I’ve been so harassed this past week since both kids and me
got sick! It started with Miley getting on and off fever. Then Sabe got it too!
Now, both kids are okay so I can finally write about what happened. Anyway, here’s a timeline of our crazy, stress-filled week (and to think this is just
the start of the year!)
Day 1 (Sunday) – Miley seemed a bit hot during the evening. She
had been having on and off fever for the past few days but nothing serious (she
was still very active and playful). That night, she threw up after crying. My
mom was concerned (it might be dengue daw). We gave her Tempra and just
monitored her fever.
Day 2 (Monday) – Even Sabe got fever already. We decided to bring both kids to the pedia.
After getting them checked, the doctor said that both their throats looked a bit swollen and it was just a bug (especially with
all the activities from the Christmas season). And since Sabe got fever too, it
seemed he just got the virus from Miley. I relayed my mom’s concern that it might be
dengue, so the doctor said to have a blood test done for Miley if fever was
still there after 3 days. Miley was also
started on antibiotics.
Day 3 (Tuesday) – Miley seemed so much better so we had her
stay at my in-laws since Sabre still had slight fever and even I got sick as well
(I didn’t want her to have a relapse).
Day 4 (Wednesday) - Sabe’s fever was about 38C the whole day
and didn’t go away. He was also matamlay
and basically looked weak and just kept sleeping. To top it all off, my
mother-in-law texted that Miley had slight fever again and was a bit matamlay. I
was so worried at this point because a million things were going through my
head – maybe it was dengue? could it be something more serious than a bug? I
kept texting our pedia and she gave me the go signal to have blood test done
for Sabe as well if fever was still there the next day. I could barely sleep the whole night, Sabe’s
head was so hot! We were putting ice compress on his head (even though he kept
crying) to try to bring the fever down.
Day 5 (Thursday) - Sabe
still had fever when we woke up. Upon checking with my in-laws, they said Miley
was ok already but to have blood test done on her as well to be sure. We
brought both kids to Makati Med for CBC, Urinalysis, and Dengue testing. I had
no idea how much this was going to cost, so I was so shocked when our bill
reached P7000 for both kids! The most expensive was the dengue test at P2500
each! My gosh! I guess that’s what’s hard when magkasunod kids mo, everything
is times 2! I didn’t want to think about the bill already, since we had to proceed
with the blood extraction. It was so hard holding both of them down! But both of
them were so brave. Miley was crying but she was also shouting “Its OK! Its
OK!” Sabe also cried but immediately stopped after the needle was removed. My
poor babies!
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| here's a pic of Miley after her blood test :( |
But can I just say, both of them immediately looked and acted
better after the blood test! Miley suddenly became active, wanting to go up and
down the elevators. So I guess blood test lang pala ang magpapagaling sa kanila
noh? =) Haay P7000 is a huge amount but I guess no expense is too big for your child’s
health right? In the end, its peace of mind you’re paying for. We also had to
do a urinalysis test, but since both are still babies, we had to buy a wee
patch (I think that’s what’s it’s called). It’s like a sticker with a plastic
bag connected to it that you had to put on the genital area. With Sabe it was
easy, we had no problem getting a sample. But it was so hard to put it on
Miley! She kept resisting that I didn’t know if I was able to put it in the
correct area! We kept checking and checking after but there was no pee! We even
ate first in Burger King and kept making her drink water, but still no weewee! (update: we were not able to get a urine sample out of her - instead she pooped on the plastic! haha!)
Anyway, I forgot to mention that Sabe had also developed mild rashes on his tummy and
a bit on his legs. We dropped by the pedia again to show her (we were thinking it might be chicken pox or measles), and she diagnosed
it as hand, foot and mouth disease. This was viral daw and the rashes would increase in
the next couple of days but there was nothing to be worried about.
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| at Makati Med with slight rashes on his face |
When we got home, Miley was already ok the whole day (yey!). But little did I know it was Sabe I should be worried about...
to be continued...
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