tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post938957783388576781..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: Thailand Episode 1Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-10642975826710041972013-06-10T06:11:28.352-07:002013-06-10T06:11:28.352-07:00Thanks to all for your kind words that helped me f...Thanks to all for your kind words that helped me feel remembered in a very foreign land.<br />Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-66136167902716807172013-06-04T07:10:52.278-07:002013-06-04T07:10:52.278-07:00Wow, 10 Doxy for under a dollar!? You should sto...Wow, 10 Doxy for under a dollar!? You should stock up on those and bring a bunch back with you, because over here they're getting real expensive! The cheapest I found was 24.95 for 20 pills! At this one drug store, the other stores were a lot more!!! Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-12520024309324734122013-06-03T20:24:25.123-07:002013-06-03T20:24:25.123-07:00Well, I certainly sympathize with you. Years ago I...Well, I certainly sympathize with you. Years ago I went to a Dr (mistake #1) because I had some odd rash only on my ankles. I believed his diagnosis (mistake #2) and did what he said (mistake #3). After I did what he said the rash spread literally all over my body. Thanks to my dear wife, aveena baths became my next-to-best-friend for a while. Then, all the skin on my feet peeled off, so I not only felt terrible from the itching I couldn't even walk around much. Ended up missing a week of work -and, that Dr is likely glad to this day that I was of the Anabaptist persuasion by then :).Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767995330370437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-18657673370548928012013-06-03T08:10:17.338-07:002013-06-03T08:10:17.338-07:00Oh goodness, I'm so sorry! Feel better soon. A...Oh goodness, I'm so sorry! Feel better soon. And yay for AC! :-)crystalkupperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659420169932283744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-20143649118730271412013-06-03T06:07:52.077-07:002013-06-03T06:07:52.077-07:00I will pray for you, absolutely. Thank goodness f...I will pray for you, absolutely. Thank goodness for modern medicine and nurses in the family :)Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-34228550017713198802013-06-03T05:57:19.493-07:002013-06-03T05:57:19.493-07:00Our daughter one time broke out in a rash after a ...Our daughter one time broke out in a rash after a tick bite. The doctor treated her for spotted rocky mountain fever. (I suggested it since I had just read about it. He treated her for it knowing if it was not that the meds would not hurt.) She recovered quite nicely. He did warn us of possible side effects - that her teeth could darken by the time she gets into her late teens. Never happened. <br /><br />God bless you, Dorcas. May God's grace go with you. SandraSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129959861294843100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-84822066887832744602013-06-03T05:27:44.929-07:002013-06-03T05:27:44.929-07:00On our recent trip taking 17 Spanish students to v...On our recent trip taking 17 Spanish students to visit Guatemala, my husband broke out with a severe case of hives over his whole body. Turned out they were on his liver, kidneys and lungs too. Which explained his elevated sugar levels. The culprit was the antibiotics he was on (for an earlier accident requiring stitches) that contained a sulfa based drug. Best wishes on your recovery!Sharon Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-70405834881373039122013-06-03T04:46:02.168-07:002013-06-03T04:46:02.168-07:00Oh, I'm sorry for you. I have much empathy for...Oh, I'm sorry for you. I have much empathy for you because we recently got back from a trip to Ukraine, where we all came down with various combinations of coughs, colds, fever, and tonsillitis. It's dreadful being sick in a foreign country where you can't speak or read the language, aren't familiar with the medications, and don't have a reliable doctor at hand. I hope the new meds help you. On the plus side, isn't it great to walk into a pharmacy and get antibiotics off the shelf? <br />Jenniferhttp://www.thelongtrick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-56686052721802041892013-06-02T23:17:05.405-07:002013-06-02T23:17:05.405-07:00Oh, my, Dorcas! This is just horrible! I'm so ...Oh, my, Dorcas! This is just horrible! I'm so sorry. Unless your condition does a turn-around soon, this could be a trip ruiner. The only bright spots I saw in your whole story are that (1) you have air conditioning, and (2) your two family medical contacts both agreed on what to do~~which must have reassured you. Well there's actually a third bright spot which is most significant of all: Thank God that there is a remedy against Lymes disease! But on all counts, I will commit to pray for God's mercy, healing, and protection from further complications (and bedbugs!) for you.Ruby Isaacnoreply@blogger.com