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Alyssa Valdez on the road to full recovery after contracting dengue
Volleyball star Alyssa Valdez is now on the road to recovery after contracting dengue.
In an Instagram post, Valdez shared an update about her bout with the disease.
"Few days ago I was supposed to go to Germany to attend an event for Allianz then play for the AVC afterwards. Unfortunately, I tested positive for dengue," she wrote.
Her Creamline Cool Smashers were the Philippine representatives to the 2022 AVC Cup for Women.
"The first few days were so bad — Had a high fever, body pain, and headache. I wasn't able to eat and drink anything," she shared. "After 6 days, thankfully my fever went down, but my platelet count continued to drop dangerously to 37."
Valdez said she experienced complications like bleeding and swollen liver, and was then admitted to a hospital with her doctors initially discussing a possible blood transfusion.
"My first few hours in the hospital were very crucial. Waited for all the lab results and thankfully my doctors decided not to push through with the transfusion. Thank God everything slowly got better!"
Valdez said she will still undergo some lab tests but is now "on the road to a full recovery."
Valdez' team ended the AVC Cup at sixth place, the best finish for a Philippine team in the AVC.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News
