tete-a-tete

our first experience with the so-call deadly H1N1…

30 June

i went to sleep worrying i may kena H1N1.was asking my sister how to know and blah blah…ok ok we all will go check check at polyclinic cuz i’ve been coughing for a month and after a week of antibiotic i was well for…HALF A DAY! and the i seem to have the full blown flu symptom.

panic panic…plan to see doc and ask for an xray(the doc who gave me the antibiotic say one, if not well need an xray to be sure, lungs clear…i scared to die now)

1 July

victoria woke up with a fever…38+….SHHHHHIIIIITTT i’ve pass my H1N1 to her!! quick quick! shower and off we go to the polyclinic…

drama begins

the moment we reach downstairs *booooom* thunder lighting! waaah like in movies. this is how close to making a movie was i that day.

Sound FX : thunder

mother was coughing badly. daughter running a high fever. oh no, rain pouring soon. grab the fever child up, carried her to the main road. trouble! no taaaaaxxxxxiiiiI!!! how can!!!

mother keep looking for taxi, still no sign. argh! bus is here! quick run up the bus!

manage part one. now on the way to take the MRT. rain started to pour…pitter patter…

so took 131, change to MRT to toa payoh, change to bus 238 to Polyclinic.

ok movie part is over.

went to polyclinic, wah! really like seen in news. got tent extended all the way to the carpark. those who travel overs and not well within the 7 days goes to the tent. heng ah! we more then 14 days already. the mooment they use their gunlike thermometer and ’shoot’ victoria, the thermeter give a emergency ‘bbbbbbeeeeeeepppppp’

its 40.4!!!!!!!!!

we both got mask! she gets the mickey mouse one but its as hot! she dun enjoy mickey covering her mouth definitely.

very quick its her turn…uh oh…she’s needed to do a swab test as her under the High Risk group being so young. swab test meaning, put something in the mouth, which  means, SHE SO GONNA MERLIOON!!!

of course for the sake of my child’s diagnosis, i encourage the doctor who decided to give up when she see her crying and wailing. i say, i’ll grab her, you just DO IT!

DONE! saliva specimen taken. nurse say unless its positive, they won’t call me. so its no news means good news

NOooooo..trouble begin…she cry and cry and V-O-M-I-T…

SPLATTER everyone and everywhere…some just siam us ha ha sorry ah, didn’t mean it…worst is kena my body!

the doc also wanna fast fast see her seeing her in distress. then he said. dun be too alarm with H1N1. its a virus but can be dealt with. thought he was very nice and helpful to help decide what to do with her then quickly decide on Tamiflu. i dun quite like tons of chemcial in kids one so i opt for ordinary medicine first and pray! ha ha

then its me…he also agreed on Xray…my story not very exciting, lungs clear but now flu is fullblown with whatever you can think of for flu.

victoria got well the next day, surprise surprise and to date

DOROTHY KENA THE FEVER!!!! sigh…poor second child. after the 1st one fall sick already, 2nd one usually can relax a bit cuz i know she’ll do well with paracetamol and watchful eyes.

*blow nose into kitchen roll* yes tissue won’t work…