Screaming for Ice Cream

The day went on a lot better than expected although Anita had to take Irfan for his follow-up at Pantai on her own - with her Mum on tow, leaving Idlan at home to look after me. Tussles throat was down a notch and as of this morning, the temperature stayed below 38 degrees until now. The myalgia was now bearable although taking a cold shower was a struggle - that happens to me even without the fever.

This cut down on the cough big timeCome afternoon, the only thing left was the annoying sore throat, which following the theme of following advice from my patients, one of them suggested cold yoghurt or ice cream. So ice cream was worth a shot. Anita got me one of those pure dairy, yoghurt, healthy eating type thing, and it went down really, really well. Anita insisted that I should not take too much as it may make the throat dry. So, I had some pancake to go along with it, followed by some plain warm water. It seemed to be doing it's job for now!

That was nasty

My ward held its annual Nurses Day arty earlier today, but unfortunately, I was not able to enjoy it - that much. The sore throat, plus the myalgia was not conducive to celebration, but the food was as always, very nice indeed, lovingly prepared by the member of the nursing staffs. And, as usual, I contributed some cash as well as dessert. For today, Anita had to do the cake delivery as I was too tired to head out last night. Finally, we missed out on the Red Velvet - it would only be ready after midday. Anita grabbed some other cake, which unfortunately, I did not get too sample - it was gone in double-quick time. By the time I finished clinic, the party had already started, I enjoyed the laksa, prepared by one of my BMT nurse, and ended up having some salads as the spice from the laksa really hurt my throat.

Being pampered by my boys and Anita as sson as I arrived homeAs I was not very well in the afternoon, I tried to get home early - as I was being driven in, our driver came over to pick me up just after three - but unfortunately, I had a couple of referrals to see. Once those were sorted out, I reached home, my temperature just shot through the roof - peaking at just over 39 degrees. The myalgia got unbearable, and I ended up just lying in bed, after taking some brufen, paracetamol and antibiotics. Once that subsided, I had to endure the lecture from Anita about healthy eating, and she duly prepared my afternoon tea - salad! Then it was pasta for dinner! I wanted some soup but it was too spicy for my throat.

Anita lovingly prepared this salad bowl for me. And as a good husband, I gobbled them down!While I was at the clinic earlier, my patients kept on trying to give me tips on how to remedy my sore throat. It ranged from honey to raw starfruit, to lemon juice. If my sore throat stayed like this, I might have to resort to those then.

Gorgeous Blue Sky

I woke up this morning with a bad throat, temperature and body ache. I tried to call for my wife and then I realised that I had no voice. Had a couple of sprays on my throat, the pain was a bit better and the voice was slowly coming back. Reciting the advice from my ENT friend, the worst thing I could do was to whisper. That would cause more strain on my voicebox.

The clinic this morning would be a monster since one of my colleague was away in Kelang, another involved in exams and a few of my MOs were either on leave or ill. My ENT friend told me to take the day off, but looking at the clinic and also the Nurses Day lunch, I think I'd better turn up, at least until lunch.

Rather than driving in myself, I was driven in by our driver to work today - in glorious sunshine. The heavy rain overnight certainly lifted the haze somewhat, but I was not optimistic that it would last that long.

P/S: I would highly recommend hiring a driver if you can afford one. Being driven into work in heavy traffic while being able to surf the net and tweet, plus updating the blog was sheer bliss!

The Throat Killing Me

I'm pretty certain that the problem with me at the moment is in the throat. It was red. And painful. The voice is OK but obviously talking caused strain and raising my voice was excruciating. And I had to examine earlier this afternoon.

The pain improved after some paracetamol. And some fluids. The antibiotics certainly took it's time to kick in. Since the air con in the exam hall was in full blast, I was shivering halfway through. I was sure I was still shaking on the drive home.

A shower and a quick nap later, I was ready to settle in for the evening, but jot after my boys wanted to climb all over me. Better sleep in the study room I think for tonight.

The Haze is Back

I was giving a talk to a group of Pharmaceuticals exec this morning, and it was almost at the top of KL. On the 58th floor of Intermark building, off Jalan Tun Razak, and from that vantage point, the haze was clearly visible. Shame that I did not snap any pics from there. Mind you I had a heavy cold and was not quite myself.

Clear skies as of yesterday .... but not today sadlyIt looks like the admission rate from asthma will go through the roof in the coming weeks. At least my boys' fever had subsided, but the worry was their asthma night come to haunt us. So no outing this weekend as far as the parks were concerned. A good bet we night be easing to Port Dickson for the weekend if the haze turned bad.