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THAILAND | Thu, 15 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [854]
Intestinal worms are parasites that love the gastrointestinal tract.
God only knows how I got them, maybe from unwashed food or dirty water,
but I didn’t really care, I just wanted to get rid of them! I ended up
in hospital in Chiang Mai, in northern ... Read more >
Tags: intestinal worms, parasites, doctors, hospitals & health, thailand, chiang mai, world nomads, true claim stories
INDONESIA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [575]
I was really looking forward to scuba diving in Bali. Not long after I arrived, I signed up for a dive with a local company, who promised to take me out to a dive location in a new speed boat. They had just renovated the boat but had not yet installed ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, indonesia, bali, hospitals & health, true claim stories, diving, scuba
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [588]
"Women's problems" are rarely talked about, but they are wide in scope and often happen at inconvenient times — like when you are travelling. In my case, I was diagnosed with a "Bartholin cyst", which is, apparently, a lump filled ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, netherlands, hospitals & health, true claim stories, cyst
INDIA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [533]
Standing on the street in Mysore, India, I was surprised to find a dog licking an open wound on my leg. Soon after, I heard that the same dog was roaming the streets, crazed and rabid, and had bitten several people. The dog was found dead later in the ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, india, hospitals & health, true claim stories, dog, rabies
TANZANIA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [467]
I began experiencing stomach cramps and a constant headache for a number of days whilst in Zanzibar, which is not far from the Tanzanian coast. As soon as I returned to the mainland, I headed straight for the hospital in Dar es Salaam. The doctor who ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, tanzania, hospitals & health, true claim stories, parasite
USA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [574]
I was out mountain biking in the element... when a tree got in my way. On impact, the handle bars of my bike twisted, bluntly jutting into my ribs before I went flying. I was in a lot of pain but there was no external bruising. I figured that even if ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, usa, hospitals & health, true claim stories, bike, cycling, accident
FIJI | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [535]
I have had hundreds of mosquito bites before, but this one was different. I had recently arrived in Fiji when I noticed quite a few mosquito bites on my legs — but one was very red and painful. Throughout the day it turned a deeper red and became swollen, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, fiji, hospitals & health, true claim stories, spider, mozzie
THAILAND | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [751]
Here's a tip: never pat a monkey, even if it's on a leash: they can be vicious. I was out wandering with a friend on Haad Rin Beach, Koh Phangan Island, when we ran into a local walking his pet monkey. My friend bent over and patted the monkey and the ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, thailand, hospitals & health, true claim stories, monkey, rabies
INDIA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [388]
While travelling in India I had to make an unexpected detour to hospital. It all started with an upset stomach, for which I was prescribed antibiotics. Three weeks later, I was in Mumbai, still feeling really unwell, so I walked into a hospital for help.... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, india, hospitals & health, true claim stories
VIETNAM | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [528]
A friend and I were walking along the main road in Sapa, Vietnam, when two dogs attacked us. One bit deeply into my calf so I threw my bag at the dog and fled. How World Nomads helped Treatment in a Hanoi hospital for two days where they administered ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, vietnam, hospitals & health, dog, rabies, true claim stories
INDIA | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [456]
I didnt realise you could wind-up in hospital from diarrhoea until I travelled in India. I had been suffering 'the runs' on and off over three months and had lost about 15 kilograms. I was feeling extremely weak and dehydrated, and called in to a local ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, india, hospitals & health, true claim stories
VIETNAM | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [477]
I was in Vietnam, on my way to Indonesia, when I fell ill with a high fever. My first thought was malaria, so during a stopover in Singapore I saw a doctor, but he said I was fine. I continued on my journey to Indonesia but I still felt bloody awful, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, vietnam, indonesia, hospitals & health, true claim stories
BOLIVIA | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [442]
