Hospital admission again

Sarah was admitted for 4 days last week at Island's Hospital.  Diagnosis was Influenza A.

Snuggle time with Daddy when she had Influenza A

We came back to Penang, from Manila, on a Tuesday night two weeks ago.  By Thursday night, her fever shot up and barely went down even when we gave Panadol.  Friday morning,  Ravi took Sarah to her pediatrician, Dr. Hwang, who already advised admission.  But my husband refused, thinking Sarah will be more comfortable in our home. (He got a scolding from me for that especially when we did more online research on influenza A and learned that mortality rate is high for children 5 years and below.)  The fever continued on that night so we came back Saturday morning and she was finally admitted.  I stayed with her the whole time, taking 2 days off work.  We were discharged Tuesday afternoon, with several more medications to finish over the next 3 days.

We celebrated her birthday over the weekend (separate post on that).

She started her first day at Fairview International School last Monday.  After school and her nap, fever went high again!

Part two...bacterial infection this time.

Ravi brought her back to the hospital where she was given not one, but two suppositories to bring the fever down.  Dr. Hwang told us she need to be admitted again. Blood test results showed negative for dengue and foot&mouth disease, thank goodness!  Bacterial infection is what she has now, which can be treated with antibiotics.

It's never easy for parents to see their children sick.  All I want is for her to get better soon.