Last night at dinner Devon complained that his stomach was a little uneasy. After dinner he had to hurry back to the hotel.<\/p>\n
About 2 in the morning he called my room, saying he felt really bad. Diarrhea, vomiting, fever, chills, aches. He couldn’t keep anything down.<\/p>\n
I had the hotel desk call a doctor, who came and diagnosed him with some kind of intestinal infection. He gave him a shot and 4 prescriptions. The hotel desk sent someone for the medicine at an all-night pharmacy, and by the time they got back Devon was already feeling better, and able to keep a few sips of water down.<\/p>\n
Doctor’s house call — $40.
\nPrescriptions — $10.
\nMy Pervian friend, Oscar, says these are very expensive, but probably in line for a tourist hotel.<\/p>\n
It’s now later afternoon, and Devon is still in bed, still a little uncomfortable, but keeping liquids down and feeling well enough to watch TV.<\/p>\n
The rest of the group took a 5-hour bus ride up higher into the Andes, where they will be spending the night, but I stayed here with Devon. They will be back tomorrow; hopefully Devon will feel well enough to rejoin the tour then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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