Yesterday was day 1 of 8 in my Typhoid vaccination round. It's simple...take a round of 4 pills skipping every other day and in 8 days I'll be about 70%-80% safer from contracting Typhoid. Sounds like a plan. I already received all of the vaccinations to prevent a myriad of diseases that come with the adventure of traveling to a developing country. This one is suppose to be easy. There is no pain in the form of a needle. I have had shots and I'm not a fan. So I welcome the pill vaccination....We will see..
This morning I woke up thinking I was in for a normal day. I figured I was safe from the side effects considering I took my first dose of Vivotif (typhoid vaccination) at 11am yesterday and there were no symptoms yet. I went to the bathroom and proceeded to carry on with my morning crescent twist in the right direction and all I can say is......Holy Shit!!! No..I mean it..... I think it was Holy Shit.....It must have had wings because it sent me off the commode 3 inches...With tears in my eyes and a bitter grin on my face I laughed and thought to myself.....side effects.....you have arrived. I visited the thunder bolt position a few more times before I hurried off to yoga for a full body detox.......
I was sitting in class and talking to friends when Liz (one of my teachers) walked in and we began our practice. I felt nervous a few times in the twists and balance series. You know I was cautious in Ardha Chandrasana being that it is a gas releasing pose but in much success and a little anal tension I made it to my back.....Upon supported shoulder stand....I heard it......It sounded like a......well......a fart......cause..... it was...My friend Kimberly looked at me and said... "That was not me".... and I was thinking if only I could even think about doing that today....Some people get all the luck....If I did that today there would surly be a mess to clean up. We settled into savasana and class ended. Moral of the story is.... don't take anything for granted...even natural body functions.... because one day you may even lose those. Not that I won't get them back in a few days...I just really appreciate my health and my ability to function....Especially today.
So long story short...Thanks to whoever invented the vaccine for Typhoid. I will be looking forward to enjoying all of my body functions in Mysore even if it curtails my experiences here in the present for just a little while. So for those of you traveling to a developing country...Bottoms up.......or should I say bottoms down....on the toilet I mean...hahahahaha...
Namaste.
Jonathan
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oh, that's just too funny!
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