Hi All, Some of you may have noticed I've been rather quiet lately,
The reason is because we have been through a tough time over the last few weeks,
Our Son had returned from a holiday to Singapore, on his return he fell ill, he was complaining of being over heated when the temperature was only 5deg, he had the runs and was vomiting,
At first he only put it down to the sudden change in conditions, Singapore was very hot and humid while here in Perth, the night time temperature on his return was near freezing,
At first he refused to see a doctor, saying it was only a cold. but after a few days he got worse, I finally called a doctor at about 6.30 pm, the doctor never showed up till around 10.30, after a quick examination the doc said I think we had better get the lad into Hospital,
With no time to spare he suggested I take him straight away and not wait for an Ambulance, he would ring ahead,
Well this really gave us a fright, My old Nissan really lit up the highway, we had around 20km to got to the Hospital, it only took us about 15min to do it in, as usual on arrival at the Emergency entrance there was a delay of about an hour. all this time we watched as the young bloke's condition got worse , finally he was admitted it to intensive care,
The young fella spent the next 5 days in intensive care while they did many tests to find the cause of his illness, we visited him every day but he showed no sign of recognising us for the first 4 days, I'll tell you what, it was very upsetting seeing him just lying there with all the tubes sticking out of him, plus all the monitors beeping away,
Then on the fifth day he showed signs of improvement and was transferred to a general ward, another couple of days and we were surprised to get a phone call from him, saying he could come home.
Well that was a week ago when he returned home, today he is still recovering, he's still pretty weak but a hell of a lot better than what he was, that's for sure .
The Hospital rang yesterday to tell us that they had finally discovered what he was suffering from, it turned out to be Legionaries Disease, contracted from bad air conditioning or dirty water while in Singapore, we believe the Hospital have contacted the Health Department over this case, there maybe a third rate hotel ,getting a visit very shortly.
The Hospital also said that if the young bloke hadn't been admitted when he was, he would not have seen the night out. I guess the story here is, Don't mess about with your health, if you don't feel well, get into the Doctor real quick.
K.J.
Kaid said
09:18 AM Jun 11, 2016
Don't know what to say Kiwijims. How terrifying for you all.
Glad to hear your Son is on the mend
kandagal said
09:35 AM Jun 11, 2016
Glad this awful situation eventually turned out well. Alice
Aus-Kiwi said
10:08 AM Jun 11, 2016
Good to see things worked out . Not knowing what is wrong or how bad things are in the first place sure makes you worry big time .
kiwijims said
11:38 AM Jun 11, 2016
Thanks Guys & gals, We can't tell you how relieved we are a present,
Cheers K.J.
aussie_paul said
12:09 PM Jun 11, 2016
What a worry and terrible experience KJ. Great it was caught in time.
Aussie Paul.
jules47 said
12:59 PM Jun 11, 2016
Wow, how frightening that must have been. Hope he recovers fully, and stays away from third rate hotels in future. Take care of him, and yourselves.
Happywanderer said
01:18 PM Jun 11, 2016
What a nasty experience to go through. Here's hoping he makes a full recovery.
villatranquilla said
08:06 PM Jun 11, 2016
wow - glad he's on the mend but what a worrying time for you all
kiwijims said
01:42 AM Jun 12, 2016
jules47 wrote:
Wow, how frightening that must have been. Hope he recovers fully, and stays away from third rate hotels in future. Take care of him, and yourselves.
Yes Jules, That's exactly what the Young Bloke will be doing in the future, This trip was organised by booking through FLIGHT CENTRE,
He is going to put in a complaint about this Hotel, but doesn't expect to get any feed-back, he was planning to return to Singapore in the near future and continue travelling further North from there,
These plans are now in the bottom of the waste paper bin, well buried and forgotten.
Cheers K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Sunday 12th of June 2016 01:44:19 AM
ken thomas said
03:28 PM Jun 12, 2016
Get him a swag and he can do the trips with you around Aust
Glad he is ok
Ken
kiwijims said
05:16 PM Jun 12, 2016
ken thomas wrote:
Get him a swag and he can do the trips with you around Aust Glad he is ok Ken
"Hell No" Not a good idea Ken, there's an old saying two a party three's a ...........
