I spoke to a doctor on the phone about it, and he told me to treat it like any other flu. We just waited for 5 days and it passed, but not without lots of aches and coughing, fevers and such... Had we reported it, we probably would have been quarantined in a hospital... not my idea of fun. We would have been the 4th and 5th case reported case of swine flu in Nepal!
So only a couple days after recovering from the flu, I developed some strange symptoms. I went into the clinic and after a thorough check-up. I was told that I would need further treatment, which could be done here in Nepal or I could have it done in Thailand. The doctor told me that Thailand might be the better choice, as the ability to diagnose here in Nepal is somewhat limited. So, the next step was to talk to the insurance company to see if they would pay for my expenses to see a doctor in Thailand.
So we flew to Bangkok on July 22nd and had our consultations the next day.
spent a week going back and forth to the hospital, which was a fabulous facility! I have never seen a hospital quite like this one. It was extremely modern and comfortable. The rooms were equipped with a kitchen, a 42" LCD TV, WiFi for your computer, everything was on remote control, including the curtains! Crazy stuff...Both Jenn and I had appointments to see the doctor.
procedures were all out-patient procedures, while Jenn had to stay in the hospital for a few days. I have included some photos of the hospital to give you an idea what it was like.We didn't get a chance to do much touristy stuff, but we still managed to enjoy our stay a little bit. The food there is soooo good! I will post another blog soon on something else I experienced in Bangkok....
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