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Had dengue a year or so back ( see here for more info on my case of dengue ) - I don't recommend it

Initial tests are often negative -- if you have it, tremendous pain in joints and a searing pain in the back of the eyes is common. Flying isn't recommended in very bad cases, I'd be looking at overnight bus to Bangkok if you wanted a better standard of acre.

Hey Peter,
Really random post and defo not meant to scare anyone, but a friend died from dengue fever, so please be careful, get it checked, get all your meds in and make sure you dont get worse, because it does get bad!!
Hope you get better thou, Njoy your travels!
Tich

When I was in the Bandas last autumn a lady tourist on Pulau Ai got really sick. Her husband had to charter a boat to get her to Ambon because there was no ferry out for couple of weeks and all flights had been cancelled. The boat charter cost an absolute fortune and must have taken at least 12 hours, probably longer than that ... it must have been hell for the woman! From Ambon they got a flight to Jakarta where blood tests showed she had Dengue AND Malaria! But she survived the boat and the flight OK and AFAIK she recovered from the dengue and malaria as well.

I came down with a fever while I was there too... couldn't get a blood test done but I suspect it was dengue because it didn't feel like malaria and I recovered without any treatment except lots of paracetamol after about a week. Wasn't very pleasant but much better than cholera. (Yeah, I've had that too).

Anyway, if it were me I'd go to Samui and get a blood test done there. Travelling a long distance with dengue wouldn't be fun and there's not much doctors can do except ease the symptoms anyway. There's a cure for malaria but not dengue. From what I've read, the first time you get dengue it's usually relatively mild. Complications like hemorrhagic fever are more likely to happen when you get infected by a different strain a second time. There are 4 similar but different strains and that fools your immune system into thinking it's attacking the virus when it isn't or something. Avoid taking anything that can cause or worsen bleeding (like aspirin).

Thanks for the advice. Had blood tests results and its dengue but it isn't too bad to be honest. I'm lucky to have a mild case. I can't remember which type it is but I'm taking it easy, eating fruit and drinking water and tea. It could have been far worse by the sounds of it so I'm feeling quite lucky.

Lucky you, good to here. I guess no muay thai for a week then.

If you are on the computer than it is probably not too bad and rest and PLENTY of water should do the trick.

If it were bad you would not be sitting up and the light from the computer would give you a migraine. I had a very bad case and could not even lift my head up. Had to be carried to the hospital. Count yourself lucky.

BUT, if you are worried then head to Chumphon. I am sure there is a good private hospital there. No need to travel all the way to BKK. Or go to Thaksin Hospital in Surat Thani.

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