So, you know how I was nervous to take my test well apparently my stomach was upset for more reasons than that. I got really weak before my test and actually I am embarrased to say that I barely remember speaking in Thai because I felt so sick. So my host father brought me home and I slept all day and all night and got up and still felt terrible. The head of my program told me to see a doctor so I went in and so did marit becasue she was having stomach issues too. We went in and went through a bunch of doors of people taking temperatures and blood pressure etc (not at all like the mayo clinic) and arrived in a room especially for me that had a couch and a TV and a bed etc. Very nice. Anyways they hooked me up to an IV...I had a stool sample collected, a blood test, and was told to rest. Marit went down to antibiotics and see another doctor.
Well turns out I had an infection or I guess still have one in my intestine. Probably from food or from bad water. Who knows. But apparently I had just had bad issues that made me dehydrated and so I needed fluids (3 bags) and rest. I left today at 4 but it took me a while to figure out how to leave there. The whole visit only cost me 340 dollars which is nothing compared to what I would have paid in the US.
Truthfully I think it was a good experience for me to figure out how to deal with medical stuff on my own and realize that things do happen when you travel and you have to be prepared. I am feeling much better now but I can only have liquids for a while, or at least that is what the doctor said.
I am sorry for not posting faster or more often since monday but as you can tell I have had no internet access. Long and the short...no one freak out I will be fine and healthy withina few days time. And hopefully catch up on the class I have missed haha!
Aubs
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