What happened? Well, I applied leave on 23 Dec (Friday) and went shopping with 大男人 at Jurong Point. There were X'mas mood everywhere and the shopping mall was filled with crazy crowd doing their last minute X'mas shopping. Though we didn't have a very packed program for X'mas & New Year celebration, I was looking forward to the long weekends, catching up with old friends and having good food sessions.
Throughout the whole day, I was feeling ok, in a very good mood. We had nice teppanyaki lunch at Yakiyakibo. We ordered beef, pork, scallops & garlic rice. The foodie were very tasty. We loved everything, especially the fried garlic rice. But the scallops were kinda bland and it has a bit of fishy smell that I detest. We started our shopping spree after lunch but only 大男人 bought lotsa stuff :(
My nightmare began around wee hours. I woke up in the middle of the night at 3am, feeling feverish. I quickly took 2 panadols and hopped back into bed cos I need lotsa rest & energy for tomorrow's bridal make up. I cannot afford to be sick.
Next morning (X'mas eve), I woke up feeling very sick. Still feeling feverish and my whole body ached like hell. I thought I must have caught a flu. I totally lost my appetite on that day. I only had 2 mouthful of noodle then I took 2 panadols again before heading out for my appointment.
I had a hard time trying to concentrate on doing make-up & hairdo for my bride cos I was really feeling very unwell. Normally, I enjoy cold environment (e.g. winter, air-conditioned room) but that day, I was shivering as though I was naked on a snow field. By the time I completed everything for the bride & groom, I was pale as a piece of paper and felt like fainting any time. But still, I had to use my last bit of energy to drive home safely.
I called 大男人 to come down and help me carry my make-up case & hair equipments bag when I reached home. I collapsed on my bed & started crying like a baby. I can feel that I'm having very high fever and it's so unbearable. 大男人 was super lost and helpless. He just hugged me while I cried and fell asleep shortly after. I woke up around 10pm (3hrs later) and 大男人 brought me to a nearby 24-hour clinic to see a doctor. The doctor diagnosed me and said I've gotten tonsilitis as I expected. I had similar case more than 10yrs ago. Very bad sore throat + high fever for 3 days. I requested him to give me a jab even though I'm so afraid of needle but I don't wanna be sick on X'mas. He also gave me a course of antibiotics and lozenges.
My sore throat became worse after 3 days. The fever had subsided though. I started to feel the itch on my fingers & toes. Then I observe my palm closely and saw some red spots. I showed 大男人 and he jokingly said I gotten the hand, foot, mouth disease (HFMD). Next day, I went to see the doctor again and he confirmed that I have gotten HFMD. *roll eyes* Why am I so SUAY??? He said that the initial symptoms (e.g. high fever & sore throat) of HFMD is kinda similar to tonsilitis so the 1st doctor that I've seen couldn't tell that I've gotten HFMD until the red spots started to show on my hands & feet a few days later.
All in all, I had seen 3 different doctors and rested at home for 2 weeks (from X'mas eve to after new year). Apparently, there's nothing you can do once you have gotten HFMD. The doctor can give you antibiotics but it won't help much. It's like getting chicken pox. You can only wait for everything to happen and go away by itself. Children normally take 1 week to recover but adult will take longer period to recover. zzzz.... It was a horrible and torturing experience for me. First time in my life, I felt so damn sick. I couldn't eat, couldn't drink, couldn't sleep, couldn't even swallow my own saliva! And my high fever was like in between 38 - 39.6 deg C. I felt like dying.
Now that I've fully recovered, I hope I will never be so sick again in future. I hope this dragon year will be a better year for me.
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