Breakbone Fever

Dengue Fever, also known as breakbone fever, is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito, which feed during the day.

9 january was the start. It came as swift as a sense of fatigue came over me during afternoon. I was feeling exhausted in lectures and could not pay attention. During chingay practice, fever begins to creep upon my body and i could feel muscle aches around my body. Time was not wasted. The virus quickly hit me with a fever at night of 39.1 degrees.

10 january. My fever is still on. My stomach starts to feel gastritis. I couldn't eat well. The only possible thing I could do was to lie like a corpse in bed. and so it came. I went to see a doctor and was prescribed with some panadol.

11 january. Fever keep coming back and I slept almost 24 hours. Breakbone fever. maybe my bones was aching. I was just feeling like shit. SHIT. a good way to describe when u see me that time. Lying there in an awkward position. I went back to the doctor and was given vitamin Cs only.

12 january. I couldn't bring myself to get up. but in the evening I tried to go out with Yvonne Michelle and my brother to a Hongkong Cafe at Vivo. Trying to feel better but to no avail.

13 january. a bad nubmer for a bad day. I went to the doctor again. This time is the third time and the doctor feared. So I was given blood test. The results ddid not surface until late evening about 8pm. I was diagnosed with low platelets count and had to go back to the clinic the next morning.
Platelets count: 100

14 january. I went back with the aid of my beloved cousin renhui. She came early in the morning and I was admitted to SGH A&E department. When I was there with both my cousin and auntie, first thing they did to me is install a plastic tube onto my hand for further dripping even before I was confirmed down with being warded. the -_- thing the doctor did was to draw my blood from that plastic tube. the tube was my best friend for the next few days in hospital.

3 more tubes of blood was drawn from me by a not so experienced nurse. She injected me thrice and move the needle which it was embedded in my veins. for those who feel the agony of the needle moving while inside ur flesh, u know how i felt.
Platelets count: 70

15 january. 6am i was awaken by the nurse.
"Mr Goh... I going to take your blood now". All i could do is to let the nurse take my blood. Sleepy and weak~ There's nothing much i could resist a blood test. haha. Time in hospital really boring. When there's visitors, its a freaking good thing because there is someone to talk to. If not, patient like us, we sleep like we wanted the time in the hospital to pass as quickly so we could get the hell out of it.
Platelets count: 50

16 january onwards
Thanks to those who visited me:
Renhui and her mother. for first day bringing me in and visited me everyday.
Shumin and Liang. Thanks Angchor for calling.
Mom and Dad came and see me after work without fail and left at 9pm.
Yvonne accompanied me the most.
My Bro and Michelle..
First Uncle who came with a box of raw lotus i never forget the taste.
Second Auntie who came with papaya leaf juice. she put sugar in it to make it sweeter.
JingYing and Jingyuan came too.
Grandma who is soooo worried for me and complain no one fetch her down to visit me. haha.
MayYing came down with a bottle of red flower juice thanks to her mom.
Joel Meiying Simon.
Ryan came because his mom was too in SGH.
my Aeroclassmates.
Feline who came alone.
Steff Jasper Desmond. with a basket of fruits
Daniel and Girlfriend who came at 11pm while i was sleeping.
Gen who came on the last day.

Did i Miss out anyone? u can whack me if I do. Hahaha.
Platelets count: 74

17 January. I had the tube taken off the day before. was so glad that bag of water was off me. It really hydrate me like soaking me in water. because I kept going to toilet. That day my platelets count went up to 119. I was able to be discharged. so happy.

18 january til date. Life became miserable for me. I was still weak. and My studies work load came pouring over me like shit. I tried to walk out of it. but i slipped off the shit. I feel like shit. I never felt like this before. I went to JDC dance practice. I could not concentrate. I feel retarded in learning the steps.

I felt like a loser kid. everything came down for me. I just feel so low. I never felt so low in my life. Its kinda like everything was dead for me. Sometimes things are just shit. I am glad I had someone to talk to when I was feeling so so down. :)

ok...so things are getting better for me now. I still could not dance or exercise. But at least i got over my mental illness of the SHIT. new year's over for these two days too. haha. see you guys around!