Friday, July 27, 2007

medical care sucks

Did you know you can buy valium, zanax, sleeping pills and anything else you can imagine but no pain meds stronger than tramal over the counter but not percochet? they don't even keep pain meds in the hospitals. I had to go to the hospital for severe abdominal pain, did they draw blood, do a cbc? take a urine sample to see what is wrong. no they gave me 2 unknown shots that missed the vein and now my arm is huge! pushed on my abdomin and said that is really painful isn't it! 3rd world countries! the owners of my hotel are the best, they check in on me and make sure i have everything i need!They just sent me on my way. thankfully the doctor in huaraz is trying to help me, calling my doc at home and trying to get me a pain killer. he even ran tests. i'll keep you posted. can't wait to come home! hopefully dr grana willl help the situation and i can get the right meds and be pain free! I'm going to the site for the final day regardless, want to hand in my completed work and say goodbye to everyone. hopefully i will be back next year. i really liked working with all of them! there are GOOD people in this world