The last two weeks has been very exhausting with a series of hospital trips. That obviously explains the posting gap here. No, I am not the patient but I have been watching over a patient who happened to be my older sister the whole time. The initial medical findings on her first hospital admission said it was a viral infection that took its toll on her. She went completely down for days, in and out of fever and nauseated. Then she was released when the platelet count test went normal.
Two or three days after, some skin rashes appeared. And because I don’t live with her I can only know details as I am told. It took her a day before making up her mind to seek for a medical attention again. I was kind of expecting that actually so I took her to the city hospital right on that day (Tuesday) just shortly after I got back from a morning run.
Platelet check reads: 90,000 upon arriving at the E.R. Too low compared to the 150,000 normal counts! To make the story short, it took her 5 days to gain the normal count back. Obviously I had to spend 5 straight boring days too at the hospital with her – something I wouldn’t have done if I only have a choice. Not that I didn’t want to be there for her because she’s my sister – a family - but it’s the environment that can never be pleasing to me and perhaps to anyone that I can’t handle so well – makes me feel like I’m going to get sick too while looking after a patient.
But of course I couldn’t complain any further now that we’re finally sent home.
Goodbye Dengue Fever/Acute Viral Infection and please keep your distance from my sister’s or to any of my family member’s system!
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