Fever continued unabated since Friday evening. Unable to sleep - needed cold packs and sponging throughout the night & day. Took 2 Panadol, but couldn’t take more as the limit is 4000mg per day. The Panadiene tablets prescribed by the hospital 3 times daily, already contained 3000mg of paracetamol. The fever showed no sign of subsiding. Had to keep track of the temperature readings regularly. Temperature ranged from 38.1 ~ 39.0°C.
Fever continued into Sunday, reaching a high of 39.1°C@2am. I started to have nightmares. My family members began to get worried. My wife called NUH first thing in the morning, but as it was a Sunday, could only managed to reach the staff nurse of my previous ward. She told us my case history had already been returned to the central registry and advised us to go to A&E, as the doctor would be able to retrieve my case history. Went to NUH A&E at 11am, as advised. Doctor examined me but said there were no other apparent causes of the fever – there were no rashes, so it wasn't dengue, it was probably due to inflammation as the knee healed. He prescribed Ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug, which can be taken concurrently with Panadiene. He instructed to return to A & E should the fever reach 40°C or showed no sign of subsiding after 5 days. On Monday morning, fever reached the highest point, 39.5°C @3.30am. Fever stayed above 39° C for a few hours, finally dropping to 37.5°C@10am. Fever returned in the afternoon, from 5.30 - 9pm and then subsided.
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