Even worse, the damn thing came back at the first of the year. Now I was really upset. And it is still hanging on. I can't shake it.
Ah, but I am a man. We must be tough, be determined, be...well, stupid. I will not succumb to going to a doctor. Never!
The cold won. Who ever heard of cold lasting 5 weeks. It has beat me into submission.
So I called a friend to get a recommendation for a doctor. Now, this is what I love about Panama. She said, "Oh, I get sinus infections from time to time and here is what the doctor prescribes..." I say I'll need to go to the doctor and get a prescription and she says, no you don't. You just go to the pharmacy and buy it.
Whoa. Not bad.
I can buy them today and start the medication, not having to wait until tomorrow and pay more money to see a doctor. But, there is some risk. Why not, I'm in a somewhat lawless land, Panama.
The comedy of errors is about to start.
I go to the preferred pharmacy, Any's. Theoretically, some of them speak English, but not this time.
I order the drugs and they bring them out. But I notice much chatter and sideways glances at me. I am getting decidedly weird and thinking I should flee before I am arrested for buying some kind of illegal drug. I must have inadvertently ordered cocaine or something.
I come to find out I had just ordered $400 worth of drugs because I asked for 30 pills when I only needed 4.
Someone took pity on me and got an English speaking person. Thank you! We got it straightened out and I walk out with a reasonable amount of drugs, about $60 for 2 prescriptions.
Now, I don't know the dosage so I call my friend and get it. But, I am spooked now. So I get on line and look it up.
All is well, the drugs appear to be appropriate. We shall see.
The simplest of things are no longer easy. But it sure is fun to beat the system!
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