Preggos and chicken pox dont come together!

Its been awhile... again... I know, i keep saying that in my past posts :)) I've been lazy bah...

Its now 2010 and on this day its the 2nd day of CNY. I dont sound so excited huh? Well, I'll tell you why... I've been infected by the bloody chicken pox! Found out 2 days before CNY. To make matters worse, Im 10 weeks pregnant (but on the other hand YAY!)! Any sickness during pregnancy IS NOT GREAT.... AT ALL.

I can feel myself feeling weak with this pregnancy. I was full of energy when I was pregnant with Baby D. But with this one, its all the other way around. I'm always feeling tired, cant really eat meat (ANY MEAT), Squid makes me puke, same goes with fish soup (except if they fry the fish first), not really in the mood for rice, lately been having 'late afternoon' sickness, nausea, headaches, you name it - I probably have it. But I'm not complaining... at least now I understand what the other preggo ladies are talking about when they complain about their morning sickness etc....

I've been sick three times including this time. First was before I found out I was pregnant (lost a few kilo's there which made me happy). Second was after I found out I was pregnant (took a while to get better coz I couldnt take any medications) and now the chicken pox....

I was never really sure if I ever had chicken pox coz Mom cant remember. But as far as I can remember, I've been around people with chicken pox 3 times and never got infected before. So i thought maybe I did get it before and never thought much about it. That was until 4 days ago...


Day 1, Fri the 12th

Woke up in the morning as usual. Took a bath. Feed Baby D milk. Then play around with Baby D on the bed. Felt a sting near my eyebrow. Thought Baby D scratched me somehow during the night and didnt think much about it. Started to feel a little sick like I was coming down with flu. Eyes felt hot, you know, just the general ill feeling...

Went to work. Nausea. Headache. Felt like I had a pimple on my chin but it burst! Hmm that sure wasnt a pimple. So went to the washroom to check it out. Had two small blisters on my neck, one on my chin, one on my forehead (which I accidentally burst also) and that sting I felt earlier in the morning was not a scratch. It was a round red mark - another burst blister. That cant be what i think it is right?? Nah...

Went to the clinic near my office in the afternoon to get it checked out. Confirm - ITS CHICKEN POX!! Argh! Doc gave me Piriton for the itch and a cream and wash solution for the blisters. She wanted to give me Zovirax and even checked with the head of infectious disease doc in QE if it was ok to give to me coz I was still in my first trimester. But I said I wanted to check with Dr Ramesh (my Gynae) if its ok first. She gave me 7 days MC and I have to quarantine myself. OMG, its CNY! all I'm thinking to myself was, DANG, IM GONNA MISS RAMI SESSION!!! LOL!

Went home. Slept. Hubby sent Baby D to Likas. A little itch here and there but it was just getting started....


Day 2, Sat the 13th

Hubby went to play golf in the morning. I stayed in the room the whole morning. Hubby came back at lunch time. Went to Dr Ramesh clinic in Penampang. Because I have chicken pox, I had the express card to go in to doc's room eheheh. He said Zovirax is ok because if I dont take it, I'm gonna develop full body chicken pox. Chicken pox hits pregnant women hard because their immune system is low. So i got it from him together with some Paracetamol for my fever. He told me to get big bottles of Calamine lotion as well for the itch.

Went back to Likas. Watch some movies. FB. Sleep. Woke up. Sleep. Had rice and soup only for dinner. I have sore throat as well and its a little hard to swallow. Sometimes it gets too itchy, I just lightly rub the spot and it goes away. But the itch was saving itself for night time. I COULDNT SLEEP THE WHOLEEEEEE NIGHT!!!! Itch on the body was bearable but the itch on my scalp was like, WTF with a capital F!!! I had goosebumps all over my body just to tahan the itch. Finally went sleep at probably 6am.


Day 3, Sun the 14th - 1st Day of CNY

Woke up about 8.30 i guess. Went downstairs to cook maggie. Took a bottle of apple juice. Went back upstairs. Watch another movie. Terribly missing Baby D already. Went back to sleep. Sorethroat is worse today. Even drinking water hurts so much! A few spoonful of rice and some soup for lunch - it was all i could bear to swallow. Hubby and Baby D came to Likas after lunch. Hubby filled up his new swimming pool for Baby D to swim in with all his water toys. I can hear them making a fuss with Baby D and I can hear him shouting and laughing.

Sometime in the late afternoon, after Baby D finished his swimming session, Hubby brought him to the room for a bit. Baby D rushed to me wanting to hug me but obviously I couldnt. Had to get Hubby to bring him away from the bed - twice. After that when Hubby open the door, he just walked out not even waving goodbye... sigh...

Itch was amazingly bearable today. Even on my scalp. Was feeling feverish but didnt feel like my temp was that hot. But was shivering off and on a few times today. Slept good albeit waking up a few times feeling too cold or too hot...


Day 4, Mon the 15th (today)

Woke up. Hubby went for golf again. Went downstairs to get breakfast. Baby D was watching TV. Rushed to me when he saw me but Sis blocked before he could reach me. Took my food (rice and soup again with some mushrooms - throat still hurts) then Baby D saw me again and tried to come to me again. Sis carried him before he could reach me. Then he looked at me with eyes saying 'Why cant I come near you?' My heart just sank. DAMN YOU CHICKEN POX!!!!

aahhhh welll....

I think I'll stop here and continue later... Its about time to go down and get soup...