the price of a "chicken"-pox

Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus infection, a virus from the human herpes viruses group, sounds very medical isn't it? Every people says that every person will have at least once of contacting chicken pox in his/her life no matter how young or how old he/she is. After the primary infection, it can offer life long immunity until the immune system declines, then secondary infection will reactivate as "shingles".

I got this chickenpox at the age of 24, it happened last week, when I was working in SCN (Special Care Nursery- for premature babies and newborns). I was oncall on 8/12 and my fever started at night of 9/12, my post call day. My fever persisted until the next morning, considering that I was taking care of newborns which are susceptible to infection, I took a day off from works so that I won't spread my infection to them. In the evening, She noticed that I was having rash on my body and was confirmed to be chickenpox by a private general practitioner, actually went to him just for the seek of getting a MC for that day... ha! And lastly I got my MC for a week from outpatient department HKL, because I have to stay away from the babies!!

Went back hometown for a week. Rashes developed at whole body after 3 days of fever, felt so upset when I felt that my face became uneven with raised vesicles. My mother and sister kept telling me that these rash will disappear once recovered as they saw me looked sad, so caring right?? I also had bad sore throat and wisdom toothache, made me suffered to all kinds of food including water, some more mum said I have to stop eating some "toxic" food eg eggs, seafoods, black coloured food, green beans, bean sprouts... basically i really felt boring towards food on that few days la.

Chickenpox on face, felt so upset when my face was felt uneven with raised vesicles, felt so ugly that time...

All the fever and rash became settling approaching day 5 or 6 of fever, and I returned to work on day 11, which was on Sunday, when I was called to do the on call, when nobody willing to replace me for my weekend call.

Although my symptoms might not be as bad as what other people having (after shared by my MO, he even got varicella keratitis, vesicles inside the eyes and has got to be admitted to hospital), and my recovery was quite fast, I still have to pay for the loses I have for this "disaster":
1. I lost 8 days of leave because of MC, plus the 3 days off I took during my 4th sister's wedding, which mean I have to be extended for 3 days in this posting.
2. I suffered from it.
3. I have to lost around RM 100 to buy some beauty products so that the post-chickenpox marks on my face will be disappeared as soon as possible, and hopefully my skin will become better after using products as expensive as this!!!
4. I got a warning letter from my consultant for not telling the office that I was on medical leave, hello I have informed my houseman colleagues and I thought it was still be valid if I informed to the lady consultant via SMS.

What did I earn from this? I got special care from my mother especially for whatever she cooked for me for that few days, although I did not show interest towards those food, but I think those were the best food I could have during the illness, and I really appreciate it. Not to forget also my darling who has always been supportive to me to fight my illness. I love you all!!