Vaccine Day - Indonesia Surf Trip to the Mentawais
Today I went to my general practitioner, Dr. Fred Salley at scripps Encinitas to get my shots for our surf trip to the Mentawais in Indonesia. Dr. Salley, on top of being the best doctor I have ever had, has traveled the globe surfing, and even spent substantial time in El Salvador in the seventies back when they were filming Big Wednesday there with Gerry Lopez and co. Dr. Salley knows what's up with pretty much everything surf and health related and he got me dialed in for the trip and even helped me clarify my feelings about malaria medication.This is what I got while I was there:
- Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis Vaccination
- Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Measles Mumps and Rubella Vaccine
- Typhoid Fever Vaccine
- Malarone - (Newer malaria medication with very few and very minor side effects) He said he has never had problems with it and I need to start taking it two days prior to my departure.
- Cipro - A broad spectrum antibiotic that should cure me of any mysterious ailments or diarrhea
- Ambien / Lunesta - to help me sleep on the plane ride there.
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posted by ICE at
1:08 PM
1 Comments:
Cipro should not be used to treat diarrhea (cha cha cha). It is one of the strongest antibiotics out there. Cipro is what is prescribed to reverse the effects of Anthrax. Cipro is good if you get any kind of infection or get really sick (not 24hr flu).
Also, one of Cipros side effects is extreme sun sensitivity.
With all that said, I don't go on a surf trip without a 10 day supply.
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