Amy’s adventures in Ghana

I think I must have created a new record for contracting Malaria in the quickest possible time.  I started feeling a bit sick on Friday but thought it was just the heat and tiredness etc.  It wasn’t till Wednesday that I went to the doctor as I was just getting worse and realised it was something more serious, but I have to say I was surprised to find I had malaria.  Bastard mosquitos, I am so annoyed. I swear I’ve only had about 3 bites.  I must have been bitten pretty much as soon as I arrived in Ghana. And I’m on Larium and using a mozzie net and repellant. 

The thing with Malaria is that it comes in cycles, so you start to doubt yourself. Like I knew I felt shit on Fri evening, but it was sooo hot that day and I woke up on Sat feeling much better so thought no more of it. Then again on Sunday I felt a bit crap but I’d had dinner at someone’s house and thought maybe I’d just eaten something dodgy, again I felt much better in the morning.  Anyway on Tuesday night I was just feeling awful - the best way I can describe it is like having the worst hangover of your life that doesn’t get better with sleep/water/fry up/tea…  I couldn’t sleep, or even sit up, I felt like I was going to be sick with every movement I made and my whole body was aching and the room was spinning, but I was never sick..

Hey ho, I’m feeling loads better today. It’s so frustrating though cos I have missed an important meeting at work and yesterday I was meant to go and visit a rural project but I couldn’t go and I am also missing a trip to the National Park this weekend -bloody malaria.

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