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Costa Rica?
- Thread starter Mehita
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S went to Dominican Republic.
GI advised that we see a travel doctor (possibly same as infectious diseases specialist??) to ask what vaccines S would need and to get back to GI before giving any vaccines. Not sure how it works there but, here, travels docs get paid for each vaccine. This dr recommended a number of vaccines S did not really need (ie unnecessary boosters), so just keep this in mind and check recommendations against previous vaccines. (However, this was the dr that ran tests to check on what S did not have immunity for and we found out S does not have full protection for mumps.)
GI also provided a prescription for antibiotics to be used under specific instructions (ie diarrhea but only if blood also present).
I sent a bunch of Boost shakes with S so that if he wasn't well, he could replace some meals with just shakes. I sent the premade shakes, which are heavy, but powder would be lighter if you know your son would 'make' the shakes (but then you've got to make sure he uses bottled water). Also sent a copy of his hospital record/dx so he could show customs if there was any problem with taking the shakes (there was no issue with the shakes).
Also made sure S had his 'medical card' which lists his dx, meds, supplements and contact info. Came in handy when he dislocated his shoulder, had to go to hospital but couldn't communicate because of language - he gave them the card and it helped.
ID specialist also recommended doxycy... (not sure of spelling) as a preventative for malaria. GI didn't feel it was necessary and felt bug spray would be sufficient but wasn't against it. I opted to not send it because there seem to be links between doxy and crohns.
But, after all this prep, aside from the dislocated shoulder, S had no GI problems at all - he stayed away from fruits/veggies and made sure all food was well cooked (knowing his diet preferences and my instructions, he probably ate pizza, chicken nuggets, fries, etc. all week! :lol: But, I figured, in this case, it was probably safer than eating fruits/veggies.
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Thanks that's about it...
I'm sure he'll have a GREAT time!!
GI advised that we see a travel doctor (possibly same as infectious diseases specialist??) to ask what vaccines S would need and to get back to GI before giving any vaccines. Not sure how it works there but, here, travels docs get paid for each vaccine. This dr recommended a number of vaccines S did not really need (ie unnecessary boosters), so just keep this in mind and check recommendations against previous vaccines. (However, this was the dr that ran tests to check on what S did not have immunity for and we found out S does not have full protection for mumps.)
GI also provided a prescription for antibiotics to be used under specific instructions (ie diarrhea but only if blood also present).
I sent a bunch of Boost shakes with S so that if he wasn't well, he could replace some meals with just shakes. I sent the premade shakes, which are heavy, but powder would be lighter if you know your son would 'make' the shakes (but then you've got to make sure he uses bottled water). Also sent a copy of his hospital record/dx so he could show customs if there was any problem with taking the shakes (there was no issue with the shakes).
Also made sure S had his 'medical card' which lists his dx, meds, supplements and contact info. Came in handy when he dislocated his shoulder, had to go to hospital but couldn't communicate because of language - he gave them the card and it helped.
ID specialist also recommended doxycy... (not sure of spelling) as a preventative for malaria. GI didn't feel it was necessary and felt bug spray would be sufficient but wasn't against it. I opted to not send it because there seem to be links between doxy and crohns.
But, after all this prep, aside from the dislocated shoulder, S had no GI problems at all - he stayed away from fruits/veggies and made sure all food was well cooked (knowing his diet preferences and my instructions, he probably ate pizza, chicken nuggets, fries, etc. all week! :lol: But, I figured, in this case, it was probably safer than eating fruits/veggies.
)Thanks that's about it...
I'm sure he'll have a GREAT time!!