Wednesday, 12 January 2011

The Gallery - Body Parts.

Face.

When i was backpacking i caught Dengue Fever from a very nasty little mosquito. Just one bite and i was more ill than i could have ever have imagined possible from such a tiny creature.

The Asians call it 'the breakbone fever ' and i totally understood why. 

Within a few hours of feeling unwell i was in bed sweating, itching all over and sporting this rather fetching swollen face. I could not walk or even roll over in bed. My eyes in this photo are open as wide as i could get them, i was a very sick girl. 

A fantastic nurse came to my wooden hut and put me on a drip, i removed it in the night using a torch and my teeth. 


There is no vaccine for Dengue Fever it is carried by daytime mosquitoes and one bite means i will carry the disease in my blood for life. 

A month after i returned home my hair started to fall out in hand fulls, a result of my body going into shock according to the doctors. I ended up losing  a third of my hair which fortunately grew back.

So, the moral of my story, wear mosquito spray all the time in Asia not just in the evening.

P.S........This is my real face.



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Posted by MUMRA at Wednesday, January 12, 2011

33 comments:

  1. Laura Weight12 January 2011 at 08:29

    oh no, that sounds awful!! its amazing how different it made you look! glad your hair grew back too xxx

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  2. Trish @ Mum's Gone to12 January 2011 at 08:30

    What a relief to see a happy, healthy you in the second photo. Scary stuff!

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  3. Chi Bibi12 January 2011 at 08:34

    Aww Sarah, I know you told me all about this but ive never seen the photo, you look very poorly. It reminds me of a something I caught when backpacking in India that came out a month after I returned. It made my face swell so bad I was rushed to a and e and looked like a cartoon character, I also couldnt open my eye. I have 65 scars on my body/face thanks to whatever it was!

    PS. You took your own drip out!! *feints* xxx

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  4. Jay12 January 2011 at 09:42

    Holy crap that's scary...glad to see you looking like you're beautiful self too though :D
    xx

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  5. CherishedByMe12 January 2011 at 09:56

    Thank goodness you are okay. What a worry.

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  6. Amy12 January 2011 at 10:42

    Ruddy awful by the sounds... glad you're back to your gorgeous self!

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  7. Glittery_bubble12 January 2011 at 11:30

    And what a pretty face it is! You are hardcore Sarah removing the drip with your teeth and torch! x

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  8. Kate C12 January 2011 at 12:03

    Jesus, that sounds bloody scary. Glad it turned out well in the end.

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  9. Jennypaulin12 January 2011 at 12:47

    Ooooh poor you! You look swell though lol! Sorry just little joke :)
    Seriously though, am glad you recovered and it did not turn not anything much worse. It must have been very scary at the time all joking aside

    It's a great take on the theme xx

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  10. tiddlyompompom12 January 2011 at 13:55

    yikes, how scary! glad you recovered x

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  11. @Kahanka12 January 2011 at 14:37

    That's really scary, you look much better on the second photo ;) @Kahanka

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  12. urbanvox12 January 2011 at 18:58

    yeah... gotta admit that the real face looks a lot better... :) hehehehe

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  13. mumrablog12 January 2011 at 18:58

    Nasty tropical diseases! Shame the countries are so damn lovely.

    X

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  14. mumrablog12 January 2011 at 18:59

    Hardcore indeed! It help i was totally out of my mind!

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  15. mumrablog12 January 2011 at 19:00

    Always count on you for the funnies Jenny! x

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  16. Jules12 January 2011 at 20:49

    Wow, that's a full on story....you look very pretty in the bottom photo though so it all turned out ok :)

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  17. domestic goddesque12 January 2011 at 21:15

    Oh my- how terrifying. But what a beautiful face you have ;-)

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  18. Tara12 January 2011 at 22:15

    It's a good job you're so darn gorgeous. It's funny because it's not something you ever think to photograph but you look back and are so glad you did. I too am so glad you did! x

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  19. mumrablog12 January 2011 at 22:22

    I must have known that one day this woman called Tara would think up The Gallery and blah blah blah....the rest is history!

    xxx

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  20. cheshiremum12 January 2011 at 23:03

    So poorly...
    So pretty...
    Note to self - mosquito spray 24/7!
    Cx

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  21. Abigail Mansell13 January 2011 at 08:58

    That looks awful honey you poor thing! My baby boy has just pointed to your squinty eyes poorly picture and said "Mumma." Hmmm.

    Where did you go backpacking? I love hearing tales of Asia. So glad you made a recovery xxxx

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  22. mumrablog13 January 2011 at 09:21

    Hahaha... I'm sure he is mistaken his Mumma is gorgeous!

    I did Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, New Zealand. Loved it especially Thailand.

    xxx

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  23. Mummys Little Monkey @Jax200013 January 2011 at 14:00

    Ah, just one question - why, exactly, did you have to pull the drip out, by torchlight, with your teeth???? Makes me feel a bit woozy just thinking about it... x

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  24. Herding Cats13 January 2011 at 14:23

    Goodness, that sounded like a horrible expereince!

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  25. Me , The Man & The Baby13 January 2011 at 15:17

    Gosh! I would of totally freaked out!!

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  26. mumrablog13 January 2011 at 15:43

    I had to pull it out because whatever was in it had run out and the bag was empty. The power was off and i was on my own. It makes me feel woozy too! I hate needles!

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  27. mumrablog13 January 2011 at 15:44

    Yeah it wasn't the highlight of my trip i have to say!

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  28. marketingtomilk13 January 2011 at 21:58

    And a beautiful face it is too!

    M2Mx

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  29. Abigail Mansell14 January 2011 at 09:12

    Oh wow, how cool, you went to some truly amazing places. I can't wait to go travelling again, it probably won't be for a long time though as my annoying husband is terrified of flying and won't let me take the little 'un away. I WILL be going on my own though!

    xxx

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  30. JallieDaddy15 January 2011 at 01:46

    That's a really nasty illness! Glad you were able to get through it mostly unscathed. And your face :)

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