Couple More Patients

After clinic today, we had to visit a couple of patients. Not the one in my ward, but my niece and Mum.

My niece was admitted yesterday at the Paediatric Ward at Gleneagles after been confirmed to have dengue. She looked weak but it seemed that there were no complications. Her fever had subsided. Now we were waiting for her blood counts to recover. She should be in for another couple of days at least.

We then went on to my sister's place in Kajang to visit Mum. She had a cataract repair and lens implant done earlier in the week. She was doing fine and would need another procedure on the opposite eye in the coming weeks.

I Look Chinese

Idlan woke up at 5 this morning coughing and sneezing, an couldn't stop rubbing his eyes. He then suddenly screamed saying that his eyes won't open. He jumped out of the bed, switched the lights on and was still screaming. From the cough, I can tell that his asthma was playing up. Irfan had been having sniffles for the last few days, and it won't be such a surprise if Idlan were to have one as well.

I then took out his inhalers and was shocked to see his face. It was swollen, especially below the eyes. He could hardly opened his eyes, and I then asked if he has problem swallowing. "It felt stuck". A quick listen to his chest. Wheeze. A couple of ventolin puffs, and off we went to Gleneagles.

Four more puffs ensued, and by that time, he was breathing a lot better and started joking. "My eyes look like Chinese, Mum". Indeed it did.

His wheezing was better at the Casualty and I gave a couple more puffs for good measure. No temperature and he had been sneezing non-stop. Antihistamines, eye-drops, inhalers and some antibiotics should do the trick.

He was back at home, and would be missing school today. I'm having breakfast at work at the minute, but this being a Wednesday, I should have a free morning. Might go home and give him a quick look. Still wondering what triggered it.

Checked-out

After some check-ups including a stint on the treadmill machine, the conclusion was that my Dad probably had a touch of reflux. With his background history, taking those tests were sensible precautions. He was worried that he would have to wait for tests if he were to go to UMMC and at his age, he could do without all that.

He was given medicine and is now settling back at home. He said, he would probably be having a lie-in all afternoon and I wouldn't blame him. Thank Allah that everything checked out OK.

To Gleneagles We Went

My Dad-in-law woke up this morning after sahur with a touch of chest discomfort. The pain was in the upper tummy area but with his history of heart condition, I did not want to take any chances. He had similar pain a couple of days ago which settled on its own. Since it returned again today, he decided to let me know.

He tried a tablet under the tongue as well as some antacid but with only modest relief. I still thought that it was a bit of indigestion and reflux, but I did not want to take any chances. He was reluctant to go to UMMC, electing to see his previous doctor in Gleneagles instead. Will be accompanying there him shortly.

Irfan in Casualty Again

Irfan woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and started coughing and wheezing. Zoomed him off to Gleneagles. A nebuliser after, he was much better and we just arrived back home. The wheeze was gone and he was settling back to sleep now. This put a bit of dampener as we were all set for his birthday party tomorrow morning in Bangsar. Hopefully he will be OK. We had to see the doctor again around 9 am for another check up. To see if he is still wheezing.