After our second experience with robbery, we hung out in Dominical, Costa Rica for few days. After we had our fill of that town, we headed up to Playa Guiones on the Nicoya Peninsula to visit some of Brandon's family friends who live in the area.
The morning after we arrived Brandon started showing flu-like symptoms...tired, no appetite, slight temperature, lethargy, and aching in his joints. His friend suggested that we go see the doctor because there had been a nasty stomach flu going around. We had a weekend full of festivities ahead of us so we heeded his advice and made the trip to the doctor to nip this thing in the bud.
Long story short, after a blood test the doctor diagnosed Brandon with Dengue Fever. The good news is that we caught the virus early so Brandon's symptoms aren't horrible. After talking with the doctor and a bunch of Ticos, we found out that Dengue is actually pretty common down here AND very treatable the first time a person gets infected. We just have to take care that he doesn't catch Dengue again within the next year...that's when there's potential for hemorrhaging.
Looks like Brandon won't be donating blood this year...
If any of you are interested, we've posted a link with more information about Dengue Fever. Just click the link below.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
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