Marvin’s Place

May 27, while going to work, I felt different. The following day, I am having a terrible headache, body pain and my body is shaking. I went to the clinic and they gave me some pain reliever. I went home feeling not well. As soon as I got home, I went to sleep (that was around 9 in the morning). When my wife came from work (noon time), my fever was high and I can’t eat, nor get up from bed (extreme headache and dizziness). Afternoon, I tried to prepare to go to work (training actually). But headache and dizziness, and vomiting stopped me (and my wife also).

Day after that, I felt worse. Friday, May 30, I went to the doctor for check up. As laboratory results came out, I was diagnosed to have Urinary Track Infection and very low blood platelet count. The doctor advised me to return the following day for another blood test. If my platelet count would drop, I would be confined for dengue. That evening, since I feel very week for not eating for 3 days, I decided to go to the hospital for confinement. We came to the hospital, they checked my blood and admitted me for possible dengue. The following day, it was confirmed that I have dengue.

I was confined until June 4. Eating just very little (almost nothing except water I drink and IV fluids running in my arteries.

I missed half of my training, and I don’t know what awaits me when I return to work..

Anyway, I am out of the hospital now. And I thank God for the healing. I also thank God for my wife who stayed beside me during those times I am very weak physically and during my hospital days.

I am still feeling weak, I lost almost 16 kilos in one week. But God is renewing my strength.

Soli Deo Gloria.

I already consulted 4 doctors. One of them checked me thrice. I took cough medicine with low dose antibiotics. Nothing happened. Then I took a high dose antibiotics. Still nothing happened. I am still coughing. I already made 5 absences (3 last week) so I could have a rest. But still I am coughing.  I already had 2 chest x ray but all is clear. I am irritated. I work in a contact center and my work is affected (I talk the whole shift). My family is also affected.

Please pray for my health. I am really having a hard time with this cough.  It’s been 5 weeks now.

I haven’t posted any blog for almost a week or so… why?

As I’ve said in my last post, I became sick. I was coughing throughout my shift. And it really annoys me. My throat sucks and my chest is in pain.

So, after two weeks of cough, I went to the Doctor, and I took a chest x-ray and CBC test. My lungs are fine but as the CBC result says, I have a high infection (due to cough). The first batch of antibiotics didn’t do any good. So, earlier this day, I was given a prescription of another set of (higher dose) antibiotics.

My medical certificate also states that I should have 3 days of bed rest (due to high infection). I already made 2 absences and I think I won’t do it again. I am feeling better (though not really that much ‘better’).

I’ll start taking the meds tomorrow. But I’ll be drinking a lot of water today. This would make me go to have a bladder break often.

Well, I’m back, at least.

Soli Deo Gloria.