She had fake measles on 16th March. Before the red dots popped out, she had very high fever, sore throat & diarrhea. Fever went up to 41.2 degree on Saturday night. I was terrified and took her straight to shower. Then the fever came down to about 38.4 degree. It was midnight about 3-4am. Quickly, we put her clothes back and gave her medicine. While waiting for the medicine to take effect, we sponged her. She was very hot like charcoal. I felt extremely heart-sick and hope she'd be ok. Although very sick, she was still very good. She didn't even cry when i showered her to bring down her body temperature. She said "yao" when i asked her if she wanted to shower. I gave her suppository few times but i think that makes her temperature fluctuates even more. We went to the Columbia Asia on Saturday morning and Puchong Jaya Paedic Dr. Ting on Sunday. Dr Ting gave her a booster jab called Rosaphine (i m not sure how is it spelled) but it's to prevent her temperature from going higher than 39degrees. Then Dr Ting also gave her a suppository on the spot. She cried when she got the jab. It was a big syringe and alot of fluid inside. Looked very scary to me. I told Pin that this better be good cos she had to cry so much for that jab. I felt really heartsick what she had to go thru but i was really worried what if her fever shoots up skyhigh again. The jab turn out to be good cos her body temperature didn't shoot up to more than 39 degrees. I didn't have to give her any suppository anymore. i hated the suppository cos it makes her temperature shoot up real high after 3 hours and it only takes effect after half an hour (so long right?)!! However, i can't deny that suppository is crucial at times. I would personally suggest to shower the baby if her body temperature is more than 39 degrees, then wipe her dry and put her clothes back and continue to sponge her.
Her fever was pretty scary this round as it doesn't really go away. The lowest before the jab was 37.2. That's still consider a mild fever. Last time, after taking paracetamol, her temperature would be 37 & below. She even have diarrhea few times aday and didn't have appetite to eat/ drink.
On Tuesday evening, i saw spots on her lower cheek when i rushed home from work at 5pm. Mom told me she was crying terribly probably missing me too much. I got back within 15 minutes and held her the moment i reached home. She was sobbing intensely and stopped the moment i held her. Poor baby. She must be feeling horribly due to what i don't know. So i brought her to Dr. Ting again at 6pm. Dr confirmed that it's fake measles. At least i know it's only fake measles that she's having and not other scary virus.
