shwiggitude ([info]shwiggitude) wrote,
2007-10-28 12:32:00
just a quick little update: i had a bad case of malaria - that'll teach me not to forget to take my profalaxis (sp?), eh?

but now i'm just fine. people think i'm a little too crazy tho, so they're sending me to dc to see a psychiatrist. yay, i love psychiatrists. they're always so... interested in my thoughts ;)

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me and one of the nurses, francoise.


for pictures from my hospital stay, click below:


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PCVs come to visit


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a woman who was staying with her sick husband in the room next to mine. she is the president of an AIDS orphan program. when i get back to yaounde i am going to visit the orphanage she runs.

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me and Solange, one of the nurses

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me and the doc and nurse team the last morning of my 10 day hospital stay

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Solange, Genevieve, and me in the office

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[info]earthfaemama

October 28 2007, 20:59:38 UTC 4 years ago

OMG! You really did get sick. =/ I am SOO glad to hear your ok. Have fun with the psych. =) Good times good times... Your not crazy, your just interesting.. Big difference. hehe.

Anyway take of yourself darlin!

[info]squelchy

October 28 2007, 22:47:05 UTC 4 years ago

Yikes, had some PCVs do pretty much the same thing during my stay and it didn't sound all that pleasant. One claimed he was still taking his meds, and I tend to believe him even though it seems a stretch to believe he caught a resistant strain. I kept up with the malaria prophylaxis, but bailed on filtering and chlorinating my water and drank relatively freely from all but the sketchiest of water sources.

Best of luck getting back up 'n running and getting your strength back. They gonna pull you out of service, or are you gonna be able to stay overseas after the stint in DC?

[info]freakchelle

October 29 2007, 03:16:55 UTC 4 years ago

Okay, so ignore my other comment asking what you were doing in the hospital. I'm glad you're feeling better! Take care of yourself. When are you going to be in DC? We should try to get coffee or something.

[info]gotmce99

November 1 2007, 17:14:34 UTC 4 years ago

whoo -- so glad you're feeling better. Want to meet up in D.C.?

[info]babypinkessori

November 10 2007, 09:12:23 UTC 4 years ago

Disco Dancin', ", ", ".....

Hey, it's alright! I'm disco dancin' for ya', Sis'!!!!

Soon you'll get to play with our little munchkin and hold little Boo- Boo Bear...smile.

Take care of yourself so we can play and (just to check your memory with norsk) ha det gøy i snøen!

[info]puffpastry

December 1 2007, 17:37:32 UTC 4 years ago

Oh, zoiks! My roommate in Seattle who'd been in the Peace Corps (in Mali) got malaria three times -- the third time she lost something like 30 pounds in a week -- they thought she might die. You look as radiant as ever, so I hope that's a good sign. :-) I love the fabric pattern on the nurse's caftan -- the scissors and stethescopes -- hee!
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