A marathon of needles
To be honest I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to needles. I have always been afraid of needles including immunisations. Before I get one I have to focus, concentrate, don't let the fear get the best of me. You can probably imagine what it was like for me to hear about all the immunisations that are recommended for a trip to Uganda. Eventhough I know that my fear is irrational and that an immunisation doesn't hurt or something I got a little shaky before I got my first out of ten immunisations.
In the end everything went better than expected: Turns out my 90's me was indeed afraid and couldn't stand needles but my 2014 version doesn't really mind anymore. I mean it wasn't fun but it wasn't terrible either. It's nice to overcome a fear and realising it.
But there is still one thing, that isn't that nice. It's a specific german thing I guess because here we all have health insurance that usually covers our medical bills. Well usually but not this time. Immunisations for a trip are not in the basic package and so I have to pay for them myself which is a cruel amount of money. Nevertheless staying healthy is important and I think it is money well spent.
Julian
Deutsche Version
In the end everything went better than expected: Turns out my 90's me was indeed afraid and couldn't stand needles but my 2014 version doesn't really mind anymore. I mean it wasn't fun but it wasn't terrible either. It's nice to overcome a fear and realising it.
But there is still one thing, that isn't that nice. It's a specific german thing I guess because here we all have health insurance that usually covers our medical bills. Well usually but not this time. Immunisations for a trip are not in the basic package and so I have to pay for them myself which is a cruel amount of money. Nevertheless staying healthy is important and I think it is money well spent.
Julian
Deutsche Version
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