Cipro the wonder drug

Trip Start Jul 14, 2007
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Trip End Aug 11, 2007


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Thursday, July 19, 2007

On Wednesday afternoon, my body decided that it needed to rebel over this sudden change in environment and I got sick. I slept in the afternoon and walked to the school to see if a bit of air would help. At dinner, Albina asked if I had eaten any street food, which I haven't since a brief encounter with some fruit cooked in syrup on Sunday. We both figured that was too much time and she speculated that maybe it was the chocolate becauce it's rough on the stomach. Even though I felt a little better after a light dinner, it was soon clear that I would be making frequent trips to the bathroom and I took some imodium.
 
Well, for the first time since I've tried imodium, it didn't really work. I maxed out on the 24 hour dosage and was still up every couple of hours all night. In the morning, my stomach felt sore and I decided ti would be a better idea to try the cipro that I brought with me and skip school to actually rest and recover. I can only imagine how distracted I would have been had I gone to class. I took the cipro and wrote Albina a note to let her know I was still sick. I asked her to call the school for me so that they wouldn't be worried. Then I went back to bed and slept for 3 solid hours, a first since Tuesday night, and I feel much better. I was a bit skeptical when I read that most people with bacterial traveler's diarrhea feel better in one to two doses, I'm a believer now. Cipro the wonder drug to the rescue! I'm not at 100%, yet. Tomorrow, I'm pretty sure I'll be back at school and will be able to go on the trip this weekend.
 
Although I'm disappointed that I didn't make it to school today because a representative from the community that we will visit is going to be at the school, I think I made the right decision to take it easy. I'm already feeling like I want to get back to my Spanish studies and start working on the homework that I didn't feel well enough to even look at yesterday. So, it's one step back, two forward, I guess.
 
Once I got up ang got showered, I talked a bit to Albina. She told me that when she called the school, she was told that several other students were sick today. That brick of chocolate is going to go bye bye for certain. In the meantime, I'm going to take another dose of the wonder drug tonight. Going to that travel clinic in Manassas was money well spent.
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