Medical Problem
It started with a hiccup. In Namibia. In St Helena it became a physical chest pain when swallowing, occasionally. In Salvador it developed into a real problem, enough to be sent to emergency clinic. Some meds prescribed and told to get an endoscopy if no improvement. We were about to head slowly to Rio de Janeiro so big city, good place to get medical treatment if needed. The difficulty in swallowing became a cannot swallow, from a constricted esophagus. Apparently it is quite rare. First Gastroenterologist, first endoscopy (please fast for 12 hours before the endoscopy, um, what part of cannot swallow...? ). Need a dilation at another Gastroenterologist, but hospital immediately to get rehydrated. We were so unprepared for what happened next. Hooked up with a drip and told to wait for a tomography. Naively we planned to check into a hotel for the night if we got out of the hospital late as it is ...