Rampaging stroppy tourist!

We had our first minor hiccup today. Susie ran a very high temperature all day slept most of it away.  At about 5pm we decided she was getting worse rather than better so we asked the hotel about options to visit a doctor.  We were told a boat would take us to the island clinic staffed by a nurse.  Susie and i duely set off, passports in hand…..

The boat driver was very kind and took us into the clinic.  Whatever he said seemed to work as rather embarrassingly I think we queue jumped horribly.  The nurse took Susies temperature (39.9) and asked me to undress her.  He then shoved two large paracetemol doses up her bum with no warning.  He hadn’t bothered to ask, but we had given her paracetemol not half  an hour before.  The nurse was all set to send us home at this point, but, not being the retiring type I insisted that he look in her ears first as she had been complaining that they hurt.  Oh yes, she did have an ear infection!  He tried to give me ear drops but I went into full on stroppy western tourist mode and insisted on oral antibiotics. I don’t think he’s speaking to me anymore…….

We made the boat trip back and the driver was an absolute star, even refusing to take any payment for his service.  Back at the hotel, and one paniced call to our doctor friend (thanks Kate!) to check the paracetemol dose wouldn’t cause a problem and panic over.  Susie has felt well enough to watch a film and eat two biscuits – a significant improvement on the rest of the day,  we are hoping that the antibiotics will continue to do their job.  If this is the worst of our medical problems whilst away we shall have got off very lightly!