In the last post, I mentioned that my youngest son Izzuddin had dengue and at the time was treated as an outpatient. On Friday, we went to get him another blood platelet count and it had dropped considerably (132 from 172). The doctor recommended him to be warded and so we did. He was put on drip.
We tried to cheer him up since he was a bit unhappy being warded at the hospital, but it is for the better, so that he could be monitored more carefully.
The next day, he had another blood test and the platelet count was still on large decrease trend (116 from 132). His fever is no longer there but the doctor mentioned that it is normal that the platelet count continue decreasing despite absence of fever. That day, the other patient in the same ward left and he was left all alone. So I decided that I will stay overnight in the hospital with him.
Early next morning, I was fetched by my other half and then continued resting at home, while my other half and eldest son went to see him there. At noon, the doctor told us that he can be discharged, given that the decreasing rate of his platelet count has slowed down (106 from 116). That was good news - no more going in and out of the hospital. Sometime later in the afternoon, we got the discharge letter and hence paid the hospital bills. Currently he is now resting at home, but he is due for another blood test on Wednesday.
Update (6.30pm): Just a few minutes ago, they have started fogging the area to get rid of the mosquitoes that carry the disease.
Added note: There were already a few cases of dengue before my son got it.
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