Most don't know this, but every time I leave town I get sick. This started about a year and a half ago when I travelled to Southeast Asia. It's usually just an uncomfortable cold. Food poisoning in Italy was fun. Sally and I thought that we were dying in the Hilton Rome airport hotel. It's always something. I started to become conscious of this and worried that my worries were the cause of the problems. I thought that because I was conscious of this perhaps I was creating the illness. I began to think that I should see an acupuncturist or a hypnotist to "heal" me of this.
Last Thursday night I was explaining to Devin this strange phenomenon. I was telling him how happy that I was that this is the first time that I have left town and haven't come down with something. Why didn't I knock on wood?
Two O' clock in the morning rolls around and I'm awaken by the incredible amount of Pus and tears that is excreting from my eye. It had started to swell shut too. I woke Devin up and told him the problem. He checked it out, and we decided we would go to a doctor in the morning.
By morning, it was completely swollen shut. First thing we went to the local Chitwan medical clinic, and I was diagnosed with Acute Conjunctivitis aka Pink Eye. We weren't attacked by Maoist rebels while in rural Nepal, but my eye sure was attacked with a disgusting infection that likes to pus and weep.
It's exciting because the infection in my left eye spread to my right eye by morning. Yes, it's that contagious. Acute Conjunctivitis is an epidemic in Nepal this time of the year. It's caused by either dirty water or pollution. This leads me to my next point. If you come within 2 feet of me, I'll probably give it to you. Poor Devin is proof of this for being the good man he is in helping me with my eye drops and eye goo medication. He now too has it. What's more? Prakash is coming down with it too. I feel so bad and can't help but feel responsible. We tried to be careful with washing hands and such but it's difficult when travelling particularly in these parts.
Did I mention that we were in Chitwan when this all happened? Chitwan is known for it's big game wildlife. I was still able to watch Elephants bathe, ride a motorcycle with Devin through the countryside, ride an elephant, and see some rhinos....with one eye.
As unfortunate as this infection is, I was still able to see more with one eye than most will with two in a lifetime and I couldn't consider myself more blessed.
Last Thursday night I was explaining to Devin this strange phenomenon. I was telling him how happy that I was that this is the first time that I have left town and haven't come down with something. Why didn't I knock on wood?
Two O' clock in the morning rolls around and I'm awaken by the incredible amount of Pus and tears that is excreting from my eye. It had started to swell shut too. I woke Devin up and told him the problem. He checked it out, and we decided we would go to a doctor in the morning.
By morning, it was completely swollen shut. First thing we went to the local Chitwan medical clinic, and I was diagnosed with Acute Conjunctivitis aka Pink Eye. We weren't attacked by Maoist rebels while in rural Nepal, but my eye sure was attacked with a disgusting infection that likes to pus and weep.
It's exciting because the infection in my left eye spread to my right eye by morning. Yes, it's that contagious. Acute Conjunctivitis is an epidemic in Nepal this time of the year. It's caused by either dirty water or pollution. This leads me to my next point. If you come within 2 feet of me, I'll probably give it to you. Poor Devin is proof of this for being the good man he is in helping me with my eye drops and eye goo medication. He now too has it. What's more? Prakash is coming down with it too. I feel so bad and can't help but feel responsible. We tried to be careful with washing hands and such but it's difficult when travelling particularly in these parts.
Did I mention that we were in Chitwan when this all happened? Chitwan is known for it's big game wildlife. I was still able to watch Elephants bathe, ride a motorcycle with Devin through the countryside, ride an elephant, and see some rhinos....with one eye.
As unfortunate as this infection is, I was still able to see more with one eye than most will with two in a lifetime and I couldn't consider myself more blessed.
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are they eyes getting any better?
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