andy got a shot.. from a sketchy doctor..
so the whole family is going on a big trip in a few weeks to taiwan, china and hong kong. i told my brother to go to the clinic at SFO to get a hepatitis A and a typhoid shot…
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me: you get the shot?
andy: 4
andy: ow
me: 4?
me: what 4?
andy: cholera
me:
andy: measels
andy: yellow fever
andy: flu
andy: thats what they gave me
andy: is that right?
me:
no hep a?
andy: what?
me: hepatitis A
me: taht’s the only one you really need
me: what the
andy: they said that’s non-communicable
me: and maybe typhoid
andy: only if i’m gong in the jungle
me:
me: hep A is food borne
andy: they said typhoid has been eradicated
me: oh
me:
andy: in SE asia
me: hmm. well i got taht one
me: but no hep A?
me: that’s weird
andy: they said i can’t get hep a
me: why not?
andy: only if i get bit by an animal in the jungle
me: what?
andy: the plac was weird, dude
andy: they hardly spoke english
andy: there were a bunch of mexican dudes just hanging out
me:
me: what did mom and dad get
andy: dunno
andy: i fele dizzy
andy: plus they only took cash
me: what?
andy: at least it only cost $38
me: how much was it
me: what the
me: you sholda gotten hep A
me: oh well
me: wahtever
me: you’ll be fine
andy: but we’re not going to a jungle
me: um, they’re wrong
me: but whatever
andy: the doctor was kinda weird
me: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eastasia.htm
andy: he didn’t speak english
andy: he needed a translator
me: weird.
andy: (an electronic translator)
andy: like a franklin one
me: tf
me: wtf
andy: and they told me to go to a hotel room at the airport marriott
andy: it was sketchy
andy: they took a picture of my drivers license
me: ru sure you went to the right place
me: where was it
andy: airport marriott
andy: room 346
me: weird
me: so you went to SFO and they sent you to the airport marriot?
andy: well at least it was only $38, i won’t have to report it to aetna
me: weird.
me: mine was $180
me: but i also got differnt shots
andy: yeah, it was just one dude
andy: with a franklin translator
me: did you go into the airport
andy: i don’t know where he was from
me: i’m so confused
me: you’re kidding now, right
andy: yeah
andy: they told me to go to the airport marriott
me: who is they
andy: some guy had a sign that said “medicine shot”
andy: in terminal 2
me: um
andy: he said, “go to marriott room 346″
andy: so i go
andy: and when i get there, this old guy opens the door and has a Franklin translator and i have to type in what i want
andy: because he didn’t speak english
andy: and i don’t think the translator has “hepatitis a”
andy: in it
andy: but it had cholera
andy: and yellow fever
andy: not “yellow fever”, but it had “yellow” and “fever”
me: um. you’re kidding right.
andy: measels and flu he could understand
andy: (no need for translator)
me: do you have both your kidneys
andy: then he goes to the mini fridge and takes out a gatorade bottle that had a label onit
andy: but he used new needles, i checked
andy: yeah i have em
me: um, ok.. that’s sketchy
me: like, i think you went to the wrong one
andy: no it’s col he had new needles
me: jen just went to the SFO clinic
andy: now my arms HURTS
andy: jen who?
me: wilds
me: she’s sitting right here
andy: oh she went there?
me: yah
andy: did she see that guy?
me: to the SFO clinic
me: NO.
me: her SFO clinic was IN the airport, but it’s in terminal 3.
andy: did you ask her if it was the same guy?
andy: terminal 3???
andy: oh shit
andy: i think i went to the wrong one
me: her doctor was a real doctor
me: and spoke english
andy: no this guy was real
andy: he showed me a badge
me: and gave her hepatis A and Typhoid
me: and polio
me: and a cipro prescription
andy: yeah the dicitonary didn’t have”Typhoid” in it
me: but we don’t need that
me: ok quit it
me: you’re kidding
andy: (don’t tell her, but i got a viagra prescrip from this guy)
andy:
me: you funny
andy:
dude you beliveed me?
andy: read that back
me: you just made jen’s day
andy: read what i was writing!
me: no, we were laughing so hard i was crying
me: but then i was like.. wait, we shouldn’t be laughing
me: maybe it’s true
andy: yeah you jerk
andy: what if that reall happened?
me: come on.. that’s a hilarious story
me: but not funny
andy: you jerk, you sholuda been on the phone with 911
me: but so funny
me: he had a badge!
