Archive for May 17th, 2008

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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
  • I soaked my clothes in some premethin that I got from the feed store. Now my clothes stink. I’m washing them. Premethin is bug off stuff. #
  • My clothes still stink. I’m washing them again. Do not get your bug off stuff at the feed store. #
  • oh no. I have so much to do today, but I feel so tired. It’s like a bad dream, where no matter how hard you run, you can’t get away. #
  • Wow, there is a post office open till 8pm on Saturday! Looks like it is in a store; thats convenient. I should be able to make that. #
  • Still to do: get a hair cut, go to the dump, mail boxes. Ha! Same list as yesterday. Ready or not I’m going to mail those boxes. #

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Giardia meds

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Stewart Anderson, MD of The Thru-Hikers Medical Guide fame, recommends carrying, “Flagyl OR Tinidazole for chronic diarrhea (Giardia)–(Tinidazole is only one time dosing, so I prefer it)”    So, I thought I’d  carry Tinidazole instead of metronidazole(flagyl) this trip. 

I wish I had known that (1) it is really hard to find a pharmacy that has Tinidazole.  And (2) Tinidazole is expensive–30 dollars for one dose from Wallgreens– were as Metrondidazole(flagyl) is only 4 dollars at Wallmart.   

So if you are going to get Tinidazole be sure and order it well in advance, so it will be there before your trip.   Walmart said that they would order it and it would be about 1/2 the price of Wallgreens, but I need to get hiking, so I bought it from Wallgreens.   

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