Another kiddie sick day :(

Paolo is not feeling well. :( He's had a high fever since Saturday night, on and off. I was worried since he didn't have any cough or colds, so was wondering what brought on the fever. He was also complaining of tummy ache and having the feeling of vomiting. So brought him to the hospital for check up yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Urinalysis was normal. According to the doctor, his tonsils were a little red though not inflamed. So we were just sent home and advised to continue giving him lots of fluids, and paracetamol for his fever.

Hopefully, it's just the flu and not anything serious like dengue. I have to admit, since Paolo got dengue last year, have become paranoid each time the kids get sick. I remember, Paolo was really hit hard by dengue and had to be placed in the ICU unit for a few days since his heart beat was slow/weak and his blood pressure was low. He had to have plasma transfusion, too. And i distinctly remember that after just a few minutes of the transfusion, he felt itchy and got red all over. He developed myocarditis, too. But thank GOD, he survived stage IV of dengue hemorrhagic fever. We stayed in the hospital for a week, but Paolo had to be absent from school for a whole month because of his myocarditis.

I know any parent with a sick child can relate to my feelings of worry and helplessness. Not to mention the sleepless nights. It really is so sad when a child gets sick. All i could do then (and now) is to pray that it's nothing serious and that Paolo quickly recovers.