Post by Kammekor » Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:05 am

timmydownawell wrote: ↑ Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:50 am Gofundme link



Even if she had travel insurance they probably wouldn't cover her because she was back in Australia by the time she got diagnosed.



Does anyone get anti malarials for Cambodia?



And why do you need $50k for an Australian in an Australian hospital? Gofundme link https://www.gofundme.com/shelley-hill-recovery-fund Even if she had travel insurance they probably wouldn't cover her because she was back in Australia by the time she got diagnosed.Does anyone get anti malarials for Cambodia?And why do you need $50k for an Australian in an Australian hospital?

I came to Cambodia with 3 months of anti malarial medication in my bag, advised to take it all the time by doc's back home. I spoke to several doc's while staying here, local doc's, often Western trained, and they strongly advised me NOT to take the anti malarial drugs. They gave me several reasons for it:- the (false) feeling of 'being protected' might lead to dangerous behavior and getting exposed to the malaria mozzies after sunset. People not taking the drugs are far more aware and more cautious.- the anti malarials offer far from 100% protection. If you still get it, there's hardly anything left to treat you.- taking anti malarials for years and years ain't that healthy.I followed the local doc's advice. I've been around for over 8 years now, and so far I've been lucky - but I take some precautions: mosquito net, after sun set only outside if it's windy (or use a fan), long clothes, stuff like that. No water lingering around the house (breeding ground), cut the grass.....