Today I made a visit to the doctors office here in Samara. I had been feeling "off" the last couple days and after being extremely dehydrated and faint, decided it was time to get seen by a doctor. The reason I waited so many days to be seen was the problem of the traveler's insurance covering the costs from this specific office. Long story short, I was seen, was kept under medical observation for 5 hours while given 3 IV's to counteract my severe dehydration as a result from the virus I contracted. The doctor is originally from Costa Rica, San Jose to be specific, but obtained his medical license at the university of Miami in Florida and returned after his residency. He prescribed three antibiotics, two of which were unnecessary, to which I only devised after talking to my anesthesiologist uncle. The doctor upcharged me, and it resulted in a $600 visit, when really I could have had 1 IV and the cipro he prescribed and been fine. The issue now is that I am down a significant amount of my stipend money and most assuredly have to come home early or do some serious budgeting to prolong my stay.

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