Well, my upset stomach continued to get worse and after a consultation with the hotel manager/pharmacist, we decided to go to hospital to have an IV drip. This was pretty much my worst nightmare about going away but actually the hospital and the staff were great. More insects than you'd get in England and no privacy but other than that all good.
They prescribed me new medicines, which seem to be working, and once the drip was finished I went home. This was Tuesday.
Yesterday, after spending most of the day in bed, we ventured out for a (soft) drink. While we were sitting down my neck started to feel really stiff and strange and as we walked home my throat seemed to be closing up. Back to hospital we went. Turned out it was anaphylactic shock. God knows what had caused it. It was terrifying though. The doctors treated it with steroid and antihistamine jabs and I got to go home last night. I had to go in for blood tests this morning but nothing untoward showed up.
Feeling much better now but pretty freaked out and wishing I was in England.
Miss you all
X
They prescribed me new medicines, which seem to be working, and once the drip was finished I went home. This was Tuesday.
Yesterday, after spending most of the day in bed, we ventured out for a (soft) drink. While we were sitting down my neck started to feel really stiff and strange and as we walked home my throat seemed to be closing up. Back to hospital we went. Turned out it was anaphylactic shock. God knows what had caused it. It was terrifying though. The doctors treated it with steroid and antihistamine jabs and I got to go home last night. I had to go in for blood tests this morning but nothing untoward showed up.
Feeling much better now but pretty freaked out and wishing I was in England.
Miss you all
X
Oh my god Kate you poor little sausage! I'm glad you're feeling better. Love you xxxxx
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty rubbish Kate, glad you are feeling better. Chin up and look forward to a healthy rest of your trip! Give Joe a nice big arse slap from me :)
ReplyDeletehaven't been to the hospital for at least a day now so fingers crossed! xx
ReplyDeleteHello Kate it's me doing the blog thing today. Sounds awful and even though you're feeling better I confess I am worried about the possible cause. Very mysterious. Anyways - you are now a traveller [see note below] not a tourist. The tourist does not return home with a hundred hospital loyalty points and you have more than that already. Say hi to Joe, take care the both of you and probs best not to stray too far from the civilisation of the hotel reception desk.
ReplyDeleteDad xxx + Julia xxx
[note: not traveller in the Stow on the Wold Horse Fair sense although who knows perhaps that will form part of yr next venture..]
Dad, don't worry, not planning to leave civilization (or at least stray from towns with hospitals) so should be fine. Lots of rest and drinking water and taking the medication seems to have done the trick. Still a bit anxious though. Hopefully it'll fade. XXX Oh and I don't think you're supposed to say traveller. Maybe "member of the travelling community"?
ReplyDeleteI suppose you could look at it this way: you were spared the two and a half hour wait in A & E at Tooting.
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