India
There are [0] photos and [6] stories about India
Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [532]
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
Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [387]
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
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [454]
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
Monday, 30 Oct 2006 | Views [844]
I commenced on a walk up into the Himalayan mountains. After 5 hours climbing I began to feel shocking. I spent the night In Rumbak (Ladakh) and in the morning, still feeling lousy, decided not to continue the walk, but to descend. On reaching Leh, I ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, altitude sickness, himalaya, true claim stories
Sunday, 20 Aug 2006 | Views [722]
I had been sick for almost three weeks with a bad stomach, had been to see a doctor in Jaisalmer and was given a prescription for antibiotics. These were completely ineffective and I was very unwell when I reached Mumbai so we found the address for a ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories
Wednesday, 6 Apr 2005 | Views [2220] | Comments [7]
While I was in Sarnath, India I was bitten by a puppy that later bit 13 other people and died four days later of rabies. I was bitten on my index finger and wrist. Unfortunately, I didn't find out that the puppy had rabies until I reached Kathmandu the ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, rabies, true claim stories
