We had to wake up quite early today so as to breakfast and be ready to check out of the condo by mid-morning. I did find time to take a few pictures before we left. This is the comfy sofa in the living room, with the kitchen behind.
The bedroom, though not large, was also very comfortable
It was not far from the Inn where we are staying for the next 20 days, so we walked over. As I am still not too well, I didn't carry much, so Paul had to do all the running about with skis, boots and suitcases.
Once we arrived, I was able to unpack for the first time since we left home in August. This was a great joy - I have lived out of a suitcase for so long, I had forgotten about drawers and wardrobes.
After lunch, because we had access to a thing called an oximeter, I got my oxygen levels measured. My blood oxygen level was only 90%, which was low and probably one reason I was finding it so difficult to breathe. So it seemed safest to see a doctor, and we caught the bus into the village.
At the doctors, my oxygen levels had dropped to 88%, my blood pressure was high and so was my pulse rate, so I was stuck on oxygen as soon as possible, and spent the rest of the day there, breathing as much oxygen as possible.
The verdict is that I have an upper respiratory tract infection and acute mountain sickness. After 3 hours, I was sent home with various drugs and a portable oxygen cylinder, and later I had to have a machine which sucks in air, extracts the oxygen from it, and delivers it to me through a nasal cannula. This is safer than oxygen in a cylinder. After 24 hours of oxygen, I have to go back to the medical centre to have my oxygen levels measured again.
Instead of skiing in the beautiful weather - and it has been another beautiful blue sky day - Paul has had to spend his morning running about with skis, boots and suitcases, and his afternoon sitting about in the medical centre watching me lie in a bed with a cannula stuck up my nose. Never mind, he should be able to get out skiing tomorrow, though he'll have to come back early so he can come with me to the medical centre again.
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