生了一场大病...

That was my most serious illness in the whole 24 years of my life.
I was diagnosed to have Tonsillitis.

What exactly is Tonsillitis?
It is the inflammation of the tonsils.
Below shows a picture of someone having the same illness as me.

NOTE: This is not my mouth...

So basically what happened was that... like what the pic has shown...
my tonsils swell and there were white patches.
Those white patches are pus actually.

Swallowing of saliva seemed as if i was swallowing glass pieces.
At the same time, my ears hurt when i tried to swallow.

7th Sept 2007 (Fri):

MORNING
I woke up with a severe headache.
My throat hurt.
There were blood streaks in my phlegm.
I was feeling cold.
My whole body was aching.
I thought it was due to the new mattress i juz changed the day before, so i did not give it much thought.

EVENING
Started wrapping myself in thick blanket.
My body was still aching and the whole body was REDDISH.
My face was reddish as well.
I was a walking lobster.
I scared my mother with my colour and she quickly took out a thermometer to measure my temperature.
It read 39.8 deg cel.
That reading scared my mother even more.
She went down to the clinic immediately to queue on my behalf 45 mins before the clinic reopen from the dinner break.
She was first on the queue.

Doc said very strong antibiotics were required.
Each pill costs 3 bucks plus and i have to consume for 1 week.
I was given an antibiotic jab as well.

10th Sept 2007 (Mon):
On MC.
High fever continued despite the consumption of 20 fever pills.
Temperature still hovered at ard 38+ deg cel.
My throat and ear still hurt like hell when i tried to swallow.
Severe headache.
Went to see doc again.
Doc was disappointed to know that fever was not gone and my tonsillitis showed no sign of recovering.
He wrote a letter of recommendation to Bukit Batok Polyclinic for a full blood test.

I almost fainted on my way back fm polyclinic.
Although my eyes were wide open, i can't see a thing.
It was pitch dark.
I can't hear a sound as well.
I broke out in cold sweat.
On the verge of fainting, i told my mum i was about to faint soon.
I was too weak to even support my own body, I can onli lean on my mum while my mum tried her best to hold onto me.
Minutes later, i slowly gained back my conscious and strength.

Back to see my doc with the blood test report, doc confirmed it was a bacterial infection caused by streptococcus.
But the current antibiotics was not effective.
I was given another type of antibiotics and more fever pills.

11th Sept 2007 (Tue):
On MC.
Fever gone.
Throat did not hurt as much as before.
Swelling of the tonsils reduced by a bit.
I spit out red phlegm.
My phlegm was covered in blood.

12th Sept 2007 (Wed):
White patches started to disappear.
Signs of recovering were observed.
Phlegms were still covered in blood.

14th Sept 2007 (Fri):
Went to see doc again.
Doc said i have recovered.
But he wanted me to consume 2 more days of antibiotics.
I followed his instructions.

16th Sept 2007 (Sun):
Had my last pill of antibiotics.
I've fully recovered.
End of all misery.

Thank you mummy for looking after me when i was sick.
I am sorry that i made you worry.