Slowly but surely, I’m finally gaining back a bit of strength
after battling a very frightening case of malaria.
As you remember, I was diagnosed about a week ago with
malaria and a chest infection, which were making me quite faint, feverish and
tired. In the beginning went on a dose
of strong anti-malarials and antibiotics to kick the parasites out of my body.
They didn’t work. After the first three-day treatment, I was extremely weak and
couldn’t eat anything so I went to the hospital (first time) and was given more
drugs to counter the malaria. Well, they worked – a bit too well – and once
again I was unable to stand on my own, eat or sleep because they were so
strong.
Unfortunately, after a day on those second medications, I was
taken to the hospital (second time) and admitted for dehydration. I was given 2
liters of fluid through a seriously scary IV and left to rest at the hospital
for the day.
During this time, I was advised to move to my preceptor’s
home to rest. I was previously staying at the Makecho’s, but because there was
a lot of noise there and I wasn’t able to rest properly, I came to Dr. Amin’s. The
change of location has been a great blessing for me as I have been brought back
to some sort of health through lots of fresh fruit, a hot shower and a lot of
good rest at Dr. Amin’s.
I’m still clobbering through the house a bit – it’s still
very difficult to be on my feet for more than 5 minutes – but I seem to be
getting a bit better since I’ve been off these strong medications.
That said, I should let everyone know that I am planning on
coming home as soon as possible to rest a bit more and be in familiar
surroundings. The details are still coming in, but I may be leaving for Nairobi
as early as Saturday – but that’s not certain yet. I should know over the
course of today what the plan is for my evacuation.
Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts. I’ve received many
emails and facebook notes wishing me a speedy recovering, so thank you.
Will update again soon.
Love,
K
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