scary HFMD episode

it all started when yz came down with a fever on the last day of our cruise trip.
thinking that its just a normal case of sore throat or catching the chills for him, we fed him paracetamol and planned to bring him to the PD on saturday.
on saturday morning, saw some red dots in the inner parts of his lips but thought nothing of it.
those are actually the symptoms of HFMD!
when the PD told us that yz got HFMD, my heart sank to the pits.
im worried for yr already since he is still so young.
PD gave us ulcer drops and asked us to keep yz hydrated.

then start our week-long nightmare.
over the weekend, yz was very difficult. throwing tantrums and rejecting milk/solids feeds.
and to make things worse, i started to develope fever too.
so heartpain to see yz crying out in pain whenever the food touched a sore part of his ulcers.
and he ate/drank very little during the 2 days too.
by monday, his appetite was slowly back to normal which is a good thing but i was confirmed as having HFMD too. @_@
and the ulcers in my throat was fucking painful.
either my pain threshold is super low or yz got it milder than me.
i was in such terrible pain that talking hurts and the wrong drink/food can bring tears to my eyes. :(

my pain escalated on wed and yr came down with fever too!!
by thursday, i was ready to kill anyone who irritates me cos the pain in my throat is just too much.
and yr, unfortunately, was diagnosed as having HFMD too!
wed to fri was the worst period for yr and us the maincaretakers.
he was literally crying on-off throughout the day/night till his voice was hoarse. *sob*
and he rejected his milk feeds and we've to force-feed him milk via syringe to keep him hydrated.

by saturday, finally we saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
my throat was almost good and i can resume eating normal food once again.
yr's appetite is back and he's back to his smiley self. what a relief.
though he still has some angry-looking rashes on his limbs now.
but those will fade in time, no doubt.

been a really harrowing week for hubbi, my parents and myself.
so glad we pulled through it.
hopefully, our immunity will be much better after this round of battle!
i lost another kg and my weight is finally back to pre-preggy weight. like last time, i did it with the "help" of falling sick. PUI.
so far for 2010, i've been sick twice.
once in feb coming down with flu which triggered my asthma and this HFMD in jul.
hopefully, with proper diet and exercise, i can keep viruses at bay for the longest time!