Friday, February 6, 2009
Hospital on the frequent user plan
There are advantages to persistent medical problems. I have my own identity card for the Bkk hospital I used last year. I'm back in Bkk; caught a ride Friday with the other three volunteers who were coming for orientation. My stomach is still queasy after my bout with food poisoning earlier in the week so I decided to see a doctor. I walked into the hospital, presented my card and within 5 minutes I was in a gastro 'whatever' specialists office. He interviewed and examined me and diagnosed my problem as residual effect of the food poisoning. He told me to stick with bland soup, gave me electrolytes, anti nausea medication and Cipro. Total cost for the visit and meds was $34. and it all took less than 30 minutes...in fact the dr. was standing in the lobby of the clinic when I arrived awaiting a patient. Oh yes, the good news, I weighed 7 kilo less than last year. I had planned a day excursion today but decided to wait a week to be sure I'm feeling better.
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Al, I had an allergic reaction to shrimp (same effect as food poisoning) when I was in El Salvador a few weeks ago. At breakfast the next day, knowing needed to eat something so I could make it back to Minnesota that day, I asked the overseer at the breakfast buffet if they had any bananas, plain white rice, or toast (three of the four ingredients in the digestive-system-friendly BRAT diet, the other being applesauce). They had only toast, which I ate without ill effect. Then the steward came over and asked me if I like papaya and said that it's very good for a bad stomach. After I said yes, he brought me a whole platter of it, which I shared with my table mates. Someone told me later that papaya contains the same pectins that make applesauce a good choice. Anyway, I'm sure you can get toast and rice and assume you can get bananas. Maybe papaya, too. Some things for you to try when you feel a little sturdier! (Blogspot seems to have forgotten my ID, but this is from Beth Gaede.)
2gold stars for going to Dr. I hope you are feeling better.
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