Day +533 : Heavy cough, flu and fever :-(

I am fine today.

I developed heavy cough, flu and low grade fever (<= 38˚C) early in the morning. The durian and local olive season is accompanied by cough and flu season here :-( You can hear people coughing everywhere, so avoiding infection is like a impossible task.

A person like me whose immune system is suppressed has to be very careful about infection. This is the first time I developed fever after discharged from bone marrow transplant. My family members were quite worried about the fever.

I called bone marrow transplant unit in UH to seek advice, and it just happened that the sister was the one who picked up the call. She told me not to worry too much and also not need to cut short my holiday; just go to a hospital here to make sure that my lung is clear.

As today is Hari Raya Haji, I seek treatment through the emergency unit of general hospital Sibu. The doctor said that my lung is clear :-) I am also given the following medicines:

1. Expectorant Diphenhydramine – for cough
2. Chlorpheniramine Maleate – for flu
3. Paracetamol – for fever

I paid RM1.00 and the consultation process took about half an hour only :-)

I hope the cough, flu and fever will settle down very soon so that I have enough strength to bring my family back to KL on the coming Sunday.

Lastly, I would like to wish my Muslim friends: Selamat Hari Raya Haji.

See you next post :-)