Matthan's down with Acute Bronchitis

Matthan was in hospital for 8 days. Diagnosed with ACUTE BRONCHITIS.

What is acute bronchitis?
(Acute bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tree. The bronchial tree is made up of the tubes that carry air into your lungs. When these tubes get infected, they swell and mucus (thick fluid) forms inside them. This makes it hard for you to breathe. You may cough up mucus and wheeze (make a whistling sound when you breathe). http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/infections/common/mulitsource/677.html

He was admitted to TMC on 24/9 Mon and stayed there for 3 days. He was discharged on the 26/9 Wed. The picture shows didi having his nebulizer. The machine's sound really scared him and the mask brought more fear to him.

When back home, didi started to vomit non stop in the middle of the night. He vomitted about 5 times within half an hour. His face turned pale & green and looked very listless. Mummy & Grandma quickly rushed him toTMC again. It was about 2am on 24/9 Thursday. He was admitted immediately and was given some medication to stop the vomitting. The following day, he started to develop fever, and also having diarrhea. The diarrhea part was more serious, which made him less active and weak. His diarrhea continued despite all the medication & injections.

Everybody was getting worried.......see how listless he was.

Doctor got no choice but to put him on the drip. It was very painful to see didi having a tube on his hand, coz I remembered I also had one when I was 15 mths old - down with CROUP.

(The term croup does not refer to a single illness, but rather a group of conditions involving inflammation of the upper airway that leads to a cough that sounds like a bark, particularly when a child is crying.
Most croup is caused by viruses, but similar symptoms may occasionally be caused by bacteria or an allergic reaction. The viruses most commonly involved are parainfluenza virus (accounting for most cases), adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, and measles.)

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/croup.html

He kept looking at his hand, and used his hand to knock his head. Actually his was trying to touch his head, but there was a board underneath that held his hand firmly so that the needle would not come out.
Didi was discharged on 2/10 Tue even though he was still having diarrhea. The frequency is lesser, but still....... sigh. He will continue his treatment at home.

As for now, we want to thank Wai Po (mummy's mummy) for her care during Matthan's stay in TMC. Without her help, mummy would not be able to 'survive' till now. Despite how tired they are, they still give didi the best care of all. Especially mummy, who was not able to sleep well for so many nights. Poor mummy, Malcolm sayang sayang & give u a big big hug. And also a big big hug to Wai Po too.

Thanks also to all the wonderful Jan mummies. The gifts really brought some joy to Matthan, especially the Tweety Bird Balloon.

Thanks to: icylemon, lawpei, zenn, sherl, sambees, jen_bibi, aquarius, milderina, bluegrapes & kate, sotongberry, nana, KC, AMM, cindy, Hui, jan mum, sugarbean, iceblue, bluesky & my melody

Poor mummy & daddy, they got to worry about Matthan and also his medical bills. Heard it is in the Thousands and Thousands and Thousands. There goes my Thomas The Train set, mummy is only getting me a small train from the Pasar Malam. Heard Wai Po wanted to help to pay, but mummy & daddy don't want because she has no income.

Mummy and daddy are very touch that even though Wai Po is not rich, she is willing to come out with her savings to help us. Wai Po hao wei da ohh.