:30pm

He told me I don't have dengue. But he saw a significant amount of infection in my blood. He needs to start me on antibiotics to fight the bacteria. I can either see him on Monday back at the clinic or visit another branch on Sunday, which was opened for 2hrs in the morning. I told him I'll see him on Monday.

18 March 2018, Sun

I coughed a lot in the morning, I think the phlegm builds up through the night.
It was difficult to get it out, it was almost like puking.
The colour of the phlegm was horrible. Dark yellow almost brown in colour... (booo)

So I decided to not waste a day and JQ drove me to the clinic in town.

I saw Dr. SL and told him that I'm here to get antibiotics as advised by Dr. CT from the blood test on Sat. He asked me what happened to me.... So I decided to start from the very beginning. I was talking slowly because I don't want to start coughing uncontrollably. He was obviously impatient, he cut me from my monologue and started to speak really quickly to help me finish up.

He took my blood pressure and prescribed me with antibiotics. I think he can see from my face that I've questions. He asked, "any question?" I said, " I thought this is a flu virus, but why it become bacterial infection now?"

In a impatient tone, "It can start with a virus and superimposed as a bacteria"

Okay, I don't understand and don't wish to talk to him further. He asked me if I need anything other medication, I thought he should be advising me, but I said no anyway (what do I know...)

Get 2 courses of antibiotics and we were out.

The pills were quite big, I was worried of swallowing and the pill was toooooo hard for me to bite in into half. It's not good to break the pill too. Recalling back to my University education, pills were designed with specific coatings so as to endure the journey in our digestive system to reach the desire location for it to start working / releasing.

So before I swallow the pill, I will visualise that I successfully swallowed it. haha.
Oh well, so far it has helped me!
It is not fun when you choke, with the pill in an awkward position and feel its slow slide down the throat.

By nightfall, I still don't feel good and the cough wasn't getting any better. I decided to update my colleagues that I can't return to work on Monday.

19 March 2018, Mon

I can't rest.
I can't sleep.
I was coughing the whole night!
It was misery.

I managed to catch a wink in the morning when the sun comes up.

I decided to visit to Dr. CT because I told him that I will see him on Monday and also I needed MC to cover for Monday.

Dressed better this time round and JQ drove us there.

I arrived at the clinic and asked to meet wth Dr. CT but I was told he fell ill and left early for the day. (wow, I hope it wasn't me)

I met with lovely Dr. J and she is ever so patient with her patients. haha

She last saw me on 12 Mar for my stomach issue.

She asked, "What happened to you, HQ?"
"A lot had happened since I last saw you..." I just told her about Dr. CT diagnosis of me on Sat and how I started with the antibiotics on Sun.

She was surprised that Dr. SL didn't give me anything else to help me feel better. Also the antibiotics is strong to the gastric, she will usually prescribe a protective medication together with that antibiotics. It was Day 2 on antibiotics, I could feel a slight bloated-ness in my stomach.

I think by this time, things are clearer to the doctor.
She said when I'm free, I can read up on Mycoplasma. That's what I've got.

She gave me a 3 days MC to rest properly and a lot of other strong powerful medicine.
I had to eat them all, I want to end this as soon as possible.

21 March 2018, Wed

Since the day I met Dr. J, I started to sleep better as she gave me all the "right" medicine for me.
Every morning once I wake up I will eat those medication meant for before food, about 20 min later I will eat my breakfast and then all the medication that is meant for after food. And I will be knocked out for 4 hours.


to be continued...
- I'm feeling tired now, I need a break and a shower before the sun sets -