me:
andy: no for real, i got typhoid, hep a, polio booster, and tetanus
andy: and they were very nice
me: you suck.
andy:
andy:
andy: 4
andy: ow
me: 4?
me: what 4?
andy: cholera
me:
andy: measels
andy: yellow fever
andy: flu
andy: thats what they gave me
andy: is that right?
me:
no hep a?andy: what?
me: hepatitis A
me: taht’s the only one you really need
me: what the
andy: they said that’s non-communicable
me: and maybe typhoid
andy: only if i’m gong in the jungle
me:
me: hep A is food borne
andy: they said typhoid has been eradicated
me: oh
me:
andy: in SE asia
me: hmm. well i got taht one
me: but no hep A?
me: that’s weird
andy: they said i can’t get hep a
me: why not?
andy: only if i get bit by an animal in the jungle
me: what?
andy: the plac was weird, dude
andy: they hardly spoke english
andy: there were a bunch of mexican dudes just hanging out
me:
me: what did mom and dad get
andy: dunno
andy: i fele dizzy
andy: plus they only took cash
me: what?
andy: at least it only cost $38
me: how much was it
me: what the
me: you sholda gotten hep A
me: oh well
me: wahtever
me: you’ll be fine
andy: but we’re not going to a jungle
me: um, they’re wrong
me: but whatever
andy: the doctor was kinda weird
me: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eastasia.htm
andy: he didn’t speak english
andy: he needed a translator
me: weird.
andy: (an electronic translator)
andy: like a franklin one
me: tf
me: wtf
andy: and they told me to go to a hotel room at the airport marriott
andy: it was sketchy
andy: they took a picture of my drivers license
me: ru sure you went to the right place
me: where was it
andy: airport marriott
andy: room 346
me: weird
me: so you went to SFO and they sent you to the airport marriot?
andy: well at least it was only $38, i won’t have to report it to aetna
me: weird.
me: mine was $180
me: but i also got differnt shots
andy: yeah, it was just one dude
andy: with a franklin translator
me: did you go into the airport
andy: i don’t know where he was from
me: i’m so confused
me: you’re kidding now, right
andy: yeah
andy: they told me to go to the airport marriott
me: who is they
andy: some guy had a sign that said “medicine shot”
andy: in terminal 2
me: um
andy: he said, “go to marriott room 346″
andy: so i go
andy: and when i get there, this old guy opens the door and has a Franklin translator and i have to type in what i want
andy: because he didn’t speak english
andy: and i don’t think the translator has “hepatitis a”
andy: in it
andy: but it had cholera
andy: and yellow fever
andy: not “yellow fever”, but it had “yellow” and “fever”
me: um. you’re kidding right.
andy: measels and flu he could understand
andy: (no need for translator)
me: do you have both your kidneys
andy: then he goes to the mini fridge and takes out a gatorade bottle that had a label onit
andy: but he used new needles, i checked
andy: yeah i have em
me: um, ok.. that’s sketchy
me: like, i think you went to the wrong one
andy: no it’s col he had new needles
me: jen just went to the SFO clinic
andy: now my arms HURTS
andy: jen who?
me: wilds
me: she’s sitting right here
andy: oh she went there?
me: yah
andy: did she see that guy?
me: to the SFO clinic
me: NO.
me: her SFO clinic was IN the airport, but it’s in terminal 3.
andy: did you ask her if it was the same guy?
andy: terminal 3???
andy: oh shit
andy: i think i went to the wrong one
me: her doctor was a real doctor
me: and spoke english
andy: no this guy was real
andy: he showed me a badge
me: and gave her hepatis A and Typhoid
me: and polio
me: and a cipro prescription
andy: yeah the dicitonary didn’t have”Typhoid” in it
me: but we don’t need that
me: ok quit it
me: you’re kidding
andy: (don’t tell her, but i got a viagra prescrip from this guy)
andy:
me: you funny
andy:
dude you beliveed me?andy: read that back
me: you just made jen’s day
andy: read what i was writing!
me: no, we were laughing so hard i was crying
me: but then i was like.. wait, we shouldn’t be laughing
me: maybe it’s true
andy: yeah you jerk
andy: what if that reall happened?
me: come on.. that’s a hilarious story
me: but not funny
andy: you jerk, you sholuda been on the phone with 911
me: but so funny
me: he had a badge!
me:
andy: no for real, i got typhoid, hep a, polio booster, and tetanus
andy: and they were very nice
me: you suck.
andy:
andy:
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