The Malaria

Two Fridays ago I just started feeling really ridiculously tired. I kept having to lie down; sitting wasn’t even enough. I just chalked it up to the heat because it can really take it out of you. I just told Sarah that I was really tired and didn’t feel right. We headed out to the village the following Tuesday and I just kept wearing out really easily and feeling extremely weak. We’d walk to a friend’s compound or something and I would HAVE to lie down on the mat. And I’d fall asleep pretty much every time I did. Again, figured it was the heat. Well then I started feeling achy and running a low fever, but I never had any of the digestive issues that usually accompany malaria. We came back in to G-Vegas on Friday and took my temperature again. It wasn’t that high, but I told Sarah I wanted to go ahead and get a test done so we could rule it out. I’m glad we did because the test was positive. So I started the 3-day treatment and pretty much did nothing but lay around this weekend. Today (Monday) is the first day I’ve felt somewhat normal…I’m still taking it fairly easy...but tomorrow I should be good to head back out to the village.