Doctor did not rule out Influenza A H1N1, and hence Oliver has to take Tamilflu. Worried, it was reported in 2005 that twelve children in Japan who had H1N1 died of side effects of Tamilflu. Investigations undergone but I could not find any latest report on it.
Oliver started having fever which hovered around 38 degress last Friday. On Saturday, Boon Heng told me that the childcare centre informed him that two kids had fever, but they recovered the very next day. We therefore waited a few days to monitor Oliver's condition. His condition improved on Monday when he went over to his Grandparent's house. However, on Tuesday night, the fever returned and Boon Heng brought him to the Raffles Children Clinic. Dr Veronica Toh took a swab test and Oliver was tested positive for Influenza A.
He returned home on the very afternoon of seeing Dr Toh and I rushed home from work to find a lethargic Oliver responding weakly to my conversation with him. Once a while, he went to the bed to lay down. He sneezed very frequently, almost every 10 minutes and the mucus would fly everywhere. "Nose, nose" was probably the most frequent words he used these day as he pointed at his nose as an indication for us to wipe his mucus.
Since Monday, we had separated Oliver and Heidi, and seeing Oliver on Wednesday in his weak stage was really heartaching. I worried about catching the bug and passing it on to Heidi, Oliver had to go to his grandparent's house, and I missed him very badly. Feeling helpless about the circumstance, the feeling of guilt creeped in and I felt miserable not being able to take care of Oliver.
On Tuesday, his fever went down. Thursday, there were less sneezing and more coughing. This morning, Boon Heng said he coughed all night and hardly sleep. Gosh, I really don't know what I can do but to stay away from Oliver. This is really a torture. A mother not being able to take after her own son.
