Over the last days I got a cold, my pulse was very high for most of the day and I got some allergic reaction on my hands. It‘s not bad, but I did start to worry because I didn‘t know if maybe the symptoms are related. I didn‘t want a strange tropical disease.

I went to the doctor 2 days ago but only a nurse was present and she said that she will listen to my symptoms and forward them to the doctor. After 5 min I had the doctor talking to me through a phone and asking if my feet also are swollen and have red spots. They didn’t. Well then it’s too early to say if it’s Mouth-Hand-Feet disease…but I should send daily pictures of my hands per whatsapp to the nurse. ALSO. I should take this WHOLE list of medicine and injections and antibiotics for all my symptoms (and pay 400€). The symptoms: running nose, sore throat and slightly inflamed hands. And no diagnosis. So we politely declined, payed 30€ for the consultation and went to the pharmacy to get a some cream for my hands and something against a cold.

I am way better now, but I want to give my body time to fully recover so I decided to do nothing a few days. Yesterday for example, I took a bit of a walk to see a cave and then not only hit my head on a tree but also hurt my foot on a big rock in the water. It felt like the universe was screaming at me for not resting. And if that wasn’t already enough of a sign: Today I started to play with the idea to do the 2-day advanced diving course but then the dive center texted me that I should buy some special long sleeve clothes because there are a lot of tiny jellyfish in the water. So no diving for me I think. And I will take as much time to rest as I need now 😴