Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Thank you Dr. Alvarez...

So i thought I was dying a few days ago bc of my allergic reaction. Started having other symptoms too, so i went to the doc. Going to the doctor in Spain is such a pain in the ass. Gloria took me yesterday...we walked for 15 minutes on a steep hill to get there, just what i needed when i was feeling like shit. We got to the doctor around 1pm...its so different here because the doctor literally has one office where he has his desk and a hospital bed...its a pretty funny combination. He examined me as normal and told me that he thought I had mononucleousis. I freaked bc I don't want mono while im in Spain.
I went back home and ate soup and a tortilla for lunch and then Sarah and I walked over to el centro and they took blood from my arm and ran a bunch of tests. And wtf is up with Spain bc they dont take credit cards anywhere, I had to pay for my medical bills in cash! SO strange.
After drawing my blood, Gloria, Sarah and I walked uphill to get back to the other doctors office which is about 40 minutes walking distance. We did take "the lift" which is an elevator that takes you up a really steep cliff in Santander so that was nice...Once I got to the other doc's office I had to wait for an hour for the test results... (at 6pm btw)

The medical consensus is....
Amenia Microcifica o Hiprpcronica de defecit de hierro (fernopenica)
Thats what doc Alvarez told me at least...apparently the hives I got were because of this too...todo tiene relacion...he told me.

Apparently, its a throat infection. Im on four different medicines:
1. Ibuprofeno (mar gave this to me like candy when i told her I was sick)
2. An antibiotic "Klacid Unidia"
3. Solucion oral "Actithiol"
4. Resorborina (I have to gargle this and it tastes like hell)

Fun times, Mar's took off of work to take care of me (gotta love that bc my parents would never do that at home).
Been sleeping a lot but im def feeling a lot better and am planning on going to Salamanca this weekend! :)

1 comment:

  1. ha ha!!! Holland is hard to use credit cards too!! I got my first credit card when I came to America to meet Robert :)

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