Simmering Down

Idlan's fever abated overnight and he was able to get a peaceful sleep. It was horrible the evening before, him waking up almost every hour. Irfan was in school yesterday, but when I reached home yesterday, he was asleep on the couch. That nap lasted about 3 hours, clearly still recovering.

Anita also felt listless, as was I last night. I had a slight temperature when I went to bed, but felt better this morning. The sore throat was still around, but after some gargle and paracetamol, I left for Subang, a bit later than usual.

I was at ParkCity when I was drafting this entry, really not in the mood to do much else. No referrals or patient in clinic this morning, so, I just chilled out. I would probably leave early to get to the bank, and have an early lunch somewhere in Bangsar.

I called home to check on Idlan. He was already up having a shower. Slight temperature but he was a lot more active. Hopefully he things would settle down soon. At least it happened this week as I was due to fly to Kyoto next Wednesday for a conference .....

It's Idlan's Turn

I thought of taking the boys out to dinner last night. Went out fine but when we were having the food, Idlan started complaining of body ache. W didn't finish his dinner. And soon, we had to leave, worrying that he would become more sick.

As soon as he arrived home, he started shaking. Poor boy. He went to bed early, only to wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat and confabulation. Had to get him up to take some medicines.

He was still yet to recover this morning. Then I myself started having body ache and sore throat when I woke up. After soon my morning rounds, the aching never stopped. I still have a couple of procedures to do later. Maybe a quiet morning in clinic plus a nice lunch should perk me up a bit.

Better call Anita and find out how Idlan is doing.

Poorly Irfan

When I arrived home, I found that Irfan was fast asleep, missing his Quran class. Anita was out at the time. Irfan is usually very active late afternoon, and love his Quran class since most of his school friends were there. He was baking hot.

The temperature soon settled after some mess, but I think I better stock up on some antibiotics from the clinic just in case. Poor boy ....

Let the Fogging Begin

We got a phone call from the Health Authority yesterday about having the house fogged since my Mother-in-law was down with dengue. The call was from the authority in Kuala Lumpur, since the house was under KL postcode. But after a short conversation, we were under the jurisdiction of Selayang, due to some geographical border. The two authority were yet to communicate with each other since they from a separate state.

We decided to get a private company in while the two authority trash things out. They came earlier this afternoon, and things were sorted out rather well. We left the windows open for the fog to enter the house and hopefully get rid of the pesty little mosquitoes.

Luckily the boys were out at their Quran school, as otherwise, Idlan especially would have freaked out. It took about an hour before the fog settled down. Hopefully by now, the place were Aedes-free.

More Monitoring

It seems that Mum would be staying in the hospital for a few more days and the fever was still high. In dengue, the fever usually persist for around five days. Today would be Day 4. The would need constant monitoring. She was still tired and refused breakfast. No appetite.

My brother-in-law just had his own blood test, and was also positive for dengue. Up next would be a cousin of Anita who was also staying at the house. He had been having body ache for the last couple of days. He would have some tests tomorrow. So far, the boys had been fine. I was OK as well.

Next up, we were arranging for the maid to accompany my Mum tonight. We would need a small deck chair. The next couple of days would be a challenge .....