i ended up going to the hospital aFter walking around with a stomach ache all day. i had a mass exodus of junk from both ends. yum-yum. my roommate stayed in all day today with the same stomach bug. there are about 15 giRls that have ended up with the same illness.

when i told one of the staff that i wasn’t fEEling well, she gave me amway mint breath spray as medicine. wow…let me contain my enthusiasm.

the docTor came in and started poking me violently in the stomach asking if it hurt. of course it hurt!!! then she told both lusine and me that we had appendicitis. well, using my best judgement, i knew it was nearly impossible that we both had appendicitis but we were forced to go to the hospital anyway. I was told by one of the nurses that I needed to have my appendix removed right away and, since I am in charge of my own health, I decline surgery because I knew I was just sick with food poisoning.

at the hospital, it was just more poking and chInese people screaming at each other. i was given a look of distain when they wanted to stick me with a catheter drip and i refused it, especially after viewing the very unsanitary conditions of the hospital. there was no way that i was about to let a small town chinese hospital stick a dirty needle in my arm for a simple stomach ache caused by lack of sleep and food poisoning.

i called my health advisor and attorney, dr. douglas holBrook, and asked him what to do. he supported my decision to deny treatment for appendicitis and i had to sign a paper at the hospital to release myself from the treatment.

i had to explain the situation but I think the photos of the hospital speak for themselves. i havE posted photos of the hallway, patient’s toileT, and the sink to wash your hands after the bathroom. yikes.