Hello to all,
It is not too often that I post in this forum. And, it is
even less often that I post on-topic in this forum. But, I just
had a relevant experience that I wanted to share with everybody.
Due to some serendipity and synchronicity I was able to travel
almost free to visit a 'Net friend in Santiago, Chile. If you
ever get a chance to visit -- do it! It is a beautiful country,
a wonderful city, and has some wonderful people there. But, if
you do visit, ...
Remember to put your medication in your carry-on luggage!
I traveled to Santiago on the return leg of a business trip
and stayed for four days. I took enough of my medications to
last the trip and a little more. Unfortunately, somewhere be-
tween Jackson, Mississippi and Atlanta, Georgia, Delta airlines
lost my bag. Yes, the one with the medication in it! And, it
took them the entire four days to find it. :-(
The two "biggies" of course were my Sinemet and Requip.
Interestingly, I was fine for the first two days. This proved
to me something that I have always been curious about. It seems
that all of my medications "build up" to some level in my system.
I had always thought that they were good for four or five hours
and then gone.
On the third day, my physical system decided to go crazy all
at once. Not only did my medications wear off all at once but my
stomach decided to react to the local foods I had been eating.
And, this all happened while my friend was showing me the sights
in downtown Santiago!
Karen, my good, dear, wonderful friend, had her hands full
trying to get me back to her house on the outskirts of town.
But, she managed, got me in bed, did her best to make me comfort-
able, and took care of me for the last day-and-a-half of my visit
-- which was a real chore as my tremors kicked in in a big way!
She doesn't own a car and relied on taxis and busses to get me
there.
She even managed to get some Sinemet from a local pharmacy
(without a prescription!) which helped the tremors a little while
magnifying (as is typical) my head-dyskinesia. The pharmacist
had not heard of Requip, but I probably should have tried for
some Amantadine.
Anyway, to make a long story short (Me? Write something
short? That will be the day! :-) ). Due to Karen's quick think-
ing, kindness, and caring I am finally home and am working on
building up my medications to their normal levels. It's a little
slow, but I'm getting there.
Again, if you get a chance to visit Chile, do it. There are
some beautiful sights, and some wonderful people there. But, re-
member to put your "meds" in your carry-on luggage!
Bill--
...who has heard that a room without books is like a body without a soul.
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