Feeling Feverish
Written by decypher on August 28, 2008 – 11:51 am -
Two nights ago I suddenly came down with fever. It felt like I was trapped in a freezer room, but my body temperature persists at a high level. The initial readings were in the region of 39 degree Celcius. I took a paracetamol and went straight to bed.
The next morning, my body temperature dropped 0.5 degree Celcius. Jo dragged me to the clinic for a checkup. Good thing she was there to drive, for I was feeling a little bit dizzy already. The doctor inspected me and gave me some pills. It seemed like a normal fever to the doctor, because he only gave me some antibiotics and paracetamol for the fever.
I spent the whole day sleeping, waking up at mealtimes to eat and have my medicine. Meals consisted of chicken porridge, one of Jo’s favorites. At about 8pm, I was wide awake, so I offered to bring Jo to the pasar malam for a walk. At that time my appetite came back. I even bought a pack of nasi lemak to eat in front of the television! Body temperature at this time is at 37.1 degrees.
I felt quite alright throughout the night, albeit some coughing every now and then. Heck, I was awake for almost the whole night playing God of War on the Playstation. I was about to get to the part where I fight Ares in the first form, but I got tired and went to lie down a bit.
Soon enough, it was 8am, and Jo had to go to work. I continued sleeping until 11am, and checked my body temperature again. 38.1 degrees. The temperature seems to fluctuate day and night. At 38.1, I already feel a bit dizzy, so I think it’s better for me to get back to bed.
Come to think of it, I have some teething pain in the gums. Could it be a wisdom tooth? Or could I be facing dengue fever straight in the eyes?
We shall find out soon, hopefully.
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