so i've now joined the distinguished ranks of those who have endured sickness in foreign lands... and lived to tell about it.
sue - malaria in zambia
caron - typhoid fever in india
jen caye - some bad GI problem in india
daphne - i'm sure you've had something but i just don't know where or what
brook - same for you in zambia
well my bout started on friday as i was treking, tromping, slurpingthroughmud and hiking in rubber boots up a large, large mountain to get out of the jungle. led by our teenage guide who was being corralled into being our guide by his dad, dan and i made it after 6 hours of the aforementioned journey. wet, dirty - filthy, thirsty, hungry, sore, exhausted, we ended up on the closest thing to a road we had seen in hours. 6 to be exact.
so we found some beverages. and a waterfall. and later a river. and eventually a bus. and then another bus after waiting on the side of some road. which took us to 2 bridges we had to cross on foot over the raging Pastaza River. to another bus. to Shell. at midnight. we started at 9am.
so i fell into bed shaking after my hot shower (praise the LORD) and knew that my body was not well. the next day i was on call and tried desperately throughout the day to lay down for a little rest, but kept getting called. and lasted (barely) until about 11:30 pm when my housemates convinced me to own up to how horrible i was feeling and tell the doctor on call with me that i had a fever after 1g of Tylenol and 400mg of Ibuprofen... that i ached all over... that my cough was getting worse and i was feeling weak and dizzy. so i did. my blessed roommate Emily took my calls from Saturday night at 12 midnight until monday morning and i stayed in bed for about 36 hours.
they did all sorts of tests and have given me all sorts of medicines to "cover" whatever it is. not sure entirely, but i did have some intestinal parisites which are soon to be history after i take the second drug to de-worm myself. pleasant, isn't it?
Gracias a Dios, today i have returned to the Land of the Living. i'm praying i'll stay here for quite a while.
6 comments:
yucky. i am so glad to hear you're feeling better friend! lots of love
Prayers and warm thoughts to you, my friend. I hope you stay healthy!
Kate, This is your old pal Peg in Iowa, hope you take good care of yourself sweetie, it's the only body you have. I am praying for wisdom and strength for you. I am so excited about Women of the Word, our next one is Tuesday night 21st and we are exoecting 150 women! Love you and praying for you!
I'm glad you're doing better, friend. I love all your description of what you are doing, it makes me feel like I can relate even in the smallest way, even though I've never seen what you are seeing or done what you are doing. Thanks for including me/us. Love you!!!
glad you are feeling better. praying for you!! <3
ew. that's gross. i can't believe you talk about that kind of stuff. i'm offended. sick. ick.
ha!
i hope you're feeling better, venablitzen. miss you mucho mucho-calama-bucho.
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