Whooosh feel your pain . I contracted dengue hemorrhagic fever this past January while traveling throughout Vietnam . Didn ' t have US insurance . Had to be hospitalized in Hue for a week . Pretty much received the same treatment as you strapped to an IV , getting antibiotics , plasma and vitamins pumped into my system the entire time I was there . Despite the discomforts of being in the ward next to the waiting room full of mostly men getting blasted and rowdy while football was on , and also a crazy , old Aussie dude who got into a bad motorcycle accident , cussing any and everyone out I ' d still take the brief culture shock I also absolutely hate hospitals , hence going into the hemorrhagic phase because I absolutely didn ' t want to step foot into one and the $ 800 I paid for my treatment over racking up homeowners ' debt . Sorry you had to go through that . Edit spelling .