GOOD EVENING ALL YOU PEOPLE...
A day when one must swallow a piece of humble pie.
A youngish lady, about 40, had been having muscle pains, very tired,& just wiped out for the past several days. She did not have fever, chills, blood in her urine, etc,, .
So along comes this pediatrician we all know who was seeing a lot of the same stuff in clinic in Haiti and thought everyone in Haiti had post earthquake flu-like illness. So this pediatrician chalks up this young lady's illness to the same diagnosis. But because he works with her and sees her daily he examines her daily without much change for the better or worse.
Note: she is in Haiti for the second visit in about 6 months and she was told not to take any drugs for malaria prophylaxis this trip even though she did during her first trip. Along comes this smart Haitian nurse who tells her to have a malaria test just to check it out. She does and it comes back positive and she is started on therapy for malaria. Turns out this rookie pediatrician is from Alaska where the mosquitoes may stab you to death but won't kill you with Malaria parasite.
Bleach boy came back to see me and he was fine today.
The baby from earlier this week who was 4+ sick- no one has heard from since she left the clinic. don't even know if they went to hospital or not. That info seems very hard to get-hope to learn more
Another thing, my laptop seems to have been chosen by a family of the tiniest ants in the world and they drive me nuts when i try to smash them and thpe the wrong key. Now you all know I am not the greatest typist in the world
That issue about rounds up my first 10 days in Haiti- how about you guys?????
One more issue to get off my chest...these roosters are crazy here. they start about 3:00AM and scream about every 20 minutes or so , just to bug me..I had a dream they were all spinning in the roaster at Costco and I was screaming ay them every 20 minutes....bye....love....nase
A day when one must swallow a piece of humble pie.
A youngish lady, about 40, had been having muscle pains, very tired,& just wiped out for the past several days. She did not have fever, chills, blood in her urine, etc,, .
So along comes this pediatrician we all know who was seeing a lot of the same stuff in clinic in Haiti and thought everyone in Haiti had post earthquake flu-like illness. So this pediatrician chalks up this young lady's illness to the same diagnosis. But because he works with her and sees her daily he examines her daily without much change for the better or worse.
Note: she is in Haiti for the second visit in about 6 months and she was told not to take any drugs for malaria prophylaxis this trip even though she did during her first trip. Along comes this smart Haitian nurse who tells her to have a malaria test just to check it out. She does and it comes back positive and she is started on therapy for malaria. Turns out this rookie pediatrician is from Alaska where the mosquitoes may stab you to death but won't kill you with Malaria parasite.
Bleach boy came back to see me and he was fine today.
The baby from earlier this week who was 4+ sick- no one has heard from since she left the clinic. don't even know if they went to hospital or not. That info seems very hard to get-hope to learn more
Another thing, my laptop seems to have been chosen by a family of the tiniest ants in the world and they drive me nuts when i try to smash them and thpe the wrong key. Now you all know I am not the greatest typist in the world
That issue about rounds up my first 10 days in Haiti- how about you guys?????
One more issue to get off my chest...these roosters are crazy here. they start about 3:00AM and scream about every 20 minutes or so , just to bug me..I had a dream they were all spinning in the roaster at Costco and I was screaming ay them every 20 minutes....bye....love....nase
Hey Jerry,
ReplyDeleteWondered what was happening with the mosquitoes and sure enough they are getting some folks. Can't imagine you didn't take all your meds before you left Alaska mosquito experience or Haitian. Getting through the week here after the two of us shoveling the driveway and pushing the snow down to the end of the street. Silly snowblower that was "fixed" last summer won't start. I guess the exercise is good for me! Nothing exciting happening here but Rondy and the running of the reindeer. Try googling adn and getting some photos to show folks down there. Don't let them talk you into unloading cargo though I'm glad supplies have arrived. Take good care of yourself as you are looking out for others!
that lady got some bum advice. i tell everyone to take the malaria prophylaxis- who has time to be sick? oops- just remembered i forgot my pill on wednesday- supposed to keep taking it for 4 weeks after getting home!
ReplyDeleteJerry: You are soooo right. Who says that roosters crow only at dawn?! On our stays in Siem Reap we always hear them at 3-4 o'clock AM. Then, after waking us up, they go back to sleep again until the usual 6 AM or so. Then they're at it again. And sometimes, the dogs have a howling meeting at about 1 AM. I guess we shouldn't take it personal.
ReplyDeleteCan you still find time for a brief afternoon nap?