Viral infection, UTI or Dengue?

Toni has a had a fever since Wednesday night and we've been monitoring it since then. It spiked up to 39.6 Celsius at one point. Last night it stayed at 39.4 for quite a while and she kept crying and crying and I couldn't comfort her. I had a meltdown and cried. I felt so helpless! Every time I hugged her, I felt her skin burning and I just wanted to absorb all the heat. When your child is sick, you just can't bear it really. I wished it was me instead. After cries of discomfort and pain (I can just imagine the headache), she was whimpering. She lacks a lot of sleep. I lack sleep and she lacks more sleep because she needs much more than I do.

Doctor says it could be viral, U.T.I. or Dengue. I don't know which I prefer. I can't seem to collect enough urine for the lab test. When hubby fought with Dengue, I was scared too. Blood transfusion was an option, but he won the battle without going through it with a lot of yucky tasting kamote tops juice and Taua-Taua capsules

Kamote Top Juice Recipe for Dengue:
Boil a handful Kamote tops (the one with purple tints otherwise known as murado talbos ng kamote) in 4 glasses of water for 2-3 minutes. Let cool. Set aside leaves and serve as vegetable side dish. In one glass of the juice, squeeze in one Calamansi juice. Color of juice will change to blood red (Colorcode of foods meant for which part of our body). Add a pinch of rock salt. Drink at least 4 glasses a day. In 48 hours, blood chemistry including platelet should normalize. We did this for hubby last year and it worked wonders.

We also gave him 2 Taua-Taua capsules from Carica and 1 tablespoon of Dr. Gerry's Coco Nectar per day.

For Toni: We've been giving homeopathic remedies (pulsatilla, hypericum, belladonna to name a few) together with Tempra, lots of milk and sips of kamote tops juice in case it's dengue. Keep her hydrated is all we can do. Wiping her sweat and keeping her dry too. We got Talisay leaves wrapped around her which is said to suck out the heat from your body during fevers. We need to keep her fever down. Ironically, fever is a sign that her body is fighting an infection.

Anya, in the meantime seems fine. I haven't hugged her the whole day in case I am carrying the virus now. I've instructed Haidy to give her Sweet Echinacea 3x today and a teaspoon of Coco Nectar to strengthen her immune system for whatever might come her way.

What I haven't been doing is praying. When Anya was sick, I remember I prayed intensely and asked for Mama Mary's help. Now my mind is blank. Oh help me, Lord! Help my children get better soon. Tell me what to do.

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September 26, 2011. It was Herpangina. Not a very pretty name and not a pretty site. Toni had rashes all over her face today. Hopefully it will go away soon. I just have to keep Anya and Toni apart for the next few days. Can Anya's immune system handle this if she gets it? Better not risk it!