This is just a REPOST from my notes on facebook. This happened last October 30 to November 6.
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Friday last week, I started to feel sick, but I still managed (i have to) to go to work that day. I didn't mind much the sickness that I even worked overtime. Saturday morning came where Typhoon Santi is taking Manila down and the morning that I really feel awful. My best friend texted me and asking me if I will be able to go to work. NO!, are you kidding me?, with that wind and rain?
Anways, by 10AM, Typhoon Santi finally set off to South China Sea (thank God), and everyone starts to text me that they will be going to work. Scared that my holiday wont be paid, i went to office and worked. BIG MISTAKE!!! When its time to go home, sheeezzzz, I felt like I'm inside a microwave oven and cooking my butt off.
I started to have chills that night even I'm on my thickest jacket, thickest socks and thickest pajamas. Sunday morning I'm on the couch watching TV suddenly I felt my nose is clogged with something, I stood up and went to the bathroom and found out that my nose is not just clogged with SOMETHING, its clogged with BLOOD!!! That was the first nose bleeding that day. Monday morning, the second nose bleeding experience when I was in my room, reading a book.
Feeling nauseated, I slept early that night. In the middle of my sleep, I started feeling attacked by a stern running nose that I got up to look for tissue, and to my surprise my nose is bleeding again... and this time it was not just bleeding, it was bleeding intensely... I also found out that my pillows and bed sheet are tainted with blood. I was really scared that I didn't get to sleep again.
Tuesday morning, I asked my PARE if he could accompany me to Intellicare for check-up as I was so scared about the bleeding last night. Off to Intellicare, got several blood tests (again with the blood) and found out that results was ok. Dra. Ramos advised me that it's better to have the tests redone so as to be sure that I am really just suffering from a normal fever. Wednesday morning, my mom and I went again to Intellicare to have the bloodtest again. Results came in, then confirmed.... I have DENGUE FEVER. My platelet count drops up to 40 notch and my WBC is low. My doctor advised me to have the week off to monitor my platelet everyday.(YES!! i have to be pricked everyday on the same area on my arm.OUCH!!) Thursday morning, off to Intellicare again for the blood tests, results were just the same as yesterday though my platelets is still 237.
Again, I have to go back again tomorrow for another bloodtests. Friday morning, which is today, I'm nervous and really praying that my platelet counts will be normal again. and IT WAS.... (hallelujah!!!) I'm back......wohhhooooo.... My platelet is normal again (280)..
So much for a week off from work.....
Tons of workload when I go back to work tomorrow....sheeeezzz
Kidding aside,
I just want to remind and warn everyone that you should be aware of DENGUE...
It's a serious virus that may kill...
So please, be careful and take extra precautions.....