So the morning dawned earlier for me than I’d like when I discovered, to my deep dismay, that I seemed to have caught the same bug as Stephanie is just getting over. This time I’m sure it’s not the altitude which is a problem as we’ve been here now close on a week.
At least this time we had more of a plan. Sherri, one of Mum’s American friends had been kind enough to send us the info we required to get the situation sorted out.
“Go to an Urgent Care facility” she said, They’re one step down from the ER, but you can see a doctor and get fixed up immediately. It’s usually quicker as well. It seems our wonderful experience at Memorial Hospital where we walked in and were seen literally straight away, is not the norm.
Sherri had also very kindly sent me a list of facilities in Colorado Springs. So we went along to the second one on her list, “Premier Care” on Voyager Boulevard and paid our $114 to see a doctor. Dr Rob gave me a thorough examination, declared that I had a virus and gave me a prescription for the same stuff Stephanie had got plus a different drug instead of the Imodium. That turned out to be on the restricted list. Always good to know I’m getting the hard stuff!
I’m hoping to get over this rather quicker than Stephanie, indeed the medication is controlling the symptoms very well, I just feel knackered! But hopefully this time it won’t disrupt the remaining couple of days here too badly.
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