Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Colon-ial Rebellion
I bragged too soon.
This week I was hit by a nasty gastro intestinal infection. Without getting too graphic, I threw up at school and had a lot of problems at "the other end" as well. To make things worse, I parked the bike at school when the attack came and had to make it back via the two wheeler. I don't know how I made it. A guy offered to "tow me." (You hold onto the motorbikers arm while they take you in tow.) This was even scarier.
I returned to the doctors at the diplomatic compound and I am improving. The medical care for foreigners here is comparable to at home and fast and convenient. And a note for the folks back at MUCN. They hand out antibiotics like candy here. My family offered me some antibiotics but I explained I was allergic to sulfa drugs. You can get amoxycillin at any drug store.
This week I was hit by a nasty gastro intestinal infection. Without getting too graphic, I threw up at school and had a lot of problems at "the other end" as well. To make things worse, I parked the bike at school when the attack came and had to make it back via the two wheeler. I don't know how I made it. A guy offered to "tow me." (You hold onto the motorbikers arm while they take you in tow.) This was even scarier.
I returned to the doctors at the diplomatic compound and I am improving. The medical care for foreigners here is comparable to at home and fast and convenient. And a note for the folks back at MUCN. They hand out antibiotics like candy here. My family offered me some antibiotics but I explained I was allergic to sulfa drugs. You can get amoxycillin at any drug store.