Almost back to normal
I am so grateful for all the prayers on my behalf. Dengue fever is not fun! I had dengue fever the first time in Thailand when I was 12. It wasn't fun then either. It is amazing how one little mosquito can wreck havoc on your whole body. Just to give you some information, I felt fine at noon on Thurs, July 24th. By 12:30, I had a high fever and was shaking with chills. Since it was quickly getting worse, I did the unusual thing for me and told Rich that I probably should go to the Dr. (that was about 3pm). The blood test showed dengue fever. Since I am older, one of the problems is that dengue fever can cause your body to go into shock. (Which is why older people can die of dengue fever) So they said I would probably be in the hospital for 2-3 days. Dengue causes your white blood cell count and your platelet count to drop. Finally, on the 3rd day, my fever was gone. But my blood and platelet counts were still dropping. The Dr. told me I could go home once I didn&