When the doctor sounds like machine....

My little girl had a very high temperature yesterday. When I woke her up for school in the morning, her temperature was mild. I didn’t let her go to school as I’m afraid that other kids might get it from her.

Before I left for work, I told my father in law to watch her temperature. True enough, by midday, her temperature increased. I asked him to give her the fever medicine first, and to keep the temperature down.

When I reached home from work, she was sleeping on the sofa. “Ahh! Must be very bad,” I said to myself. She normally still able to play no matter how sick she is. We decided to take her to the hospital.

When we reached the Hospital An-Nur, the waiting room was packed with people. There were so many people seeking treatment from the hospital, and the majority were toddlers and young kids. We have to wait, as there were ten patients in front of us.

We waited for 45 minutes, before we were called in. A young female Malay doctor attended to us. Oh ya! Amir was with us too, as his left elbow was in pain. Not sure what happened, but when he woke up on Tuesday morning, he felt pain.

The doctor was good, but she sounded like machine. There was no personal touch. When she attended to Zara, she talked to Zara as if Zara is an adult.

I found it's funny they way she talked. It was like reading from a book or a manuscript. Some example of what she said to me yesterday, and, please read it as if you are reading from a textbook. Okay, here they are.

“Ibu, ada thermometer tak kat rumah?” (Ibu, do you have thermometer at home?)

“Ibu, ubat antibiotik ini mengambil masa 48 jam untuk berkesan” (Ibu, it will take 48 hours to see the effect)

“Kalau saya boleh pegang tangan ini tanpa dia merasa sakit, ianya tidak patah.” (I don’t think his hand is broken because he didn’t feel any pain when I hold his hand)

All in all it just took her about ten minutes to diagnose my kids. Alhamdulillah, Zara’s fever has reduced today, but she developed red spots now on her body, legs and hands. It doesn’t look like measles or chicken pox. So far there are 5 places that have that mark.

Amir’s elbow is still in pain, and if both of them are still not okay by tomorrow, it will be another visit to a doctor, but this time I would take them to see their pediatrician at Ampang Putri.

Oh! Just pray that it’s nothing serious.

Salam.

When the virus strikes....

This week is not a good week for me. My kids are still down with fever, stomach ache and cough. Not sure what virus hit them but it has been affecting my kids one after another. First to be hit by this was my little girl. She was down with it last Friday. 

While she was getting better, the virus decided to attack my second son on Monday early morning. BOOM! and down he went with the stomach ache and fever. This boy is a little bit manja. He woke me up at 5am and told me he vomited and cannot sleep. Since I have to go to work, I have to ask my father-in-law to send him to clinic. Throughout the day, he kept calling me at work. 

As my second son lying on bed, the virus decided two is not enough to give me trouble. So during dinner, the virus decided to attack my third son. BOOM! Down he went and he complaint that he stomach is in pain. One hour later the boy vomited. But this boy is different than the rest. He just sleep and didn't call or complaint to me. Easiest to take care.

I thought the attack is over when three out of four kids were down with stomach ache and fever but I was wrong. The virus launched it biggest attack on my oldest. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The poor boy vomited the whole day on Wednesday and I have to rush him to hospital on Wednesday night. He stayed there for 2 nights and doctor said that he can come home today. Thank god, that he's getting better. I can't afford to split my time between home and hospital.

I hope the virus will stop its attack but I'm already feeling weak. Hope it is not the virus attack...