I should have blog this earlier…. need not be alarm, he is all well now.

The  various tests results from the Hospital on 13th July 2011 showed that all was well. In case you missed out on a post, everything started because blood was found in his urine.

When he came back from the hospital with the results, he started to have:

  • Full body rash
  • Fever
  • Weakness and aches
  • Cough
  • Watery Eyes
  • Runny nose
  • Loss of appetite

 

They were so similar to the symptoms of measles! Then I remembered that Binbin had already taken the Measles vaccination when he was a baby. So it is unlikely that he has Measles.

I was thinking if he had contracted some kind of allergy rash, since he just came back from a virus-filled environment ~ the Hospital.

He was feeling awful and his fever was fluctuating between 38.5 to 40 degrees Celsius. So we went down to the Polyclinic again the next day after many doses of Paracetamol failed to do the trick.

The moment the Polyclinic doctor suspected that Binbin might have dengue fever, the doctor mentioned a taboo word that caused the attentive listener (Binbin) to freak out ~ “Blood Test”

Binbin had a terrible first time experience at the hospital for blood test.

He refused to leave the doctor’s room at all. No matter how much the doctor or I coax him. He refused to move his butt! I was feeling uneasy because Binbin was holding up the doctor’s time as well as the time of the big crowd of sick people outside waiting to be attended to.

I tried to carry him, he struggled and fought back. This was so NOT HIM! He was truly terrified!

After a long struggle, the doctor said to me, “Ok ok, no worries. If he really refuse to take the blood test, then just go for the urine test. But the result might not be so accurate. So please take your time to coax him. It would be best that the blood test be taken.”

So I turned towards Binbin, “Ok, doctor said you can go for the urine test alone. No blood test. Happy?”

My 6 year old turned towards the doctor for a confirming nod, before he was willing to put down his tightly-hugged-legs from the chair and wore his slippers to leave the room *phew*

After checking with the nurse, she confirmed that the blood test would be taken from the thumb instead of at the bend of the elbow.

Immediately I rushed to Binbin to tell him the ‘good news‘ and he was all ready to go into the room for his blood to be sucked out. *double phew*

Guess what?

The results for both the urine test and the blood test came out negative and we were sent home with more Paracetamol!

Seriously, I am rather pissed with the negative results from the hospital. Now, the same thing with the Polyclinic results, I was fuming!

Binbin is obviously VERY SICK! Why is it that only Paracetemol was given?! Even though I asked for ‘more appropriate’ medication, all they give was flu medication, which I had many bottles of the same medicine at home already. *faint*

Time wasted. Money spent. And I am not satisfied.

Not that I want something REALLY bad to happen to Binbin. But its really frustrating when what seemed really serious actually turns out to be a no-big-deal.

For almost two weeks, in and out of Polyclinics and Hospital and nothing came out of it, other than a handful of medicines which I already have at home. *eyes rolled*

The fever refused to subside completely even after 3 days from the Polyclinic visit. So we turned to Chinese herbs. After drinking one bottle of Leng-Yung, which only cost $10, immediately Binbin began his road to recovery.

Conclusion?

It was not any child allergy rash, rather it was heat rash, from the Chinese physician point of view.

Oh well, whatever rash it was, I am happy that Binbin is all well now and can I say I really hate Polyclinics and Hospitals! *Humph* Oh well, who doesn’t!? *bleh*