A few days and a number of blood tests later, they narrowed the possible causes down to a Rickettsia infection which I probably contracted after a tick bite during one of many field visits the past weeks. The doctors have adjusted my treatment and now it's waiting for a final confirmation of the diagnosis and my hospital discharge.
Again, quite some time has passed since my last post. And again, a lot of things have happened, two of which I'll talk about here. The first one is by far the best thing, being the birth of my second daughter on June 29. With 3.9 kg and 54 cm at birth, she made her big sister look like a teeny tiny baby back in her days. Though, big sis is now already three years old and very proud of her baby sister. The second one on the other hand is less positive. Last weekend I started my annual home leave by travelling back to my home country. I wasn't feeling all that well and upon arrival, I went to the hospital for a medical check-up. As the doctors couldn't pinpoint an immediate reason for my fever, they decided to keep me there for observation.
A few days and a number of blood tests later, they narrowed the possible causes down to a Rickettsia infection which I probably contracted after a tick bite during one of many field visits the past weeks. The doctors have adjusted my treatment and now it's waiting for a final confirmation of the diagnosis and my hospital discharge.
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