http://lifescraps.vox.com/library/posts/tags/sleep/page/1/ keyhole to a roomful of views en Vox Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:39:27 +0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss sleep http://lifescraps.vox.com/library/post/the-road-to-recovery.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(LifeScraps) http://lifescraps.vox.com/library/post/the-road-to-recovery.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://lifescraps.vox.com/library/post/the-road-to-recovery.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:39:27 +0800 <p>Two weeks ago, I was running high fever and down with bad running nose.&#160;I thought I will recover until the doctor told me after 2 days on his prescription, that I have developed resistence to his antibiotics. Then he gave me something stronger for the next couple of days - antibiotics that cost S$9 a pill and can only take once a day. To prevent me from developing yet another bout of resistence to this antibiotics, he put me on it for 3 days, and requested that I return for a review on the&#160;4th day. He added that I should see myself recovering by the 3rd day after going on the antibiotics but just on the safe side, I should continue the pills for 6 continuous days.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>The four days was basically spent in bed. Day 1 - I was woozy and was knocked out by the drugs. Slept 3 times a day (i.e. after every dose). However, by Day 2, I realised that the fever failed to subside once I stopped taking the panadol (thinking my fever was under control). After battling fever on Day 3 morning, I decided to return to see my doctor - who then concluded that I&#39;ve developed resistence to the prescribed antibiotics. Day 3 was spent sleeping - yet again. Day 4 went quite well after I started on the expensive antibiotics. Day 5 finds me recovering but with a strange voice - the deep low ones. Day 6 I was up walking around though still sleeping a lot. Day 7 I returned to work. But it was not easy coz I was still recuperating and finding my breath. Day 8 finds me still weak and head spins.&#160; Thereafter, I thought I was fully recovered but doc has already advised that I will take a longer time to get back to health. Thereafter, I experienced bad appetites and wanted to vomit everytime I eat. My family got so worried, thinking that I might be pregnant - which I am certain I am not.&#160; I slept a lot on weekends and last weekend find me sleeping and feeling queasy all the time. Tried to throw up but I end up with nothing. Then I started to moderate the food that I eat - light, hot, soupy. It kind of helped. Now I started myself on health supplements. Hopefully that will help with the recovery process. :-)</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Wish me luck....!!</p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lifescraps.vox.com/library/post/the-road-to-recovery.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141fc6fc685e00e398cbe5ac0001?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> sleep fever antibiotics ill