feeling better

i got so many emails and a few phone calls (thanks mom and dad) with regards to my last post. didn't mean to worry anyone! feeling much now. luckily i either had the 24 hour flu or a reaction to meat from the weekend. regardless i'm glad i'm fine. i wouldn't want to be in any real danger here.
shortly after writing the last blog entry, i developed a fever, chills and ached all over. despite the fever and 39 degree weather (yes, 39), i was wearing a sweater as my friend drove me to the hospital. i went to the see the doctor. "ahhh, yes" he says after a few Q&As, "you have typhoid fever." i start to freak out...."i do?" i go to the lobby, "megan, i have typhoid fever" as i begin to cry. "um....didn't you get a vaccine for this?" she asks. oh ya, i did. how could have i forgotten? i go back inside and tell the doctor. "hmmm", he looks stumped. i tell him i was in a malaria area for 3 days while in namibia and even though i did take anti-malarial tablets, maybe i picked up the virus. or was bitten by a tick. lots of ticks where i live. maybe i have tick bite fever. he says i need 3 anti-malaria pills "STAT" however he's not sure where i can get them. he orders blood tests for me. i asked when the results will be in, he says friday. isn't that too late? won't i be in a coma or dead if i have malaria? "don't worry, i don't think you have malaria" he says. he still wants me to take this emergency medicine even though all of the pharmacies are closed. "hmmmmm", he's stumped. shit out of luck of me.

the nurse that take my blood tests finds some of the pills i need. i'm relieved. she also says the results will be in in less than 24 hours. still......

i get the results. i'm fine. just the flu i guess. going off meat again though.