Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Peru, Day 39: Being Sick

It's flu season in Cusco, and 4 weeks ago I came down with a vicious sinus infection. I went to the clinic at school, the Doctor there wrote down a medicine for me, I took her note to a pharmacy (it was in InkaFarm, but any other would have worked as well) and bought 3-days worth of prescription medicine for 4 Soles ($1.50).

When my friend got the same thing, he went to a pharmacy (BioMedic) and asked what they recommended, bought one of them, asked for a disposable cup, and took his pill with the water from the dispenser by the door pharmacy door.

And when he felt bad again, he went back.

Me on the other hand, well, I've felt sick for several weeks, maybe I just went to the wrong clinic, or pharmacy, or maybe I'm just not used to Andean winters...

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