The Cellar - View Single Post

slang · 02-01-2008, 02:01 PM

I'm still here in Makati though it's been a while since I've posted here.

I've just recently recovered from a non life threatening but seriously painful and inconveint couple of infections. Oddly enough my wife has had the exact same infection but not as widespread.

This is actually open sores about the size of half dollars on the bottom of both my feet. Right in the arch, the sensitive part.

Sometimes in early December they first appeared with no signs of the serious pain they might cause. It took about 2 to 3 weeks for this to develop into something more serious.

This condition has kept me from leaving the house for about a month and for a period of about three weeks serious pain. As the sores continued to get worse I relented and started taking anti-biotics, which I would rather have not done. The topical regimen was just not working.

Having this type of wound on the bottom of your feet seriously limits your walking.

I admit that more than a few times I was crawling to the bath room.

Now things are much better. I thought there would be very visible scars from this but everything is healing and feeling just as good as before the infection.

The source of the re-infection was those Tsinellas, the "flip-flops" as we call them in the US.

We would clean them regularly with fairly agressive cleaning solution but the trouble was that my weight compressing the foam on the flip flop would just reinfect the area again.

Just as the healing was gaining momentum, it would take again and go downhill.

This is not the worst thing that could happen to me here but surely not something that I want to repeat.

I threw the flip flops away but since they are the uplevel expensive brand, someone else picked them out and started wearing them. I explained the danger of using them but they were not at all concerned.

Now I put my boots in the freezer as well as cleaning with a specific anti-bacterial wash.

On the upside.....

I've found a business to develop here and I'm currently making steady money doing it. It's all on the net and many of the people here could do it with some practice. There is also a very BIG market for this type of thing.

Now to get all the legals and business side of this venture researched and in motion.

It's not going to make me personally much cash at all until we see a good number of people here making money at this.

This could easily provide 1000 to 15,000 pesos a month. That's a good income here and in a place that there are few jobs, I'm confident that this will be a geniune opportunity for the locals here.

When a bunch of people here succeed with it, I'll make some cash too. My cut is determined by the amount of money that people will earn.

02-01-2008, 02:01 PM	#8
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I'm still here in Makati though it's been a while since I've posted here. I've just recently recovered from a non life threatening but seriously painful and inconveint couple of infections. Oddly enough my wife has had the exact same infection but not as widespread. This is actually open sores about the size of half dollars on the bottom of both my feet. Right in the arch, the sensitive part. Sometimes in early December they first appeared with no signs of the serious pain they might cause. It took about 2 to 3 weeks for this to develop into something more serious. This condition has kept me from leaving the house for about a month and for a period of about three weeks serious pain. As the sores continued to get worse I relented and started taking anti-biotics, which I would rather have not done. The topical regimen was just not working. Having this type of wound on the bottom of your feet seriously limits your walking. I admit that more than a few times I was crawling to the bath room. Now things are much better. I thought there would be very visible scars from this but everything is healing and feeling just as good as before the infection. The source of the re-infection was those Tsinellas, the "flip-flops" as we call them in the US. We would clean them regularly with fairly agressive cleaning solution but the trouble was that my weight compressing the foam on the flip flop would just reinfect the area again. Just as the healing was gaining momentum, it would take again and go downhill. This is not the worst thing that could happen to me here but surely not something that I want to repeat. I threw the flip flops away but since they are the uplevel expensive brand, someone else picked them out and started wearing them. I explained the danger of using them but they were not at all concerned. Now I put my boots in the freezer as well as cleaning with a specific anti-bacterial wash. On the upside..... I've found a business to develop here and I'm currently making steady money doing it. It's all on the net and many of the people here could do it with some practice. There is also a very BIG market for this type of thing. Now to get all the legals and business side of this venture researched and in motion. It's not going to make me personally much cash at all until we see a good number of people here making money at this. This could easily provide 1000 to 15,000 pesos a month. That's a good income here and in a place that there are few jobs, I'm confident that this will be a geniune opportunity for the locals here. When a bunch of people here succeed with it, I'll make some cash too. My cut is determined by the amount of money that people will earn.