typing this from the hospital

[mike c]

so my wife is confined to the hospital for dengue fever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever

this time i got the smarts to get a room with a PC and internet access
(when i got typhoid fever a few years ago, my bro got me a room just a level of crappiness above the ward section)

 

[agarwalro]

Mike,

That really sucks. Hope your wife is not in too much discomfort and that her recovery is a speedy one.

Rohit

 

[bandphan]

sending good vibes your way..hope all is well

 

[adk highlander]

Mike, I hope your wife recovers quickly. Our thoughts are with you.

 

[Rickster71]

Hi Mike,
That sounds serious, hope she's ok.
Tell Mrs. C to get well soon!

 

[Nemo128]

I hope everything turns out for the best Mike. Make sure you get the Mrs home all better and administer healthy doses of serious bass. I heard it's good for fighting dengue.

 

[Adam]

Best wishes to her and your family, Mike. I hope that she gets better very soon!

 

[Warpdrv]

Good lord buddy.... I hope she gets better soon...

Do they have a handle on shutting that down...?

 

[lsiberian]

That sucks *** man. I know the death rate is very low, but that stuff is very nasty. She's in my prayers.

 

[tattoo_Dan]

so my wife is confined to the hospital for dengue fever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever

this time i got the smarts to get a room with a PC and internet access
(when i got typhoid fever a few years ago, my bro got me a room just a level of crappiness above the ward section)

I hope for a fast recovery for her,

where did she get it ? do they know ? has she traveled lately ?

at least you got the room with internet access

 

[CraigV]

Hoping for a quick & complete recovery

 

[sawzalot]

Dear Mrs. Mike C, I hope you are feeling better today and continue to have a speedy recovery from this setback.Get Well Soon ,from fellow audioholic, sawz..

 

[TLS Guy]

My sympathies to you and your wife, to have to go through this ordeal. Hopefully she will come though this ordeal on schedule. The chances for a good recovery are high, 99%, so though it is distressing now better days will almost certainly come.

Probably our US readers do not know what Dengue and hemorrhagic fever are, so hence the link to the CDC.

World wide it is a huge problem. It is getting worse in the Americas, and southern states not immune, but most US cases are in travelers returning home.

I never saw a case.

 

[j_garcia]

Mike, sorry to hear that your wife is sick. Our thoughts are with you two in hopes of a speedy recovery.

 

[Nomo]

Nasty looking stuff Mike.
I hope she recovers from it soon.
Glad you're still hanging out with us 'til she does get better.

 

[cfrizz]

Sending good thoughts your way.

 

[majorloser]

Holy crap!!!! That sounds serious. Just reading the symtoms, "severe pain that gives it the nick-name break-bone fever or bonecrusher disease."

Man, I hope she gets better soon and I sure hope they have some kick butt drugs for this.

We'll be thinking of her!!!

 

[pzaur]

Speedy recovery! Speedy recovery!

-pat

 

[mike c]

thanks everyone!

unfortunately, there's no cure for this. one can only make sure that the patient does not dehydrate (IV) and being sure to be ready with a blood transfusion once bleeding or platelet counts become too low.

a normal person's platelet count should be around 150-400 whatever units.
she had 158 last thursday
102 last friday AM
60 friday night
40 saturday AM

20 is the cutoff for transfusion.

good news is i think the fever is breaking.

 

[croseiv]

Sorry to hear of that Mike. I hope she recovers quickly....