In Depth on Tonsilitis

Ken called me around 3PM and told me that Ezel is vomitting again. She is so weak and all she can do is lied down. Ken said he have not given her any medicine and will give later. I really feel so sad when Ezel mumble to me over the phone. I almost cry out hearing her weak voice and of all the suffer she needs to bear. Ken hang up and I continued my work.

Then, I saw Jedi online in MSN. So I opened a chat window to notify her that her god-daughter is sick. Below conversation has been modified from the original chat.

Me : Ezel is very sick
Jedi : How come? Fever?
Me : Yes. Starting yesterday night around 9PM. Before that on and off, she vomitted... thought she choked cause most of the time I gave her mee to eat. Then, this morning when I bring her to doctor, doctor said her throat swollen
Jedi : I see I see..... is it tonsilitis
Me : I think so..... the doctor keeps saying something like 'ton.....' What is that actually?
Jedi : Tonsilitis.......... very common among some kids.......... but bad news is, it can be chronic...... infection of the tonsils
Me : That is what the doctor said.......... common among kids. What caused it? Ezel always drink a lot of water
Jedi : http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/tonsillitis.html
Jedi : I think Ezel has not got good immunity system..... therefore she gets attack by simple bateria/viral infection such as tonsilitis..... cause not every kids have it although it is said to be common among kids. I do not drink a lot when I was very young, yet I do not get tonsillitis at all when I was young
Me : It is? But she seldom got flu or cough
Jedi : In fact I seldom fall sick even till today cause I do not live in a protected environment. She does..... she already fallen sick like 3-4 times ever since she is born..... I can remember cause every time you told me, I count them
Me : Wow.....
Jedi : Yeah..... haha
Me : But compare to other same age babies like her, she consider fall sick little already..... cause some babies I really know, always get sick
Jedi : Tonsillitis is spread through the air in droplets when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. You may then become infected after breathing in these droplets or getting them on your skin or on objects that come in contact with your mouth, nose, or eyes.
Jedi : Erm..... compared to my own baby sister when she is young, Ezel is a lot already. [lolz]
Me : Thought she is healthier that other babies
Jedi :If you feel like you have a cold, with symptoms such as runny and stuffy nose, sneezing, and coughing, a virus is most likely the cause. I think you must make sure she recovers fully from her colds each time..... cause if it is really viral attack, yet does not recovers fully, she will have tonsilitis (cause tonsils are suppose to fight germs)..... it means tonsils are growing weaker
Me : Oooohhh...............
Jedi : If the tonsillitis does not recover fully, Ezel will have many episodes later in her childhood..... then we call that chronic tonsillitis..... we do not want that cause if Ezel gets that, she will need to go for tonsilectomy (small sugery to have her tonsils removed permanently)
Me : Ouch.............I think she gets small/little flu on and off..... that why she got that
Me : I better tell Ken about this.

Me : By the way, he been complaining that Ezel is very naughty and always make him angry
Jedi : Is it?
Me : He wants a nanny to take care her now so that he can work and no need to take care Ezel. Now, I am headache as to where to find a nanny
Jedi : I see.....

Me : Are you working now?
Jedi : Working at home. [lolz]
Me : I see..... Ezel still talks a lot even when she is sick
Jedi : [lolz]
Me : But no more running/walking here and there

Jedi : Being kids what..... means she is normal
Me : Even the doctor also said the same
Jedi : [lolz]
Me : But I think now no more cause she taken the medicine
Jedi : I see I see