Dengue Fever: My experience Part 2

I was confined at the UST Hospital back then because of my very, very high fever. I can still remember that I hallucinated because of that. I guess it was a condition called delirium. I am not sure if that was really it because I can't remember what really happened. My mom only reoriented me after I got back to reality the things that I said. Things that were out of reality, such as going to war etc. It was really funny now whenever I think of it, but back then, my situation was really serious.

We never thought it was dengue fever because I never got a sign that I was bleeding. Back then, the only thing we knew about dengue was bleeding. That's why my blood, especially my platelets(responsible for clotting, thus prevents bleeding) was put into monitor. I don't know if I am right but my blood was extracted from three times a day. They done it so that they'll know if my platelets are decreasing or not.

My diet was put into NDCF, which means 'no dark colored foods'. The reason behind it is that dengue causes bleeding, and to know if there is any bleeding in your GI system is via your feces. If you ate dark colored foods, it may mask the bleeding, thereby assessment will be difficult.

My platelets went 60 x 10^9 L. The normal range of platelets is 150-400 x 10^9 L. So 60 is a very dangerous score for a platelet. I realized today that I was in the brink of death. I woke up in the morning with doctors and nurses in my side, transfusing blood (platelets) on me. My mom told me that it was six bags of platelets. Dang! That's a lot. That's how serious my condition is.

After a week, I managed to survived the illness, if not, I won't be here writing this experience. I really lost weight at that time, and my prom pic can attest to that. When I am looking at my prom pic, I can't see that I am really on that pic, because I was really thin. My uniform was really loose that I looked like a flag pole. Thanks to God, that he give me another chance to live.

Part three is some guidelines on how to prevent this illness especially this rainy season.

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