Sick

I've been very sick since last Thursday with a bad stomach problem.

It's bad enough being sick in your own territory, but when it's in a foreign country, it's a lot harder.

Our Peace Corps doctors are in Bucaresti, a day's train ride away. I sent them an email, but they'll either say, "Get well soon." or "Come to Bucaresti immediately." or "Go find a local doctor and we'll reimburse you."

This last is the scariest. Find a doctor who speaks English, or who has a nurse who speaks English? When I'm already very sick? And then when I go, I'll have to pay right then. It's the middle of month and I don't have a lot of spare cash, reimbursement or not. Finally, these people love to do "tests". What sort of tests am I going to be subjected to? Will anyone there speak English and be able to tell me why I'm there? Will they need to be paid as well? What if they "find" something? How will I know if it's cancer or just heartburn?

Argh!!!!

Back to bed.

Actually, I feel a lot better today. Maybe I'll check my email.