Monday, July 21, 2008

First Battle with an Illness

Before coming to Beijing I was warned of a lot of things and most of them related to sickness and disease.

Here's a sampling.
"You should get this shot and that shot. Don't drink the water. Don't eat fresh vegetables. Don't eat random things from vendors."

Whether it was intelligent or not, I didn't get any shots. I use the water to brush my teeth, which is something not many people are doing. I have eaten lettuce more than five times and the popsicle I bought from a vendor was tasty. I was rolling along with no sickness or anything.

That is until today. I have had salmonella poisoning twice before and this seems to be much more mild than that but stomach discomfort and tiredness isn't any fun. But don't worry, I have beaten it. Leroy is back. And for the record, Bobby and Johanna, it took two WEEKS before I got ill. ;)

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