Visit to the travel clinic

It is now the end of February and I've done very little since my last post to prepare for this trip. I've been preoccupied with exams, labs, and surprise birthday parties. I am also going to Seattle tomorrow to present an abstract on work that I did in Vancouver last summer. It's a lot of stress for a nine minute talk, and I'll be glad when I'm back here tomorrow night.

But, about Ghana.... I just got back from a visit to the Travel Clinic where they poked me with needles several times. In preparation for our family holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas, I already had vaccinations for Hep A and Typhoid. To that, I have now added a Yellow Fever vaccination, a complete Meningitis vaccination, and a booster for Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio. In addition to all that, I also have prescriptions for Malaria drugs (Mefloquine - which I need to test before I go because, apparently, some people go crazy on it), and antibiotics for traveler's diarrhea.

It feels good to have one more thing done in preparation for this trip.

Off to Seattle tomorrow!