لازمي وقفه

There are days when Ganesha hits the mark.

Two days ago, I had a small altercation with a scooter. Unfortunately, I lost. At a currency exchange office, I took two steps backward and accidentally hit my right calf on the scooter's exhaust. It was only a fraction of a second, but it was enough to give me a wound the size of an ostrich egg. Yeni, who was nearby, immediately brought me a piece of aloe vera plant from the neighboring hotel. It hurt a bit, but after all, I'm not a crybaby. It burned a little when I applied the aloe vera juice directly on it, but it was bearable. Yeni told me that whenever the wound was dry, I should generously apply the plant with the juice. Everything was fine and not a problem. However, when we drove to Lovina yesterday, the area became more and more sensitive and even tore. Eventually, Ngurah stopped at a random pharmacy so I could buy a burn ointment. It was great, but didn't really help. On the way back home, I asked Ngurah to stop at the Amed Clinic so that a doctor could briefly examine my leg. Done. We stopped at the Amed Clinic, provided our names and address, and immediately went to the attending doctor.

If anyone thinks Bali is a third world country, I'm afraid I have to disappoint them. Maybe everything had to be this way in order to get to know the medical care in Amed. It was first-class. At the entrance, there were masks available for every patient (free of charge). I registered, provided my name, address, date of birth, and telephone number, and was immediately ushered to the doctor. Although they wanted to see my passport at the reception, which I didn't have with me, they probably found me trustworthy enough to say it wasn't a problem.

The doctor spoke to me in English. She asked me what had happened and examined my leg. I was allowed to lie on a treatment table, and she cleaned the wound with an assistant. She probably applied a Balinese betaisodona and dressed the wound sterile. Then she measured my blood pressure and told me to come back for a follow-up check in 2 days. No diving, no water (externally 🤣), no walking, and elevate the leg.

So, mandatory break

Lastly, she prescribed antibiotics for 3 days. The actual practice was very modern and clean. Both the practice and the doctor made a very good impression. Kadek told us a few days earlier that there are 4 doctors working there. A general practitioner, a dentist, a gynecologist, and an orthopedist. If you wanted to see a specialist, you had to go to the next bigger city, and you could even stay overnight 🤣. Well, I didn't need that.

I was relieved that everything was fine. Normally, we would have gone to Jimbaran on Sunday. But we postponed it to Tuesday. Who knows what a break from the break is good for. In any case, today, Saturday, was a totally chill day.

Only the buttocks suffered, sitting all day is also not suitable for a hyperactive person like me. But there is, thankfully, a spa department here. Rainer had his neck massaged and I had my feet, for an hour each. It was wonderful. 🙏🏽 Then we had a small lunch snack and took a nap in the afternoon. After that, we got ready for a traditional Balinese folklore evening. It was great. Special, but great. Not to forget the food. There was a surprise main course. Rainer got meat and I got fish.

Sometimes a mandatory break can be quite useful. 🤣💋🙏🏽