I have never been so frightened in my life. I was travelling in Sucre, in southern central Bolivia, when I suddenly lost my vision. I was rushed to the emergency department of a local hospital where I underwent a battery of tests and was placed under ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, bolivia, hospitals & health, true claim stories
EGYPT | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [481] | Comments [1]
I was lucky to survive a fire blast in Egypt, where I was admitted to hospital in a town close to Dahab, with neck, face and leg injuries. I was diagnosed with a fracture dislocation in the right shoulder and arm, lacerations all over my body and a broken ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, egypt, hospitals & health, true claim stories
CANADA | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [548] | Comments [2]
I was having an awesome time skiing at Whistler until one morning I woke up feeling unwell, with terrible pain on the right side of my abdomen. After a quick trip to the local medical centre, I was sent for blood work to confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories
SWITZERLAND | Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [528]
Expect the unexpected — and make sure you take out travel insurance! I have always been a healthy young woman and did not plan on ending up in hospital with a life-threatening condition while travelling in Switzerland. Without any prior symptoms or warning ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, switzerland, hospitals & health, true claim stories
CANADA | Tue, 6 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [483]
I was snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain when I lost control and crashed — hard. My left arm and head took the brunt of the impact and I was left lying on the slopes, unconscious. When I came too, I knew there was something seriously wrong with my arm.... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, skiing, snow, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories
INDIA | Fri, 7 Mar 2008 | By detmar | Views [364] | Comments [3]
We’ve been in Bundi now for almost 6 days. The city has a beautiful palace that, at first sight, reminded me a bit of the Alhambra in Granada; it’s quite a sight! Bundi is not hounded by tourists in the same manner as some of the more famous Rajasthan ... Read more >
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THAILAND | Tue, 11 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [419] | Comments [2]
I haven’t written in nearly two weeks because I’ve been sick. First it was a nasty cold that slowed me down and then that turned into a nasty sinus infection that makes me just want to chop off my head. I kept thinking that if I just rested ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, sickness, chiang mai
MALAYSIA | Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By ropo | Views [299] | Comments [1]
So yes its been a minute since my last blog...and well the short of it is that I went to Malaysia, got Dengue Fever and had my appendix out! Yep, that's right folks - Dengue and surgery - all at once and all in Malaysia! Everyone should try it - really ... Read more >
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BOLIVIA | Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [403] | Comments [2]
For you, dear reader, I took it upon myself to test the local medical assistance just in case you were hesitating on coming here for a visit. Well, I didn’t plan it this way, but I thought I could share my experience with you. As the gory details of ... Read more >
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SURINAME | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 | By just_in_kees | Views [553] | Comments [3]
Wapperend schud ik de overtollige druppels water van mijn handen. De handschoenen die zoveel worden gebruikt laten witte vegen achter op de huid en een kwartier hechten maakt de handen klam en stinkend. Met mijn vingers zoek ik naar de papieren handdoekjes ... Read more >
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SURINAME | Fri, 31 Aug 2007 | By just_in_kees | Views [427] | Comments [1]
Ze is er weer! Mevrouw Kisandroe heeft een abonnement op behandelingen door de artsen van de Eerste Hulp, een veel - maar daardoor niet graag - geziene Hindoestaanse vrouw, een draaideurpatient. De combinatie van hoge bloeddruk en suikerziekte vormen ... Read more >
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SURINAME | Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | By just_in_kees | Views [408] | Comments [1]
Sommige diagnosen zijn vanachter de balie te stellen; het behoeft niet veel ervaring om iemand met een niersteenkoliek, een zwangere vrouw die op het punt staat te bevallen of een hysterica met hyperventilatie te herkennen. Daar waar in Nederland ook ... Read more >
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SURINAME | Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By just_in_kees | Views [436] | Comments [2]
Plotseling staat hij daar, verwilderd en met grote schrik in zijn ogen, vragend rondkijkend terwijl hij het slappe, haast levenloze lichaam van een jongen in zijn armen houdt. De tranquille rust is verdwenen en terwijl een bed wordt aangereden ontfermt ... Read more >
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