had a bitter escape over the weekend
let’s recap while
I still have the strength to do so
Sat, 08-01-11
woke up in the morning
feeling dizzy and hot
so got into bed again
I was not support to get sick
not today please
it was Cheryl’s birthday
we already have the outing planned out
and the surprise gift that I got for her
slept all the way till 12pm
but it didn’t cure a bit
too dizzy even to reply to msn message
finally took two tablets of paracetamol
what a good relief
got to sleep soundly
and sweated out
then 4pm
dad suggested to bring me
to go see a doctor
chinese medicine practitioner???
wth
I suspected that
the sudden fever
was caused by the 2 bowls of
chinese medicine for sinus
which I took
consecutively on Thursday and Friday
so I should not be taking
any more chinese medicine
it’s incompatible with my body
but I am too sick to argue
so I went
6 pm
took the 1st bowl of chinese medicine
by the way
these took 2 hours of boiling on charcoal stove
hope it was really worth the effort
it got me really sick
cooked with 5 pieces of raw ginger
the heat was unbearable
splitting headache
that I can’t even sleep
okay
maybe this is just the 1st prescription
so went on to drink the 2nd one on 8pm
and the intolerance continued
till 3am
two tablets of paracetamol
sent me into sleep
Sun, 09-01-11
life went on in bed
breakfast was oat
then the much agitated chinese herb soup
the fever lingered on
till 3pm
cleared my bowel
slight comfortable
took an apple
mom was pursuing me to
take some solid food
but seriously feeling bloated
slight discomfort of the tummy
and all of the suddenly
threw up..
ate so little
and still have the capacity
to throw up
8pm
finally resorted to 24 hours polyclinic
which I should have gone to 36 hours ago
there came the problematic part
I couldn’t swallow the medicine
with empty tummy
so took a few bit of sweet bun
and soy bean (my dad’s suggestion)
within 3 minutes
threw up again
so how could I take the medicine then?
resorted to the family remedy
of egg-massage
it worked this way
an old old coin
fully covered in egg-white
and wrapped in a handkerchief
and massage it all over
so the change in the colour of the coin
can be observed as
black yet shiny
interpreted as there is
loads of heat in the body
after the massage
then it would be cleaned
with this traditional cosmetic powder
then
finally I can see the year again
Minguo 03
which is equivalent to 1914
that was General Yuan Shi-Kai
his journey as the President and subsequenly the Great Emperor of China
after the massage
gingerly took the tablets
very much afraid I would throw up again
finally fell asleep
when I kinda felt the capsule
has been dissolved
Mon, 10-01-11
not dying yet
at least I still can stay up
and the last meal I took
landed safely
after 18
I have never been to clinic
whenever I have a flu or something
all I took is vit-C tablets
and let my body did the job
but somehow
this unexplainably sudden
bout of fever
really mystified me
sometimes
you will get pre-symptoms right
just like the thunder before heavy rain
who knows
the weather is already in havoc these years
so are human’s body, huh
no running nose
no cough
no sore throat
yet
the doctor prescribed
cough mixture and flu tablets
he was saying
these symptoms always come hand in hand
just in case
I got inflicted later
I need not come back again
should I call this considerate
or business tactic?
