A Tale of Three Dots
Anak terunaku dengan tahi lalat manisnya
About a month or so ago, I discovered a mole on the lower part of Aidiin's left cheek, on the left side of his chin. I noticed that the 'dot' seemed to get darker over time. This beauty mark is becoming a quite prominent feature of his face. However, this entry is not about the tahi lalat manis.
It wasn't very obvious yesterday morning, although he had a slight fever. Gave him Nur0fen and he was fine during our road trip to Jas1n. Spots appeared on his body later in the evening, in Jas1n, when we were busy getting ready to attend the majlis akad nikah of my nephew-in-law. The red insect-bites-like spots were dismissed as rashes due to the heat, although I was a teeny doubtful. Selesai majlis pernikahan, we drove back to BJ and went straight to the 24-hours clinic nearby. The doctor diagnosed and confirmed the spots as chicken pox. *sigh*
This morning, more pimply spots appeared on his tummy, on his back, on his face, arms and legs. I even found a few on his scalp too. The three initial spots on his shoulder, on the back of his neck and under his right arm, have already developed into reddish blisters that have torn open, quite sore-looking and slightly gross, made worse by his scratchy fingers. ohdear. I hope they don't get infected or something. I don't blame him for itching to scratch, though. I can still remember how I felt when I had my chicky pox in 1992. I will never, ever, ever forget that summer in LA when I had to miss my first B0n J0vi concert due to them poxes. Grrrrr.
I know we've had him vaccinated for chicken pox when he was 12-18 months old, and I seriously hope that'll help. It should result in a milder attack, no? Lesser spots, perhaps? Or shorter illness duration? Nonetheless, I can't send him to school for the next few days. And obviously, my normal routine will go haywire.
 
My poor polka dot darling
More importantly, I hope Sofea will not get it. Lagi haru jikalau famyBoy gets it too. Wishful thinking-kah ini?
My mom called me up (after consulting with my grandmother) and told me that until Aidiin has fully recovered, I:
- should not be doing any kerja-kerja menumis or frying in the kitchen. Takleh goreng nuggets-lah, eh?
- should not bring in uncooked meat, specifically beef, into the house. Tapau-ed, yakni already cooked beef is okay? Burger boleh tak?
- should not be doing it with famyBoy. Memang tak boleh buat apa-apa pun for the next week or so.
- should not feed him with kicap, namely the pekat one. Takut ada permanent scar/marks hitam-hitam. Meaning ayam masak kicap takleh makan ke?
- should let Aidiin drink fresh air kelapa muda. Bagi cepat keluar semua spots and cepat kering. Bagi cepat sembuhlah kiranya.
- should siram Aidiin with a small baldi/gayung of air campur serbuk kunyit after giving him his bath. Nak bagi sejuk dalaman? Can drink air cap badak or not?
Saya ada sedikit rasa musykil tentang 'should not' nos. 2 & 3, but because I didn't want to bombard my mom with "but why not?" sms-es afterwards nor did I want to question my grandmother's pesanan(s), I just listened, took notes and thanked her for the tips.
Anyways. Is there anything else that I should/should not do?
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 04:17 AM by aiechomeyll
err.. apa relevant nya no 1-4 dengan chicken pox?
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 08:33 AM by famygirl
aiecute: my mom cakap that my nenek cakap, itu semua pesanan arwah mak bidan Yam. :)
no.1, tu i think sebab nak avoid bagi pesakit makan fried food yang berminyak. relevan, no?
no.3, hmmmm... *scratches dagu* definitely relevan if you're doing it with someone yang ada chicky pox. :P
no.2,...
alamak, aidiin bangun nangis lak. nanti sambung lagi.
Oh dear hope he'll get well soon. Bab menjangkit tu tak boleh nak kata, high possibility tu.
Tee..hee..hee..some can be accepted kira ada logic lah but some tu kelakar pun ada.
Last time me & my children were really bad.I did drink air kelapa yg fresh dr pokok punya. I ni lain skit I decided once and for all biar keluar semua dots tu if keluar sikit2 high possibility kena lagi.
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 10:41 AM by rotidua
Banyak nya polka dots. Apa you tepek kat dots tu? Zovirax cream works magically.
