Cough Cough

Skang ni pkl 1.12 pagi, tp terjaga kejap td sbb Aisyah terbatuk2. She's been having coughs at night since the past 6, 7 days. Siang hari mmg x batuk, just mlm bila dia tido mula la. Itu hari sampai termuntah (I think it's actually her mechanism to get rid of the phlegm). And ever since I got very scared and dah jadi suatu mcm reflex plak utk cpt jump out of bed and pick her up coz takut dia termuntah dlm tido which is very dangerous as it can cause choking in babies (nauzubillah). Plus winter2 ni kalo dia nak muntah, I would rather she do it on me than the sheets, sbb x larat nak basuh byk2 helai coz kain cadar lambat la kering. But yes, semenjak itu, if I heard her start coughing je, cpt2 sit her up even when eyes are closed, or even dukung dia and rub her back. But yes, having had to do it several times a night for several nights in a row now, mmg starting to tire me out during the day. I hope she gets well soon. It sounded as if it has improved, but only slightly.

Bkn x nak bwk gi jumpa Dr., tp dah telepon nak book in appointment, and Dr ckp budak2 under 2 x yah bawak dtg la klinik sbb dia x prescribed ubat batuk. 'It will usually go away on its on, but it can take up to two weeks.' I am very frustrated with the health system kat UK. Termasuk kali ni, dah 4 kali kitaorg call utk dpt kan appointment utk Aisyah (lain2 kes dan masa - e.g. demam, selsema, cirit birit and now batuk), tp manjang la Dr suruh baik sendiri. Alhamdulillah mmg eventually Aisyah recover, tp having used to have access to a Dr anytime of the day di Msia membuatkan aku sgt2 menyampah n menyumpah seranah Dr sini. You would think that a developed country like this one would have enough Doctors to go around to see each and every one of its people that needed care, but noooo.... main calling2 over the phone, pastuh suh gi beli ubat sendiri over the counter. And yup, you've guessed it, kalo budak kecik je suh beli Calpol (liquid paracetamol), and now coz she's coughing, CalRub (mcm Vicks tp milder utk external use, sapu kat dada and leher) and CalCough. Although it is a cough medicine, it is very2 mild. Yg under 2 yrs ni ada glycerine, and it's not for getting rid of the phlegm, but just to soothe their throat temporarily.

It's one of the unpleasant things that we have to deal with. Susah hati jg, especially bila tgk list ni and it says mcm2 jenis cough, each one scarier than the other (e.g. Cold, Croup, Bronchitis, Flu, Allergies, Asthma, Pneumonia, Pertussis, Cystic Fibrosis -- plus now dgn H1N1 scare nya), but tawakkal je la pada Allah. And syukur la Aisyah x demam or ada temperature, so I am guessing that it is indeed just plain old cough. On the same note, I want to mention that Aisyah's cousin (anak kakak Hubs di Msia), is not so lucky and now tgh admitted kat hospital for H1N1. Altho the nasty flu has seemed to die down a bit and media dah x reporting so much on it, it is still a very serious virus and very much a threat, so people, still hati2 ye at crowded places. Tolong doakan agar both my daughter and my niece get better soon.