Sick Boy

I woke up in Puduchery and ran to the bathroom. My first time catching something real, not the cold we all shared, in India was about to start.

Lots of diahrea in the morning and I was still feeling ok by 10am. I drank water and hung around the hotel room instead of going out anywhere just so I'd have a bathroom nearby. Upset stomach and lots of trips to the bathroom plagued me until noon but luckily I wasn't vomitting.

Around noon Jen and I ventured out to get something to eat, I had been drinking lots of water but my stomach was cramped and I wanted to try eating since I hadn't lost anything from my stomach yet. Slightly dizzy in the heat, with all my blood feeling like it's in my gut, we made it to Rendezvous Cafe. And after a fun trip to the bathroom I could put down only a couple of bites.

I slept the greater portion of the afternoon away and was ok enough to join everyone and our new friends for a dinner at L'e Space Cafe. My mango chicken was excellent even though I still couldn't eat more than a couple of pieces. Only one small trip to the bathroom now.

The next day things were back to normal, my stomach still wasn't up to speed but I hadn't used the bathroom and was feeling better than the day before. However, I have little red spots on my arms and neck and a few on my face.

The red spots on my skin look like bug bites but they don't itch. After a couple days there were more red spots than before and the original ones had become darker than when they first arrived.

I did lots of searching at an Internet Cafe in Trichy when we had some downtime due to lots of rain. From what I can find using a lot of different sites attempting to self diagnose I'm assuming I've aquired some kind of mosquito borne virus.

The top 2 viruses that match my symptoms are Chikungunya (a new comer to the virus world) and Dengue Fever (classic break-bone fever). Both viruses are common in the areas we've traveled, trasmitted via mosquito bites, and can't seem to be treated with anything but lots of rest. If this is what I really have I'm assuming it's a mild case or I haven't hit the worst of it yet because it's been much weaker than the flu (for which I'm vacinated).

I wish I could upload pictures ( this internet cafe doesn't allow that ) so you can seem my lovely red spots all over my arms and neck, with a sprinkle of them on my face as well. Hopefully I'll still be alive by the time I get home and spot free!