wat a traumatic fortnite...

it has truly been an extremely angst-ridden fortnite for mummy and daddy. for starters, we brought ryan to the pd on the 19th of nov for his eczema and let him stayover at tehteh dominic & mama margaret's on the 20th. the very next morning, we were blasted with the news that there was a swell below his chin. we went over to take a look and decided to bring him over to see David for consultation. he gave us Augmentin (antibiotics) and told us to continue to monitor him since his temp is on the rise. just about evening, ryan's fever hit a high and his whole body was filled with rashes. mommy brought him down to see unc rod with tehteh and mama. he wrote a referral for us in the event we wanted to admit him. come about 10 plus, ryan's entire body was red with rashes and daddy decided to send him down to thomson medical for a thorough examination. we saw the in-house GP and the nurses contacted dr stephen ng since dr tan was away on hols. ryan was admitted and dr ng concluded that ryan could be allergic to augmentin as well and introduced klacid with ryan responded well to and with the addition of prednisolone, ryan's rashes subsided. they had to do a blood test to determine the nature of the fever and all and that was the first time daddy had to carry my lil rascal while seated and blood was extracted with a syringe. at the very instant when the needle pierced through, ryan screamed "oow" and immediately daddy's heart sank when he saw the tears rolling down his precious lil one's cheeks. ryan cried for a while more till he was given 2 stickers to divert his attention from the pain. the ryan stayed 2 more days and was discharged on the 21st. the swell was still there and we were slammed with a 1k professional fee from the stand-in doc!

ryan was once again active and up to his usual antics throughout the week that followed despite the random irritation of the swell under his chin whenever mommy or daddy touched it. daddy decided to bring ryan down to see dr wong at olive tree to seek some closure for the swell and was told to continue with klacid and hopefully the swell will settle or else a biopsy needs to be done thereafter. everything was normal till sunday morning when daddy noticed the swell reddening and spreading to the right side of ryan's chin. daddy grew concerned and was on the lookout for an increase in temp. true enough, ryan was down with fever the following morning and we called the pd for advice. we were asked to proceed to dr cheah's clinic at gleneagles for immediate attention. dr cheah was very experienced as he answered daddy's various queries and that the swell was due to bacterial infection of the lymph nodes and most times could be soothed with the introduction of antibiotics. in ryan's case, we had to proceed with the next stage which is incision to remove all pus thereby leading to the recovery process. ryan refused to remove his tee and once again, daddy had to carry ryan while the surgeon applied local anaesthesia to the swell. on being pinned down, ryan started struggling franctically and screaming. daddy was angst-ridden as the doc proceeded with the incision and lots of pus was removed. all this while, ryan was crying and struggling to break free but with the help of the nurse holding on to his legs and daddy holding on to his hands, the procedure ended shortly thereafter. we were taught how to clean and replace the gauze and told to return in 2 days for a follow-up cleaning and assessment. daddy hugged ryan tightly and promised to buy him anything he wanted at toys 'r' us. we went over to forum's outlet and there ryan picked out a 1:7 scale size ferrari f430 remote controlled car and a junior golf club set which he has been pinning for. on seeing ryan's joy and satisfaction, daddy felt better following the eventful morning.

3 hours followed and once again, ryan's fever escalated and mommy was at a loss what to do since we inserted the suppository at 11.30am and it was too early to give nurofen to bring down the temp. mommy called gek hong and was told to give paracetamol and continue sponging him. come 4pm and ryan's temp was 39.3 and mommie became flustered. called olive tree once again and was told to give nurofen which effectively brought down the temp. 3 hours later again, ryan's temp shot up once again and daddy called dr tan for advice if we should bring ryan to thomson for medical attention since his temp escalates every 3 hours. daddy know that mommie is feeling really drained and exhausted from all the worry and looking after of our lil rascal. daddy told mommie to bring ryan down to thomson so that the nurses can help in managing the fever and continue monitoring. dr tan went over and decided to do a few blood cultures to investigate the cause of the fever which relapsed after a week. by the time daddy got there, i was told that the nurses would be doing the "drip" procedure on ryan and we knew wat would follow. daddy carried ryan to the next room and ryan immediately suspected wat was to follow and wanted to go out. we were asked to leave the room and the next few minutes was terribly traumatic and heart wrenching!!! ryan screamed and cried "nono, oow, i want mommie, nono" as the nurses held him down and inserted the needle for easy access of blood samples. once again his hands were taped with a foam board under each to prevent him from tampering with the needle on his right hand. daddy hugged ryan tightly as ryan sobbed away. ryan had some corn muffins from kenny rogers and tehteh and mama left a while later. daddy found it difficult to leave as he prayed over his precious lil one who fell asleep after a terribly traumatic and eventful day. hope his temp will stabilise and a closure be attained for his spate of fever from the infection.