Another night of fright…
Thanks all for your concerns. Darrius is finally well now after another rollercoaster night…
On Wednesday morning, Darrius was spotted with slight fever again after which it subsided during mid morning. I actually packed up my stuff and prepared to bring him to the paed opposite my house but since his fever subsided, I stayed put instead. He was super cranky the whole day and extremely clingy and I can’t get anything done as he will cry the moment I’m out of his sight! 
PiggyBeng arrived home around 9pm and I finally get to eat my dinner. FIL brought some food for me and PiggyBeng also brought me some snacks. I was dead tired and brought Darrius up to sleep around 10pm and PiggyBeng continued with his work.
Suddenly around 2am, Darrius was crying very loudly and woke all of us up. I quickly put my palm on his forehead and it was burning hot! I did not get take his temperature as he was screaming the moment I tried putting the thermometer under his armpit. We quickly go down and off to our GP again. His temperature at the GP’s clinic was 38.4C! So the MO (medical officer) quickly wrote us a referral letter so we can admit Darrius immediately.
We drove to Lam Wah Ee Hospital which was the nearest to our house, so if Darrius really has to be admitted it will be easier for us to travel since it’s only 3 minutes drive away. We have wanted to go to Adventis but it’s too far. We have to go to the A & E to register. The nurse on duty took Darrius’s temperature again and it went down to 38.1C. The MO on duty told us, Darrius’s fever is not at the high point yet so we can choose not to admit him… which was a relief to us. The MO said Darrius could have some infection in his nose which caused the fever. We were then given antibiotic and some suppository to bring down Darrius’s fever.
Darrius’s fever did not go off when he woke up around 10am and he puke all his breakfast out! So quickly call PiggyBeng and he came back around noon to bring Darrius to the paed at Lam Wah Ee. After waiting for more than an 45 minutes, we finally got in to the paed’s office. Paed said there’s nothing to worry about as there’s isn’t any spots on Darrius (which could be dengue) and Darrius’s fever has went down to 36.8C but I insisted to have Darrius’s urine and blood tested (advised by Vien). Paed said we can admit Darrius to do the test but we asked him to do it immediately since we are staying nearby. He prescribed some more medicine to help brings down Darrius’s fever.
The nurse stick a urine bag around Darrius penis so we can collect his urine. Then we brought him to the lap to get his blood out. Darrius was screaming like mad when the lap assistant tried to draw his blood from his hand…. quite a trumatic experience for him… and for us too… poor boy. After ding-dong for more than 3 hours we are finally home. Let Darrius has his nap and his appetite was slightly better… I cooked some soup with noodles for him. I avoid giving him any milk for the day.
Darrius was fine the next day with his fever totally gone. Then called up the paed’s office for the test results. Thank God, everything were fine with only a slight infection detected in his blood. Paed said there’s nothing to worry about. Phew~
We were supposed to drive down to KL on Friday afternoon but all of us were so drained with the whole episode that we decided to drive down on Saturday morning instead.
It was really a scary experience for us… especially for me as I really felt so helpless… what a lousy mommy I am, can dive but can’t drive! From this episode, I vowed that I must get back my confidence in driving no matter what! So, dear road users in Penang and KL, if you spot a snail speed car in front of you, please be kind and don’t honk cause it could be me!!! 
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I’m glad you’ve insisted for a urine and blood tests. It is better to get all the grounds covered. Take it easy at KL and get some rest too. You need it.
Sorry.. to hear about your terrible ordeal..! it’s really hard on us moms especially.. because we are rather emotional.. and very close to our kiddos.
When chloe was younger.. and she got sick with spots all over her body.. i was so devastated.. i was the one crying ..! hahhaha!!
Hope you get some rest.. and wishing Darrius speedy recovery..
Hello… I am glad that it turn out alright for Darrius and nothing major. I hope you get more rest soon and handsome Darrius become his old cute and chubby self again..
Oh my goodness, what stressful days u had and for poor Darrius too. Glad everything turned out all okay
Glad to hear he is fine now…
alamak, can’t drive ar? Better learn the skill back as it is more senang for you especially you have kid to tag along..
Have a nice holiday in KL!
Good to know Darrius is ok now. Do take care and enjoy your KL trip!
oh boy..luckily the test results are negative!!
hope he’s ok now
forgot to put this.yes knowing how to drive vy important. I remember once hubs was so slow in sending the kid to clinic, he’s too dilly dally, I didn’t bother, just drove out…..I get very panic when the temp is high and we stil waiting there
glad to hear Darrius is getting better.
Yep, I agree on taking the urine and blood test, better be safe than sorry. Previously, when Mei Mei had fever during the dengue season here, we did the same. I know what you mean about what an ordeal it was to take both samples. Even the mommy wanted to cry. Lol.
Glas to hear that Darrius is getting better now and I hope you can take the opportunity to rest. Take care and don’t worry about being a snail pace driver, as long as the car moves
glad to know that he’s better…
and pst, later in no time, u turn from snail to cheetah leh… hahahaha…. but i agree that driving is a necessity lar, nowadays… GAMBADE!
Glad to hear that dear darrius is recovering. Good luck on picking up driving in penang.
Yay! Darrius has recovered! woohoo!
hi, got tag for u in Sean blog.
wah…i go n comeback..and read this.
Darrius sick. Jayden sick. So many lil kiddos sick!
Glad he’s better..but what a nightmare!!!
Hope u got some rest!!!
Oh god, at least the blood and urine test showed nothing major.
Ern wasn’t that lucky then but she is doing ok now. Happy as ever…haha
By the way, some good news for u. Your blog hit PR5. Opps sorry off topic. PM your car plate number, I will not honk if i see your car.
Glad to know that Darrius is now well and you folks are now back in normal routine. Have a relaxing time in KL.
Thanks to all of you for your well wishes.
Darrius is back to his active self again and now I have to chase him even more though I have my parents’ help and he has been more mischievious than ever! I hardly have time to blog or blog hop now as he will go turn every buttons he sees, pull anything that’s in sight and walk all over the place in lightning pace!
PiggyBeng just left for Penang and he will be away on biz trip the following week for 2 weeks+….
Glad to know that Darrius is fine now! Enjoy your chasing game with Darrius
Ethan threw up his dinner on Monday, Apr 30th, when we were giving him his milk before he sleeps. He had a fever after that. It is tough to take his temp (definitely going to get one of those ear/forehead thermometer for easy and fast temp taking), he was 38.7C. Gave him Panadol. He got better at the end of the day after his bath. I was going to blog about this but haven’t told the whole story so it’s not published yet.
Anyway, it’s just so hard on us sometimes that we see our child in pain and doesn’t know what to do or couldn’t do anything about it. Glad that everything is working well for Darrius now, and for you too! Take care!
Ooh.. what is the temp benchmark for one to be admitted? Actually how high is high? 40C?? Rest well….all of you.
So glad Darrius is better. That is frightening time for a parent. Bless y’all.