A Lost Two Weeks

I am sorry I have not posted in a couple of weeks. I got my first Costa Rican cold. It was really not fun. I did get to meet the doctor that everyone uses here, and I did really like him. I have no idea what kind of anti-biotics he gave me, but I've never had one work so fast. I'm still fighting the cough, but at least I feel alive.

Things are so different here. The doctor gave me my prescriptions. I took them to the pharmacy, and they gave me packets in foil like allergy pills come in. Not a bottle of medicine like we are used to. I do not have insurance here yet, so my antibiotic, med for my lungs, and cough syrup cost me $30.00. The antibiotics in the States would have cost me more than that without insurance!

Last week I went back to the pharmacy. I have fibromyalgia and take pain medicine and muscle relaxants for it. I walked in the pharmacy and handed her my bottle of Hydrocodone that I have to go to the doctor every three months in the States to get, and then am handed 3 prescriptions where I go to the pharmacy each month to have those refilled. When the 3 months are up it's back to the doctor and another doctor's bill for something I have been taking for years. The lady in the pharmacy here told me they did not have hydro, but she could give me 500 mg. Codeine with 30 mg. acetaminophen. No prescription needed. Are you kidding me? No doctor visit to pay for and no prescription.

For the exciting news! I bought a Suzuki Ignis made for the Latin American market from the Veterinarian everyone uses here. It's little, but it gets me from point A to B. Costa Rica has a great bus system. They set the country up for bus travel. It only costs around .95 to go from Puriscal to San Jose. Very inexpensive. The bus runs by the street I live on and takes you straight into Puriscal. I am less than a mile from town, but on a two lane windy mountain road, it is not the smartest thing to walk. Well, lucky me! There are some mean dogs between me and the bus stop, so I was advised not to make the walk to the bus stop. Thus my auto purchase. I would rather not have the expense, but it became better for me. You cannot imagine how free I feel! If you move to CR my suggestion would be to live right in town, or live on a road with no mean dogs. I love where I live, but economically I would have been a little better off living in town. Not as happy, but more economically sound.

Pura Vida!