Tuesday, January 24, 2017

we thought we were through with URIs


THE MEDICAL CLINIC

Well you just knew it was coming. I started getting a severe sore throat yesterday afternoon. So it kept me awake sometimes during the night and Debated on whether or not to be seen. Eventually I said yes becauseWhile there I didn’t want to regret waiting later. The tall, far too young, Aussie RN named Dane checked me in.

Before I forget, the medical clinic is on the 4th deck close to amidships. There’s hardly any ship’s motion down there! The place was busy. One guy clearly with the flu, another lady with a cough that wouldn’t stop, and a man who ran in with an almost cut off thumb. One of the room stewards was there as well. So I was still questioning my decision.

There is also a pretty young nurse from Durban so Africa. All of them work like such a great team. The MD is fraom Cape Town, young, very good looking, educates well, soft, calm voice. Thorough. I liked him.

So I have viral pharyngitis. Gave me lozenges for the throat pain and after seeing my personal pharmacy, declared, along with the pain med I got on the Caribbean Princess in September, I was all set. So now I am at the runny nose stage. Yuk.

While there they used a small portable X-ray machine on the man with the cut thumb. It was about the size of laptop but stacked 4 high. Quiet ingenious.

Beautiful weather today. We are over a 1000 miles SWof LA now. Seas are better each day. Temps in the 60s. Wind is moderate as are the seas between moderate and high but so much better than previous days.




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