I am sick again. One or the other of us has been sick or at least poorly in one way or another since about a week after we arrived. Sometimes we have both been sick at the same time which is very miserable because I am a horrible patient but an even worse nurse.
I really would much rather that I didn't have to deal with sick people, and body fluids and their noises. Do you realise how noisy another person's headcold is? Very inconvenient. But also when I am sick I don't want any ministrations performed on me no matter how well intentioned. But that doesn't mean I don't want you to offer. I just want to refuse you. It's like the power of saying 'no' is all I have left, since I no longer have control of lung functions. (Or my bowel functions. Depending.) So if I'm sick, and Martin's sick at the same time - I am irritated by his sickness, and even if he tries to be nice to me I am horrible.
The problem is of course that we haven't been to Vietnam before. We eat as carefully as we can - no street food etc - but it is inevitable that we are getting exposed to new bugs all the time. I imagine that in a few months time I will be the picture of good health with a rock solid immune system, but right now I am grumpy as all hell with a runny nose and a cough and no voice beyond a whisper. Again.
Thank god for e-books and my iPod touch. And air-conditioning.
After a lengthy consultation with the Guardian's bookshop I have decided to download The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters.
Anybody out there read this?
maybe the aircon is adding to your sickness woes?
ReplyDeleteYes, Aircon isn't that great - even though I'm from around there, when ever I'm there, aircon makes me sick - you dont know how often - if ever they clean the filters.
ReplyDeletePreventative maintenance isn't a high priority for some (most)landlords. I would make sure the filter in the A/C is clean.
ReplyDeleteYou could also try augmentin when you have a cold. Most pharmacies carry it.