Liam in Africa

This is a blog dedicated to Liam Hanks' trip to The Gambia. Please feel free to leave comments! Be sure to check out the Archives for older posts so you can get the whole story!

Friday, March 24, 2006

The Travel Clinic

Shots: Yellow Fever, Polio, MMR, Hepatitis A, Meningococcal Meningitis.
Pill Vaccinations: Typhoid Fever (4 pills)
Pills While I'm There: Malaria

Five. Coutn'em: Five shots one right after the other. Three in my left arm, two in my right. Ouch. I had this done yesterday at the travel clinic in Dartmouth. I didn't mind it at all at the time, but once I had done a little shopping after and discovered that I could barely lift the bags, that's when it bothered me. It also bothered me last night when I discovered that a) I cannot lay on my side, and b) anytime I do I wake up right away. Not much sleep for me last night!

Sat in outpatients for an hour and a half to get my malaria and typhoid precrescriptions today. Truely a wonderful way to pass the time, I recommend it to anyone who has nothing better to do.

Now I'm trying to figure out exactly when I can leave. I Called the Baha'i National Centre to see if they have any more information about the visa I need to get, however the person I have to talk to isn't there. The visa is pretty much the only remaining factor for when I can leave.

3 Comments:

  • At Monday, March 27, 2006 10:37:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Very cool Liam! It'll be fantastic to follow along with your adventure.
    Mom

     
  • At Monday, March 27, 2006 12:48:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hi Liam...I'm glad you started a journal and I hope you'll keep writing it when you are in Africa. It should be of interest to many of us. Hope you're still feeling all right!
    Grandma

     
  • At Monday, March 27, 2006 8:43:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Wow - you have not even left yet, and your site is AWESOME! Hope your arm is not so sore any more. You must be getting sooo excited. As for me, I will miss you on the beach this summer...

     

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