Rimmer Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 This time with Dengue fever. I am sure we all wish him a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Must be pretty bad if he is in hospital. I had it years and years ago and got lucky, I guess, mine wasn't too bad. Hope he has a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Sad to hear it. His underlying health problems may complicate his case. Wishing a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Good Luck Mobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Get well soon Mobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsycat Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Oh dear, I hope he gets well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Here's hoping for a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjay Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I must be out of the loop? Who is Mobi? Anyway...Get well soon Mobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Sorry to hear it. I've had dengue twice, the first time bad enough to be hospitalized for 2-3 weeks...so I know what he's going through. What hospital is he in? Good luck, Mobi And be aware that during the convalesence, depression is common and can be severe. It will lift on its own, just remember it is the disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 (edited) Sorry to hear it. I've had dengue twice, the first time bad enough to be hospitalized for 2-3 weeks...so I know what he's going through. What hospital is he in? Good luck, Mobi And be aware that during the convalesence, depression is common and can be severe. It will lift on its own, just remember it is the disease. He is in Sri Racha hospital, I tried to call him but he was too sick to answer, A short while later he sent me an SMS. saying he will be in hospital for four or five days and is too ill to talk. Edited July 11, 2009 by Rimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Can you pass on my best wishes please Rim Moss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Who is Mobi? He is a well respected poster, who has been on here for years, is known to many of us personally and does considerable charity work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAceFace Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Get well soon Mr Mobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hope you have a speedy recovery Mobi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I spoke on the phone with him yesterday. He did not sound to good.....but he seems to be in safe hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Get well soon Mobi. ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hope he was not stung too much Just got out myself 1 day in ICU cost me 20K It is getting a bit expensive to stay alive here in Thailand That is over 400k so far this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENTHEREDONETHAT Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hope you have a speedy recovery Mobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in LOS Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 feel better Mobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelot Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yes, Mobi, best wishes for a speedy recovery. Your postings are always readable and informative and they are being missed. Get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijustwannateach Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Best wishes, Mobi, all us mods still luvs ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaiWai Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I don't know Mobi at all but have often seen his posts in the Health forum. Best wishes for recovery; I have heard Dengue can be nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobi Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 As the dear Doctor predicted, on the 5th day I rose again, my fever started to abate, and I am slowly returning to the land of the sane, having been semi delirious and wracked with pains, nausea and God knows what else since last Thursday. I ate nothing for 4 days, and I am still very weak. My blood platelet count is low which means I am subject internal haemorrhaging, and possible heart complications. (I just brushed my teeth and my mouth was full of blood). They won't release me until my blood is in better shape. I have never been ill like this in my life. My fever never dropped below 103 F (39.4C) and often went as high as 104. Anyway, today I am definitely on the mend, and as you can see, well enough to tap a few sentences on my bedside laptop. BTW,the emergency Doc at BPH said there was nothing much wrong with me and sent me home and told me to take paracetamol. (once he had established I didn't have swine fever, which was all he seemed to care about.) A few hours later I was so sick that I was being rushed to Sri Racha by ambulance, which may well have saved my life. The doctors here are great, very caring and knowledgable. They immediately diagnosed dengue, which was subsequently confirmed by a blood test. Many thanks to all those who have wished me well. I really appreciate it. Take care all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerata Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I ate nothing for 4 days, and I am still very weak. My blood platelet count is low which means I am subject internal haemorrhaging, and possible heart complications. (I just brushed my teeth and my mouth was full of blood). They won't release me until my blood is in better shape. Jeez. Sounds like something out of a Richard Preston book (all highly recommended). Glad to hear you are on the mend. Did you catch this in Bangkok or upcountry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobi Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 . Glad to hear you are on the mend. Did you catch this in Bangkok or upcountry? If I knew where I caught it I'd go back and mow down all the mosquitoes in the vicinity with a sub-machine gun. It has a lengthy incubation period, and is transmitted by the dengue mosquito which only comes out in the day time. But the mosquito has to bite an infected person, before it can infect another person. More fevers today, and my blood platelet count is dropping. so I'm here for a few days yet. Once again, thanks for the good wishes folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Glad to hear from you Mobi and you have my full sympathies as I've been there. It is more than 2 decades past that I was hospitalized with very bad dengue but boy do I still remember it. It hurt even to breathe. Be warned that the convalesence is slow and that it is normal to experience depression -- sometimes quite sever depression, fits of crying etc -- during it. Knowing that it is a normal part of the disease and will pass helps. Hang in there! BTW -- which hospital in Sri Racha are you at? Phyathai or other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginexile Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Glad to see you back Mobi. I hope you are feeling better. Did the doctors say how long it takes to recover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobi Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'm still in hospital (Samitivej, Sri Racha) This is the first time I have opened my laptop in 2 days. I have been racked with high fevers, pain and extreme fatigue,and sweat drenched bedclothes and bedsheets. I have barely eaten in days, and spend most of my time asleep or in a sort of semi concious state, with my eyes closed, due to the pain behind my eyes. I thought I was getting better a few days ago, but it was just a brief respite and the fever returned with a vengeance. The doc is worried about my blood, as the platelet count is continuing to drop, as are the white blood cells. I can't brush my teeth as my gums bleed, and yesterday I had a nose bleed. He won't inject me with insulin due the risk of bleeding from the injection site, so has included insulin in my intravenous feed. As you may have gathered my fever has broken today, so I am doing a bit of tap tapping. The doc says today is critical for my blood, and will check to see if it improves now the fever seems to be subsiding. Yes Sheryl, this is a very miserable, depressing, and totally energy sapping condition. My phone is permanently off as I don't feel like talking to anyone. So here's hoping the next 24 hours will really put me on the mend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Mobi Drop in white count is normal and persists well into the recuperation phase. If your platlets drop below a certain point they will give you transfusion. It sounds like the medical care you are receiving is excellent. Hang in there, it will get better. You will emerge a whole lot thinner, though, which may alter your insulin requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I too had a bad case. Whoever named it broke bone fever must have had it. I made mine worse before I went to the hospital by eating aspirin like it was candy. The doctor told me that I had no internal ulcers or bleeding because if I did, I would be dead. Four days in the hospital and very weak for a couple weeks after that. I was infected in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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