Classes as usual.

One of our guys, Darren, went to the doctor because he feared a sore on top of his foot was infected. He got some anti-bacterial cream to treat it with. The doctor's visit was at a local clinic. When all was said and done, they asked how much to pay. The doctor said, "How much do you want to pay?" Huh? It turns out that if you want a professional receipt for the visit, then he'll fill out all the paperwork and it'll cost you 650 soms ($11), but if you don't feel the need for a receipt, he'll skip the paperwork and you can just pay 500 soms ($8.50). Presumably he doesn't report the income that way.

It is time to put the ‘doctor’ into ‘Dr. Livingston.’ I picked up some metronidazole today. I've used it in the past when I had giardia-like symptoms. I'm gonna dose myself with it again, and then we'll see if all my other symptoms clear up. The last time I bought this stuff was several summers ago in Kazan. I could buy the Russian, Polish or French version. I bought the French version, which I think cost me 200 rubles, which was about $6.50 back then. Today I bought the only version the pharmacy had, which cost me 5 soms (about 8 cents). Let's see if it has an effect.