Tonite I felt so happy watching Iris getting all lively & chirpy & all smiley-faced. I guess I've been missing that side of her for the past few days. She was so sick she couldn't even sit straight up. Only God knows how glad I was as I watched her growing appetite. She managed to gobble down quite spoonfuls of fried mee & her favourite barley drink whereas previously she only wanted to have at most 2 spoons of porridge or soup.
On the other hand, I started coughing pretty badly today (or did the cough start yesterday?) but whatever it is people started to notice that I wasn't pretty well myself. I'm not sure whether I was emotionally unstable today or was it because I was feeling unwell but I got really ticked off by this Indian nurse's attitude. At first a Malay nurse came in to put Iris on neb but as soon as she saw Iris was sleeping, she told me to buzz her when Iris has waken up. Less than 5 mins later this Indian nurse came right in & straight away starting to put Iris on neb without even some consideration for her sleep. Then as she was holding the neb, she started asking,
IN: Have u been taking medicine for your cough?
Me: No... (Duhhh.. Obviously I don't have any medication with me since I've been here for the past 3 days.. But well nevermind maybe she wanted to offer me medication or so I thought.)
IN: You're pregnant...
Me: ....... (Good that she noticed that I'm pregnant coz the physiotherapist this morning didn't. Maybe she has extra concerns for my health since I'm pregnant.)
IN: U know when u cough like that ur spreading it to Iris.
Me: Well, I think I was the one who picked it up from her.. (What is she trying to suggest actually? That I don't have slightest consideration for my own kid? Dah kalau batuk nak buat macam mane, I still have to take care of Iris & be near her.)
IN: U picked up from her is OK, she shouldn't pick it up from u.
Like hello? Excuse me? Is this supposed to be the correct way a medical professional should talk to a patient? The way she conveyed the message is as if I am so ignorant about this. She should have offered to get me some medication or at least suggested where I could get some. She was as if saying that it is OK if I am sick as long as I don't spread the germs to Iris. I pretty well know I shouldn't, I think everyone else also know common sense but the thing is I also shouldn't get sick coz if I am, who's gonna take care of my baby? Plus the fact that I'm 7 months pregnant, all the more reason for me not to get sick coz it could affect the baby I'm carrying. If a medical professional is being ignorant about this, I don't know who else is.
I'm determined not to let the short conversation affected me but I couldn't lie that it did. Silly huh?
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