I know I promised you all a post about beautiful Bureh beach. And that is coming I promise. But today, I was struck down with a case of traveler's diarrhea.
For those of you who have had it, it is not fun. John had a taste of it a few weeks ago. I had had some diarhhea that time as well, but this time it was much worse. I had a fever that rose to about 101.6 for about 4 hours. At that point I was skyping with my mom and she suggested I go see a doctor, mainly because I'm pregnant.
I decided to call a midwife friend of ours (actually dear Robin did it for me) and she recommended tylenol and staying hydrated. John has been treating me so well... getting me juice when I ask. Robin did a store run and got me the juice, some saltines, and some suckers. Later, John ran to the store and found gatorade. High fevers are not good for the baby and neither is dehydration from the diarrhea. After I took the tylenol, I took a cold shower (as all showers here are:) and within hour my fever dropped to 100.1 praise God! I just took it again right now and it is 99.8
I am still a little concerned about the bacteria going through me and any damage that could have been done to the baby by the fever. The midwife said that a fever for a few hours especially below the 40 degree celsius rang (104 in Fahrenheit) is nothing to be concerned about. If you could all pray for the health of my little one I would really appreciate it!
And tomorrow I promise I'll have something more pleasant to talk about! With pretty beach pictures!
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