Dengue fever at 31…
If you’ve been wondering why I’ve been silent for about a week… well, it’s because I was confined in the hospital due to dengue fever. I had very high fever at first but not enough to get me admitted. It was when my fever broke that I had myself admitted… because I was hungry. I couldn’t keep my food down and I wanted to eat. Anyone who knows me knows that if I could just erase the word “hunger” from my vocabulary, I’d be one very happy woman. Anyway, that’s when they found out that my platelets were VERY low. Dangerously low. Here are some crappy phone pics:
My view from my E.R. bed.
My nurse preparing my admittance...
Officially admitted... with hospital ID bracelet.
EKG just to make sure nothing's wrong with my heart.
My hubby watching over me at the E.R.
Dextrose... (painful!)
Hospital food... BLECH!!!!
Platelet transfusion.... I'm a B+
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:32 am
Wow! I’m glad you’re okay now. That is pretty scary and I’m sure the hospital stay was not comfortable at all. Hope you’re feeling much much better now.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
i am much much better, thanks! hanging out at mom’s house (because of all the amenities.. and i get to be a kid again) now while recuperating.
it was soooo tiring! I hope there’s no dengue there in LA.