giardia anyone?

yesterday was not a good day at all. first my beloved u.s. soccer team loses to a not so good paraguay in the copa america. then i am denied the visa i had applied for it (apparently all it takes is a lot more money to get what you want). then i get home and begin to feel a little sick. i thought i might have been just an upset stomach, but then the vomiting began.

so after three hours of vomiting off and on i call my friend here who is a doctor. i tell him my symptoms and he says it's probably giardia. the great news he said is that giardia can be cured in about 2 hours with the right pills. so, he brings the pills over, along with some water--i was quite dehydrated--and some gastrolyte. i take the pills, drink some water, say a little p. and lay back down. but i didn't feel better at all. in fact, i vomited again about 30 min. after taking the medicine. at that point i thought to myself, get ready for a long night.

nearly 3 hours later i woke up with no stomach pains and no urge to rush to the bathroom. i guess enough medicine stayed in me to cure me. so, it was giardia. i think this is the second time i've had it. two years ago in india all my symptoms were the same, but that one lasted nearly 4 days.

so, i feel much better this morning. but i am still very weak feeling and sore. but i am not sick anymore. oh, the life of ryan. it's so good.