Meningitis in your words

Michael Bendicio Arizala's story

  • Location: Philippines
  • Categories: Bacterial meningitis
  • Age: Adult 25-59
  • Relationship: Self
  • Outcome: Recovery with after effects
  • After effects: Headaches
Michael Bendicio Arizala

I'm Michael Arizala aged 37 years and I'm from Antipolo City in the Philippines. I'm the victim of bacterial meningitis.
 

On 31 July 2012 I got a fever first then I felt vomiting and nausea. After two days I still felt the same and at 6pm my wife took me to hospital because I was unconscious at that time.

"I'm still working but I easily become tired and my body is slightly out of balance"

In the hospital the doctors did several examinations such as chest x-ray, blood chemistry and a lumbar puncture, until they diagnosed me with bacterial meningitis. The doctors gave me an antibiotic and other drugs to kill the bacteria and after 15 days treatment I felt better. After six months of taking the medicine I slowly recovered but I have severe hearing problems in my right ear and trouble with my eyesight. I cant buy the hearing aid because of lack of money.

I'm still working but I easily become tired and my body is slightly out of balance.

This is my story and I'm still praying for my full recovery.

MIichael Bendico Arizala
May 2013

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