2 Weeks stay in CDC 1
I was having a very high fever on the 21st july when i was at boy's house. i thought it would be the usual fever due to throat infection, or flu or because i was having my period. however, it did not turn out to be what i have expected.
I had body aches, high fever, diahrrea, vomiting. It was terrible. my mum and sis witnessed my suffering so they had decided to bring me to KTPH A&E dept whichh is just opp my house at 1am. i did a dengue test but it turned out to be negative and i went home at 4plus am. Subsequently, we went to my family doc and he had prescribed me all the best medication he had for virial fever (which is what all the western docs had suspected) and did several blood test again as i am not really convinced that i did not have dengue despite all the symptoms. We even turned to chinese sinsei and they
told me it was 'mo tan', which means the heatiness is trapped in your body and couldnt escape. So we did tried the traditional way of treating 'mo tan' but my fever did not subside.
Finally, i was having fever for 10days and my mum decided to bring me to TTSH and be warded. I was being warded at CDC1 which is mainly for patients with infectious disease and dengue fever (i dunno why they put me there). everyday, im going for scans after scan and drawing more blood for blood test but they could not find the reason until the 4th day of my admission. one night, i was going to the toilet in my ward when i felt a pain in my 4th left toe. It was sore and there was some marks on it. so i told the doc the next morning and he suspected that there is a prob with my heart. Thus, i was sent for ECG the next day and they applied some gel to my chest and started scanning. it was painful as the doc literally rolled the scanner over your breast and pressed on it. She switched on the sound so i could actually hear my own heart and then i heard a murmur which is unusual. The result was out in the afternoon and yes, there's a bacteria infection at my heart valve known as endocarditis. This is usually caused by dental checkup, injecting drugs or maybe i had a heart valve that is not closing propery since young and i guess its the 3rd one.
I was given antibiotics the subsequent week but because they did not know the name of the bacteria in my heart as the blood cultures were not out so they tried 3 diff types of antibiotics on me so basically i am injected with antibiotics every 1-2hr. fortunately, this does not last long. 2days later, they finally found out what the bac was -hemophyllus and i was given antibiotic once daily. so my fever went down but only came back at night and i felt breathless sometimes due to the heart valve not closing properly.
I had to spend the holidays ie.Hari Raya and national day in the hospital and skipped my friends' 21st bday parties. fortunately, i have many loving friends who came to visit me and of cos my boy and my family members. almost everyday, i had diff grp of friends who came and also my relatives. Really had to thank them. i also had to thank my family who had to cook for me every meal (cuz the hospital food sucks) and tolerate my nonsense and helped me in my needs since my right hand could hardly move due to insertion of a tube directly into my heart from my arm for antibiotics injection. i also had to thank my boy who came down to visit me whenever im free, sending my frenz to and fro from hospital and download movies into laptop so i can watch whenever im bored. he even bought me 2 gifts, one for monthsary- a knit top and one for discharge- a kate spade wallet. i told him the wallet is unnecessary but well he bought it.
Currently, im discharged on the 14th aug and back in school. but i had a medical cert till 7th sept but i dont wanna miss school and i also have to go back to TTSH for antibiotics injection everyday till 31st Aug. So everyday i have to go sch with a bandage that wrap up my tube that is at my arm in case i scare anyone. haha. and probably, i may need a heart surgery to cose / change my heart vave to avoid any complication or risks in the future but it is still not confirmed.
All in all, i am sick for 3 weeks and really having a fever is no joke so please do not take fever lightly and always visit a doc whenever ill. health is wealth, really.
2 Weeks stay in CDC 1
I was having a very high fever on the 21st july when i was at boy's house. i thought it would be the usual fever due to throat infection, or flu or because i was having my period. however, it did not turn out to be what i have expected.
I had body aches, high fever, diahrrea, vomiting. It was terrible. my mum and sis witnessed my suffering so they had decided to bring me to KTPH A&E dept whichh is just opp my house at 1am. i did a dengue test but it turned out to be negative and i went home at 4plus am. Subsequently, we went to my family doc and he had prescribed me all the best medication he had for virial fever (which is what all the western docs had suspected) and did several blood test again as i am not really convinced that i did not have dengue despite all the symptoms. We even turned to chinese sinsei and they
told me it was 'mo tan', which means the heatiness is trapped in your body and couldnt escape. So we did tried the traditional way of treating 'mo tan' but my fever did not subside.
Finally, i was having fever for 10days and my mum decided to bring me to TTSH and be warded. I was being warded at CDC1 which is mainly for patients with infectious disease and dengue fever (i dunno why they put me there). everyday, im going for scans after scan and drawing more blood for blood test but they could not find the reason until the 4th day of my admission. one night, i was going to the toilet in my ward when i felt a pain in my 4th left toe. It was sore and there was some marks on it. so i told the doc the next morning and he suspected that there is a prob with my heart. Thus, i was sent for ECG the next day and they applied some gel to my chest and started scanning. it was painful as the doc literally rolled the scanner over your breast and pressed on it. She switched on the sound so i could actually hear my own heart and then i heard a murmur which is unusual. The result was out in the afternoon and yes, there's a bacteria infection at my heart valve known as endocarditis. This is usually caused by dental checkup, injecting drugs or maybe i had a heart valve that is not closing propery since young and i guess its the 3rd one.
I was given antibiotics the subsequent week but because they did not know the name of the bacteria in my heart as the blood cultures were not out so they tried 3 diff types of antibiotics on me so basically i am injected with antibiotics every 1-2hr. fortunately, this does not last long. 2days later, they finally found out what the bac was -hemophyllus and i was given antibiotic once daily. so my fever went down but only came back at night and i felt breathless sometimes due to the heart valve not closing properly.
I had to spend the holidays ie.Hari Raya and national day in the hospital and skipped my friends' 21st bday parties. fortunately, i have many loving friends who came to visit me and of cos my boy and my family members. almost everyday, i had diff grp of friends who came and also my relatives. Really had to thank them. i also had to thank my family who had to cook for me every meal (cuz the hospital food sucks) and tolerate my nonsense and helped me in my needs since my right hand could hardly move due to insertion of a tube directly into my heart from my arm for antibiotics injection. i also had to thank my boy who came down to visit me whenever im free, sending my frenz to and fro from hospital and download movies into laptop so i can watch whenever im bored. he even bought me 2 gifts, one for monthsary- a knit top and one for discharge- a kate spade wallet. i told him the wallet is unnecessary but well he bought it.
Currently, im discharged on the 14th aug and back in school. but i had a medical cert till 7th sept but i dont wanna miss school and i also have to go back to TTSH for antibiotics injection everyday till 31st Aug. So everyday i have to go sch with a bandage that wrap up my tube that is at my arm in case i scare anyone. haha. and probably, i may need a heart surgery to cose / change my heart vave to avoid any complication or risks in the future but it is still not confirmed.
All in all, i am sick for 3 weeks and really having a fever is no joke so please do not take fever lightly and always visit a doc whenever ill. health is wealth, really.