For the last 33 years, we've been trying to get him to leave home, "Fat Hope"
then when He does leave for only a couple of weeks, look what happens !!!,
I think a better idea is for him to stay homeand look after the dogs, while Mum and I do a bit more sight seeing.
Looking after These massive Watch Dogs will be a full time job. LOL ..............
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Sunday 12th of June 2016 05:17:52 PM
Hi All, Some of you may have noticed I've been rather quiet lately,
The reason is because we have been through a tough time over the last few weeks,
Our Son had returned from a holiday to Singapore, on his return he fell ill, he was complaining of being over heated when the temperature was only 5deg, he had the runs and was vomiting,
At first he only put it down to the sudden change in conditions, Singapore was very hot and humid while here in Perth, the night time temperature on his return was near freezing,
At first he refused to see a doctor, saying it was only a cold. but after a few days he got worse, I finally called a doctor at about 6.30 pm, the doctor never showed up till around 10.30, after a quick examination the doc said I think we had better get the lad into Hospital,
With no time to spare he suggested I take him straight away and not wait for an Ambulance, he would ring ahead,
Well this really gave us a fright, My old Nissan really lit up the highway, we had around 20km to got to the Hospital, it only took us about 15min to do it in, as usual on arrival at the Emergency entrance there was a delay of about an hour. all this time we watched as the young bloke's condition got worse , finally he was admitted it to intensive care,
The young fella spent the next 5 days in intensive care while they did many tests to find the cause of his illness, we visited him every day but he showed no sign of recognising us for the first 4 days, I'll tell you what, it was very upsetting seeing him just lying there with all the tubes sticking out of him, plus all the monitors beeping away,
Then on the fifth day he showed signs of improvement and was transferred to a general ward, another couple of days and we were surprised to get a phone call from him, saying he could come home.
Well that was a week ago when he returned home, today he is still recovering, he's still pretty weak but a hell of a lot better than what he was, that's for sure .
The Hospital rang yesterday to tell us that they had finally discovered what he was suffering from, it turned out to be Legionaries Disease, contracted from bad air conditioning or dirty water while in Singapore, we believe the Hospital have contacted the Health Department over this case, there maybe a third rate hotel ,getting a visit very shortly.
The Hospital also said that if the young bloke hadn't been admitted when he was, he would not have seen the night out. I guess the story here is, Don't mess about with your health, if you don't feel well, get into the Doctor real quick.
K.J.
Glad to hear your Son is on the mend
Cheers K.J.
What a worry and terrible experience KJ. Great it was caught in time.
Aussie Paul.
Yes Jules, That's exactly what the Young Bloke will be doing in the future, This trip was organised by booking through FLIGHT CENTRE,
He is going to put in a complaint about this Hotel, but doesn't expect to get any feed-back, he was planning to return to Singapore in the near future and continue travelling further North from there,
These plans are now in the bottom of the waste paper bin, well buried and forgotten.
Cheers K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Sunday 12th of June 2016 01:44:19 AM
Glad he is ok
Ken
"Hell No" Not a good idea Ken, there's an old saying two a party three's a ...........
For the last 33 years, we've been trying to get him to leave home, "Fat Hope"
then when He does leave for only a couple of weeks, look what happens !!!,
I think a better idea is for him to stay home and look after the dogs, while Mum and I do a bit more sight seeing.
Looking after These massive Watch Dogs will be a full time job. LOL ..............
K.J.
-- Edited by kiwijims on Sunday 12th of June 2016 05:17:52 PM
Wondered where you were KJ. So glad your son is getting better.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Hi Sheba, Yes. I'm happy to say, He's improving every day, must be, the fridge is getting pretty low all of a sudden LOL
Cheers K.J.
Omg. Kiwijims, omg. Sending all my love to you your son n family. Get well soon. Regards. Rocket n strop
Thanks Rocket n strop, Our Son has now made a full recovery, and after another x ray at the Hospital a week ago, has been given a full bill of health.
Needless to say, he's not taking any more chances with his health by traveling to that Country again.
Cheers K.J.