The long term volunteer came back from a shopping trip the day before yesterday and went straight to bed complaining dizziness and feeling weak. He got up once to go to the bathroom and passed out on his way back. We were seriously discussing of taking him to the hospital before sunset yesterday. He was against it, so we decided to wait. His fever was extremely high yesterday evening, but the night went well.
We started our slow trek down the path around nine in the morning. It took us more than two hours to get down to Do Gaon, where a taxi was waiting for us. It took us to a small hospital in Bhimtal and there the doctor prescribed an IV-drip. What it exactly is, I'm not sure, but I'm guessing just some electrolytes. The first 500ml were done in an hour but the second bottle took much longer. We're still waiting for it to finish. After that we'll see how our patient is feeling and decide the next steps. We can stay here in Bhimtal in the house of the farm owner. He's not at home, but a neighbor has the key and has already prepared beds. If the condition hasn't improved, we might have to change to a bigger hospital. Let's hope that's not the case.
The hospital makes me feel grateful of my health. The hygiene is something other than I'm accustomed to in Europe. I'm not sure what's more likely to happen here, getting well or catching another illness. I'll post a picture or two from the main ward as soon as I can.
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