Err... no 3 is irrelevant. Chicken pox berjangkit by touch ke airborne eh? Anak yang kena, mak bapak pun kena pantang ker? heh heh heh.
They said daun pokok apa yeh yang org india selalu tanam, hah yang tu cepat kasi baik. I dulu kena siap dapat kemenyan dari Melaka buat asap satu badan. Come to think of it eh.. tu kira bertangas la kan. Haha. Helped me keep my mind of gatal-gatal tho.
Take care!
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 11:17 AM by mamarawks
wah byknya pantang larang!!.. I punya pantang larang satu je.. jgn kena air hujan.. nanti parut tak hilang.. tak tahu la betul ke tak.. malas lak nak test heheheh...
both of my kids dah kena... Najah lagi la tak sempat cucuk dah kena... tapi bagus kena time kecik2 ni.. cepat baik.. pastu tak byk ragam I tell you.. compare yg kena time dah tua2 ni..
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 11:31 AM by famygirl
bf: aidiin tak suka minum fresh air kelapa :( dia cakap tak sedap, masam. boleh taruk air gula ke?
roti: i tepek calomine lotion. cream tu tak cuba lagi. the virus can berjangkit both through contact and airborne. tu yang i puzzled cemana dia kena in the first place. satgi nak call the school and ask cikgu.
mamaR: ooohhh i lupa pasal hujan tu. yes, yes, my mom did mention abt jangan kena hujan. time kecik ni yang leceh is nak prevent dari garu-garuan. nasib baik demam aidiin tak prolonged. mkn ubat dia cepat kebah.
Daun yg roti2 kata tu daun karipillay (i tak tahu sp) selalu ditanam area kuil india. My bed basically penuh dgn daun tu.
Letak gula ek...if you ask me ok kot. You are lucky you now sahm tau.
Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 01:47 PM by zan
ohh dear..kesiannya aidiin...hopefully yg lain tu tak berjangkitlahh...kelakar pulak baca the pantang larangs esp mak bapa kena pantang heheh...
dah try that oats bath? to reduce the itchness..itu jer la yg i ingat when i got those masa kat states...so far the kiddos are free from chic pox ..hoepfully sempatla si aidan dpt his vaccination.
take care you.
Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 12:18 PM by futuredoc
errmmmmm ...musykil betul la tips tips tuh.
rasanya yang menyebabkan scars tu hanya kalau menggaru aje. sebab tu kasi calamine, mandi oats, jgn kasi hujan.. supaya kurangkan kegatalan.
anyways, hope he gets well soon and the family not terjangkit. vaccination tu usaha on our part dan kita bertawakkal tapi penyakit itu datang atau tidak adalah dengan izin Allah.
Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 02:07 PM by famygirl
bf: tu bukan daun kari ke? but yes, yes, saya bersyukur sebab sahm. penat memang penat, but i can't imagine the situation right now if it had been otherwise.
zan & fd: ye lah, harap-harap tak berjangkit. but the possibility is there. i have braced myself for the worse.
thehehe..at first nampak pillow case thomas, hehe..comell je aidiin ni
i remember masa i kena dulu rasanya std 1 kot, mmg topless and half bottomless wa cakap lu...panaaass..tp takpe le kecik lg kan.
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 03:39 PM by mosh
famyboy pun tak pernah kena lagi eh? bahaya gak tau kalau kena at the advanced age, as far as i know.
can't remember my children lak. i think one of them pernah kena but not sure which one.
i also wonder on the relevance of the pantang no 3 tu. ke no 4 eh? alahai you punya comment box ni tak bley refer kat entry lak...
Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 06:55 PM by famygirl
oLaB: hee hee, he prefers being 'hemsem'. topless ke awak? siapa kata kena chicken pox takleh sexy? hahaha
moshi: haritu dia tanya mak dia, seems that dia pernah kena masa kecik. he doesn't remember though. heh heh. i think you meant no. 3 *wink*
how to buat comment box boleh refer to entry?
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 03:47 PM by mosh
nasib baik korek-korek jumpa gak.
ni refer kat sini
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:15 PM by famygirl
mosh: heh heh, thanks pakcik. now can refer to entry while posting comments. yayy!
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