It is a well known fact that I have a horrendous cough. Years ago I developed my signature bronchial bark. While moving out of Gainesville in August my throat clearing intensified into an all-out expungement of phlegm. While this problem is no longer as frequent it is exacerbated by milk and cheese. Obviously, this is a issue as cream, cheese and chocolate are dietary staples in Switzerland.
Following an incident involving fodue, Andreas suggested that I visit his mother, a homeopathic doctor. After being promised that no needles would be involved to determine my allergies I agreed to a visit.
Thursday, I went into town and walked to her office overlooking the future bear park. Its a brilliant little space in a 13th century building. Seated in a cream scandinavian recliner, I noticed a bookshelf with German medical journals and lots of little blue vials containing what I assume to be oils or liquid vitamins. On my left were two machines- one had small glass vials with different objects in them in a radial pattern and the other machine looked like a midi board.
To diagnose me, my doctor waved a wand-like object over my stomach while turning the dial of glass vials. She repeated this several times sighed and said... "oh... you can't eat anything... except potatoes." Then she hooked two metal cylinders up to the other machine and had me hold them while she sent a current through me. She replaced one with a metal pen which she pressed onto the edges of my fingernails on my right hand.
I just sat there, mildly uncomfortable, wondering what is going on, what are these things and how did I end up on the Star Trek medical deck?
At the end of my session she told me that she'd have Stephanie explain everything to me and I am not to eat any wheat or dairy products. So I can't have bread, pasta, chocolate, cheese, milk or butter for the next two weeks. AHHH!
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