I don’t know what Pharmacies all over the Philippines are like because the only ones I’ve dealt with are the Pharmacies in Cebu. Sometimes they drive me a little crazy.
I’m suppose to use sterile gauze to apply a solution to the rash on my hands and feet. After four or five attempts to buy it in Bogo City and being unable to find it Jessie went to the Pharmacy today to buy the non sterile version. She asked for non sterile gauze and they brought her out sterile gauze. She is just as frustrated with this as I am. She told them to put it back and give her the other. It is expensive in Cebu City and it is twice as expensive in Bogo City.
There have been times were we call the pharmacies to find out if they have a medication and we are told they don’t. One time after doing this Jessie went to the pharmacy and asked for it and got it. It was the ever elusive Effexor that I’ve found impossible to get for the last year. I’ve now ordered it from Europe who will ship it to the USA and then I will ship it to the Philippines. It could take six weeks.
Once Jessie went to the pharmacy to get Effexor and was told that next time she would need a prescription for it. She took it with her the next time and when she asked for Effexor they did not ask for a prescription.
An interesting side note, yesterday the family and I went to the Hideaway Beach Resort again. The sea water really works wonders on my rash. My hands have been very itchy today. Jessie whips out a bottle of water and tells me it is salt water. While we were there, she filled a two liter bottle of water from the Visayan Sea. She poured it into a pan and I put my hand in it. Sure enough, the itching stopped. I need to close this now as the other hand is itching and I need to dunk my hand into the Visayan Sea while sitting in my bedroom.
These pharmacy issues are not a big deal but it does get to be an irritation. Outages, shortages, one of the things one must deal with in the Philippines. It seems that so far, rice is the only thing you can count on being plentiful in the Philippines but the government does monitor supplies of that since it is essential in the Philippines diet.
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Rusty: I’m also a big believer that a swim in the ocean will cure many ills. Have you taken your monkey to the beach? A sea bath is really good for getting fleas and ticks away from animals.
Hi John! Nice to hear from you. No, this monkey came to me nearly dead and abused. Once we got her strong she became quit wild. She needs to be in a zoo. She can’t be released but she needs to be with her own kind and though she has a nice cage she needs more. I wish I could find a more suitable home. I would happily give her up. I can’t get her out of the cage. The last time I did, she left me with a bloody hand. I want to get her out but sometimes she tries to attack me through the cage. It is a shame.
The first monkey I had was different, he was lovable and enjoyed our company. He longed to be with us. This one is just too damaged. She is mentally ill I think. I don’t know if she could do well with her on kind. The last time I took her for a walk, I realized I couldn’t do that any more. She tried to leap off my shoulder onto someone’ s head. It is shame, I wish I could do more for her. I miss George, I miss him a lot.
Yes, I have my foot resting in the bottle sea water right now. I’m not just a believer, I have the proof. I hope to be back at the beach tomorrow.