My lovely man has had a cold for over a month. The poor bugger. We have self-mediated, of course, but yesterday actually went to see a doctor and got him some anti-biotics. This is his second dose of antibiotics, but the first lot didn’t do the trick it seems. Possibly because it was just some stuff I had lying around to treat a cat bite.
Have I mentioned that you can pretty much buy any drug in Mozambique? We are not as regulated. No time for that shit, no money in it really.
I had, being Flo Nightingale, been giving him some meds and arranging a steam bowl a couple of times a day. And a little towel of course.
The doctor applauded my efforts and said that the steaming was good and needed to be continued. He said that it’s the steam that does the good, not really what you put in the hot water.
I scoffed at this, I believe it’s the Vicks I put in the hot water. The first time I gave it to my lovely man I had maybe put too much Vicks in the hot water and he nearly passed out. Are you sure this is good for me he wept through streaming eyes. Get under that towel already…. Course it’s good for you.
So, when we stopped at the chemist to get the antibiotics, I suggested he get more Vicks (yes, he went in on his own to get his meds, I had this blog to write).
The lady said that Zambuk to rub on my chest or steam with will also do the trick he announced on his return. We have Zambuk don’t we?
Yes, of course we have Zambuk, we’ve had it for years. Why for years, because you can’t get the lid off a Zambuk tin can you? That stuff lasts forever.