WORMS!!!! and not Thor this time. Sub-Saharan Africa was not meant to be inhabited by westerners with our delicate skin and digestive systems. The sun here is very close as is the water, 90% humidity and even greater heat breeds all kinds of nasties during the rainy season. The Mango worm is not specific to dogs and cats, humans can get them too from wet laundry on the line, or laying in the soil or on the beach. We have a clothes dryer so no worries there. The same time Thor had his worm I was covered in red dots, as if someone dipped a pencil eraser in red ink and colored me polka dot. They covered my legs, feet and some of my torso. The Doc said don't worry probably just heat rash, I don't know but it went away after about a week. Next starts the Acne, constantly sweating in dusty and wet clothes I feel like a teenage boy hitting puberty again. Next was the poison ivy that I picked up last week, it continued to get worse getting bigger and bigger (which isn't supposed to happen). I finally broke down and went back to the doctor. Doctor:"Oh yes, thats creeping eruption" Me: "from poison ivy right?" Doctor: "I don't know this poison ivy" Me: "Its a plant that caused this rash right?" Doctor: "No, No you have Hookworms" Me: "Excuse me??????" Somehow from some animal I picked up a lovely case of worms. And the doctor has not seen a reaction quite this bad before..Story of my life. This morning I got Thor and Moose a dose of de-wormer from the vet including one he gave me to take (Which is actually for sheep, but he said it works for him). Ill start with the one from the doctor first then ill go with the sheep version.
Mitchell, this is your mother and I want you to know I'm worried about you. Nikki too but she doesn't seem to be able to pick up all the crap that you can get into. I think it would be a great idea if you would just get rid of the chickens cause I think they are carriers of nasties and you are not allowed to leave the house and you must eat only food that has been canned, boiled or processed in an industrial nation. Your idea of eating mostly native food is great but it hasn't been processed properly and you have no built in immunity like the natives so it's hard telling what you will come down with. Eating the eggs of sick chickens scares me to death. Don't make me come get you to bring you home!
ReplyDeleteI agree with mom. :)
ReplyDeleteThe comments are better than the story. I am sure you will get better but I have to say thank you to Mitchell's Mom for making my day. I now know that all mothers are alike. I was in Zambia for 2 days and my mom calls PC crying that she can reach me. How was I supposed to know that my email was not going through? Anyway, next time you take a picture of the guns with a rash, make sure you flex!
ReplyDeleteMitch! Dude as long as you don't get gangrene it's all good. Let me know if you need me to send you guys some antifungal/antibiotic creams or whatever.
ReplyDeleteIndeed all mothers are alike, Rob!!! When I first joined the military I cut my hand while doing KP (Kitchen Patrol) duty and ended up being hospitalized for a couple of days due to a bad infection. My Mom was crying over the phone when I called her from my room... They will love and protect us forever... and it's OK :-)