The quack says....

[chrishansenhome]

Went to the quack this morning, very fearful that my sphincter control would not be very good. Managed to get there and home without an accident.

The quack said that she thought I most likely had caught giardia. However, she needed a stool sample (which I provided later) for lab tests. I persuaded her to give me the antibiotic for giardia; after the lab report, she might change the antibiotic to one more suited to whatever parasite I've picked up. Let's hope that she got it right this time as she says that I should be feeling better within 24 hours if she is right.

Meanwhile, I've had a good conversation with the other course presenter and it looks like we may be doing some more work--thankfully in the UK at first, so that I don't pick up any unwanted guests.

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[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

I picked up giardia once in Panamá. We were driving along in the country side and saw a sign for juice oranges really cheap. We pulled over at some home and my aunt came back a moment later with a bag full of juice oranges, the outer rind peeled off to reveal the white rind inside and the tops lopped off so that we could squeeze out the juicy goodness. Within a few hours I started to feel the first queasiness, and the next several days were not pleasant. We figure the knife used to cut the oranges must not have been clean.

I hope the antibiotic does the trick and kicks those nasty critters off to the roadside!