Getting sick in a foreign land, what will you do?

You may probably have medical insurance? Are you away for work or just vacationing? If you only have a little amount of money but able to meet our people in a foreign land, you will not be lost. We are being known of helping each other, just seek help and they will have you with an open arms. Don't you know that even if our people do not have any means to sail away, they still will venture and look for greener pasture. So it is not really a big case unless otherwise you have a major operations to be done. And as for universal sickness like flu cough or fever, don't be scared, just seek treatment and cure it as soon as you can. Lots of home remedies can be done and they are simple. It can happen to anybody anytime I know but if we take good care of our body, at least we can lessen the possibility.

If that happen, then you are out of luck. You can either spend the rest of your trip in your hotel bed feeling sorry for yourself, or you can try to prescribe some medicine to heal yourself with whatever you have in your travel bag, or you can let your fate rest on the chances that you can find yourself a qualify and license doctor for cure in that country. You won't guarantee a speedy recovery from treatment by doctor in certain country if it is a backward and regressive land you are visiting, you may end up getting worse instead of better. If that happen, nothing you can do except pray to your God for mercy.

When I was twenty to twenty-one years old I traveled around the world. I waited for the ferry in Medan in Indonesia I had to wait a lot of time due to a delay. A free meal was given and I ate a lovely looking salad. On the ferry I got a high fever and kept vomiting. I was very ill for one week staying in Butter Worth. I waited until I was better before I went to KL. I felt weak and tired whilst there. Before departing for an island I went to Mersing. That is where I fell down an open drain and badly injured my leg. I tore the ligament in my leg and came home on crutches.

havent been to another country if thats what you're meaning but since high school (over a decade ago) i left home for school. I lived with my sister before until i got my own place during college. I experience, i guess, everything from scratch for me to learn stuff on my own basically. That includes taking care of myself when no ones around. I get up, cook or buy food then go to a pharmacy for medicine while you're burning with fever. Sometimes i cried when i felt so sick and i just needed my mother to be there with me but i was not the type that i tell people right away that am sick. So now, still away from home working, i make sure i take medicine right away if i feel like im goin to get sick.

I was ill two years ago when I husband and I travelled around in Europe. I didn't see much of Greece, because I spent every day in the hotelroom. I had a fever and I slept most of the day. We asked the staff at the hotel if they could help us find a doctor who spoke English, but they told us to go the hospital instead. I was too ill to do that so I stayed in the hotel and talked to a doctor on the phone. When we were leaving for Bulgaria I was still ill, and it was very hard to travel for many hours. When we arrived in Bulgaria we went straight to the hotel and I went to bed. I was feeling a little better, so we managed to do a little sightseeing, and the rest of the time I spent the hotelroom.

I have learned my lesson after hearing about how ill my brother in the Philippines after he was bit by a mosquito. When I visit there Í'll be aptly prepared wearing a mosquito net suit and armed with a can of Raid.

If the symptoms are not severe, I would go to a pharmacy and ask for a suitable medication. In case of a serious injury or condition, I would go to the emergency unit of the closest hospital. I guess they will help me, even though I'm foreign. Anyway, I wouldn't want this to happen. In case I would be forced to deal with this kind of situation, I keep enough money for unwanted situations.

Many years ago when i traveled to old mexico. I took just like half a sip of some contaminated water. Then i noticed it looked like speaks of dryed milk floating in the glass. I didnt drink anymore. I got soooooo sick just from half a sip. I had very bad headache, stomach ache and direaha. I was sick like that for 2-3 days.

I remember going abroad. So, what I did was to be well prepared by buying all necessary medication. Should you get sick in a foreign land, consult a doctor as soon as possible. Thank God, during my stay there I did not fall sick at all.

that really a very depressing situation to me to get stranded on unfamiliar place. you only have few money left for your food and look like a homeless. with no one know you and no one bother to ask fro help. you could resort to begging and much worse when t winter and it is cold and your hungry. the terrible situation when you are sick becomes threatening and often result from depression and lack of care. think when your sick, you need to ask the free medical clinic giving medical assistance. for me, before i plan to go to unfamiliar place. see to it that i have a map and marker of place so would jot get lost. also i need to carry with me money and food to keep me survive.

It maybe helpless and i will definitely go to the hospitical.For i would not go to another country all alone.For i would have someone to take care of me in case there is something wrong.Just everythign is gonna be fine and maybe it's not a bad way to do.

It happened to me and i had to go back to my home country because the treatment i needed wasn't simple... But if you have medical insurance you should be covered, unless you get sick because of an already existing condition. If something happened I would ask somebody who speaks English about a doctor... In cities hospitals have an emergency department, i think that would be the best place to go in urgent cases.

If this happened to me , I'll ask about a doctor , it is very easy

Getting sick can be troubling at times, whether I am in a foreign land or in my native land. Yes, it can happen to anyone at anytime. what we can do is to do what we can to prevent. Having a balanced and complete diet, exercising regularly, drinking more water, having a good rest, and practicing a healthy lifestyle. If in case we got sick in a foreign land, we can always ask assistance from our embassy if there is one. Or else, we can do some personal medication. Hope you're doing well and in good health.

I would definitely be scared and worried if I got sick in a foreign land. Not only do I have to explain my illness, but the cost would be horrendous. I have asthma and I am happy that in most of my travels I have not had an asthma attack. I also don't drink water that isn't bottled, not because I am picky, but rather I have had a bad case of diarrhea before and I don't want this to happen again. I just avoid exotic foods even if the locals tell me that I should try it out. I would rather miss the experience than get the chance to be hospitalized or sick.

hi always take extras of any medicaitons you must take and get your'doctor to help you find reputable medical facilities wherever'you go in a foreign land and if possible the names of good doctors too.I have never gone to a strange country and gotten sick'what common sense tells me to prepare for those emergencies.

I went through this when I was in China in December 2010. I started having problems and tried to find out if there were any English-speaking doctors in the city. I described what was going on to my niece and she freaked out. She did a search on the symptoms and my nephew translated the information and then I went to a hospital with my boss and my niece and nephew and they admitted me. This is not something I would want to go through again so I am hesitant to leave America even though I am told that medical care in some countries is better, in many it is not. I just wish that I could feel comfortable traveling again, but since I don't know how long I might remain cancer free, I don't know how safe it might be.

The best way to go about is : 1) Always carry a medical kit with you. That should include a) Analgesic medicine b)Anti histamine tablets c)cold & flu tablets and motion sickness tablets. d) thermometer e)antiseptic ointment f)diarrhea medicine and laxatives. g)sunscreen

First, basing from experience, I should have medicine ready in case I get sick. Next, though I've never been to another country, get your english translation dictionary and ask help from the locals. If you are helped very well, do not forget to give some money as giving thanks. Always bring your phone with you and keep in touch if you are in danger.