WHEN ONLY NUUR not ILL

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I still remember last year, 12 April 2010, it way my 1st meeting day in Guilin, China when i received a shocking news that Oman was admitted to DSH due to a very high fever. I felt so hopeless that i needed to wait the next day first flight, transited in Beijing for few hours before i finally reached my son. But the moment i saw him in front of my eyes, i gained back all my strength and dedicated my full 5 days and nights with him in the hospital.

Somewhere in the middle of February this year, Oman was again attacked by viral high fever. I was so thankful that i was not going anywhere this time. At 12.30 am, his temperature rose up to 40 degrees Celsius so we immediately brought him to SMC, the nearest hospital from our house. As expected, he was needed to be put under close monitoring in the ward.

Oman had enough of cries on the first day when every 4 hours he needed to be nebulized. He was so angry and disappointed everytime he had to wear that mask and breath in the gas. Without seeking much help from the nurses, i managed to assist (read: force) him to undergo every session without failed. Thank God after the second day, Oman was dealing very good with it.

Day 1 - Momma pegangkan.
Day 2- Pegang sama-sama.
Day 3 - Momma dah xyah pegangkan.

Oman blood test showed that he was free from H1N1 and dengue. I felt so relief that it was only viral infections. However, i was still needed to ensure that Oman took every of his medicines which was Homaigod very challenging since this time doc decided not to gave the medicines through jab. Bersilat hokeh!

The third day at hospital, Oman showed very significant improvement.

We spent 4 days and 4 nights in SMC before Dr Hoe said YES for Oman to go back home. He was totally cheerful after discharged. Macam baru nampak dunia. hihi.

2 days after, Oman had suddenly increased his bobok (in Oman case, poo poo) frequency like once every 2 to 3 hours. Its watery and yellowish. As the result, Oman became less active, more quite, and pale. Until the next day when he and his dadda fetched me at a workshop in Sunway (Puan Nabira buat hal lagi), Oman was really sick. Beside having quite high temperature, he was very weak. He fell asleep while standing in the car. That was never happened before.

That night, i made a call to Eirsa's mom, Ahsuez, asking for some info about Rotavirus. Almost all the symptoms experienced by Eirsa were similar to Oman. Being positive, I was hoping that Oman would get better that night and back to normal the next morning (I was actually xmo dia kene admit lagi)

At 12.30 am (again), Oman reached the point where he couldn't take it any longer. He was all shivering. He couldn't sleep. His body was so hot and he vomited. We quickly packed his necessities and brought him to SMC.

Readmitted

While waiting for his room to be ready, Oman was tepid sponged by the nurse in the emergency room as his temperature was too high. The doc also took the sample of his poop for further examination.

"The result shows +ve in rota test". Yeap! he is confirmed infected by that virus. Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea among infants and young children which could be transmitted via food, drinks and touch. As it could be contagious, me and my hubby had to wash our hands properly after handling Oman especially after we changed his diaper and washed his poop.

It took few days for this virus to fully flush out from the body. During that period, Oman was doing good except for his frequent vowel movement and losing his appetite. He lost 2 kg within a week. I lost 1.2 kg (nak jugak! :p).

The room sweet room.

His favorite 'toys' during the stay. Ape ape je lah Oman.

Xlupa memanjat doa ke hadrat Ilahi.

Oman was discharged after 3 days admission. Just a day before our planned trip to Penang. Phew! That trip was a treat from my hubby to my family in Sitiawan for us to have a great time together and also Oman's post birthday celebration. (I'm gonna create an entry for this).

Well, it didn't stop there, my dear. While we're having fun in Penang, I noticed that Oman's body were fulled of red thick rashes. Something like Measles. Owh How pity Omas was as one by one he was attacked by viruses. We're lucky that in Penang, ayaq nyoq (air kelapa) was easy to be found and that's the only remedy for it besides calamine lotion. The rashes were fully disappeared after 3 days. Syukur.

On our last day in Penang, hubby did mention to me that he felt a lil bit uncomfortable with his body. His joins were in pain and he got a slight headache. I made a joke that he might have been over eating and that's the price he had to pay.

Ala.. rasa bersalahnya...
That was because when we got back to Shah Alam, his condition became worse.

That whole night he kept visiting the washroom without failed. He started with diarrhea and then vomiting. At about 1.30 am in the morning, I noticed Armi's temperature rose up and his was shivering a lot. Being him, the person who is anti-clinic, when he requested himself to be sent to the hospital, i knew that he must be feeling very very sick.

Oman was just about to recover and Dadda took a turn. We were reluctant to bring him to the hospital at the same time to leave him at home with the new maid. What if he woke up and found that we were not at home? All i could do was just to pray that Oman would be fine sleeping until we got back home.

He was too dehydrated. Sampai SMC terus kene drip.

Doc told me that my hubby had to be admitted. I wasn't ready but the previous 2 admissions of Oman made me become a stronger woman. I waited there until my hubby had been assigned with a room.

I knew he was worried of Oman too. He told me to go back home that he would be fine with the close monitoring of the nurses and doctor. Again all i could do was just to pray that hubby could take care of himself without me assisting him. Sigh.

To drove back home alone at 3.00 am in the morning was really an eerily experience for me. My heart was beating very fast along the way. Everytime there were other vehicles passed by, i prayed hard that my car would not be hijacked by them. Seterusnya diri ini x diapa-apakan. Nauzubillah. (Serious takut!!! Even bukan semua yang keluar pukul 3 pagi tu jahat :p)

Alhamdulillah, i managed to reach home safely. What a huge relief.

As i open the door, i could hear clearly that Oman was crying and looking for me. Ala kesiannya. I quickly ran to get him and put him back to sleep. Then i called my hubby to inform him that i was already at home.

Armi's condition after that was much better. When i reached him the next morning, he could already bring himself to the toilet. (Kalau x kene tolak dengan wheelchair). What a good news when his blood test showed nothing serious. Armi was just having viral infection.

All I would say, February was a tough month for us this year. We've been given few tests one after another. But we didn't feel ungrateful. We lived with it. We've became much closer to each other and I have becoming a good 'nurse' by the way. hihi.

Thank you very very much to our parents and families who put all the efforts to support us all this time. Thank you to those who prayed for us. We love you.

To date, Oman has gained back his weight. Main kuat makan. Hihi. Armi pun dah sihat sejahtera. Makin banyak extra job. Alhamdulillah di atas rezekiNya.

May all of us stay stronger and healthier. Amin.

xoxo,
-mommaholicSuri-