Working Pneumoniac

I have been loading myself with tonnes of medication for the past two weeks, only to find out that I've been suffering with pneumonia. Last weekend, I was feeling so unwell that I almost escape the ACLS course (which I should have done). The venue was too cold, really making my condition worse. I felt like switching off the air conditioner, for the sake of everyone.

Yesterday my temperature came up and I was having headache as I was coughing too much. I started doing census and standby, which means, whenever they call for neonatal resuscitation, I have to run and be there on time. At night, I was oncall for standby again, luckily they changed my call from C1 to passive call. I considered I had a good call, only 3 babies needed standby. But, at night, during my semiconscious state, I coughed and coughed and coughed badly, I even gasped for breath, that's according to my oncall partner.

That is why this  morning I decided not to be strong anymore, I asked for leave from my MO, went to OPD to get checked up, tested my blood to rule out dengue, got my medication, got my 2 days MC and went home. My FBC did show dengue picture but my WBC and neutrophil are slightly raised. My temperature was 39.3 and I had some crepitations over left lower zone. So, diagnosed as pneumonia.Given Augmentin to complete 1 week.

To my surprise, two of my good friends are having sick leave too, one for fever, another one for conjunctivitis. All of us are unwell at the same time.I am glad that I got sick leave for today and tomorrow, because for the past two weeks I have been working like zombie, with no off at all, thanks to the ACLS course which took my weekend completely away.

Now after two doses of Augmentin, my cough is still bad with on and off dyspnoea but temperature has gone down. I let myself to sweat a lot to get the fever down as previously I was shivering constantly while others were feeling warm.Now I have to do chest physiotherapy and learn to spit out the phlegm.

May Allah cure me and forgive my sins.