Saturday, May 10, 2008

Shadiq with HFMD

After days and weeks of cleaning and making sure everything is kept clean and germs-free, tetapi Tuhan juga yang menentukan... Shadiq got the HFMD. He has ulcers in his mouth, red spots on his hands and feet, apparently like rashes and blisters. No fever but as the doc said, that will bound to come in the later stage. Its not so serious but still its a full-blown HFMD.
How did he get it? My guess is that he got it either from his cousin (who got HFMD earlier and just recovered) whose family is staying with us for awhile or he got it from outside when we went for our 'jalan-jalan'. Anyway, its extra cleaning from now on. The whole house smells like a hospital, what with the dettol and disinfectant spray.
Shadiq is doing fine except that he seems to get 'extra' energy, playing non-stop. Its either he is fighting his own sickness or he got 'extra' energy from the medicine he is taking right now.
My principal told me not to go to work and stay at home at the risk of getting it from Shadiq and spreading to the children. I still need approval though from my administrator. Wow..that means two weeks of MC.....


Sleeping after taking his medicine, we brought his toys in so that he will be confined to the room. Won't spread to others. Salivating in his sleep because of the ulcers.


See the red spots on the feet...like blisters and is quite itchy to him...

I, however, have to be extra careful when taking care of him coz of my pregnancy. We heard that at a neighbouring childcare, the teachers got infected with HFMD too. But Insya-Allah, everything will be alright if we take the necessary precautions. Herman sprained his back while playing with Shadiq (that shows how heavy Shadiq is or more like how OLD the father is getting on) and now he got to carry Shadiq whenever he woke up because of the ulcers in the mouth.
My father (Pak Atid) said he got ulcers in his mouth too so he asked me if he got HFMD....anybody wanna go check for him?

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