Today was one of the roughest days ever. I felt fine in the morning, so I went to work in Occoruro. However, by the end of the work day, I felt completely exhausted, and I didn’t know what was wrong. When I got back to the house, I couldn’t really eat a lot, and I immediately fell asleep. In the evening, I started to feel worse, and realized that it would definitely be wise to visit a clinic. This turned out to be the best decision ever, because as I arrived at the clinic, I felt worse than ever. The doctors performed a blood test on me, and concluded that I had Salmonella. That diagnosis finally explained all of the illnesses I have had over the past week, as the Salmonella parasite makes the body really weak. The doctor informed me that I would need to be hospitalized, IV and all.
The first thoughts rushing through my mind at this point were about whether I would be able to go on the Macchu Picchu trip tomorrow. I kept telling myself I could, but realized in due time that it would be foolish to do so, especially immediately after a hospitalization. This really made me sad, since I had been looking forward to this trip since before I got to Peru. I guess I’ll have to plan a different weekend to go to Macchu Picchu now.
Staying the night definitely wasn’t easy. I kept thinking about the trip I would be missing, but most of all, I was worried about how I would react to the medications. This turned out to be a non-issue, but nevertheless it was hard to sleep. The doctors told me that I could be discharged tomorrow morning and still go on the trip, but I feel like I will be a little too weak to enjoy it. Additionally, if something were to go wrong while I was on the trip, there wouldn’t really be anything I could do. As much as it hurt me to skip the trip, it was definitely the right thing to do.
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