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My Four Seasons Convalescence Hospital…

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022 46 Comments

A live update from the trip I’m on…it really stinks to be sick, but at least I’m sick in a comfortable place.

You may have noticed that posting has been delayed and more limited this week. That was not the plan, but I’ve been sick…something hit me very hard.

On Sunday I was fine. On Monday things turned bad, fast. I want to blame the manti (a Turkish, dumpling-like pasta dish), but this could have been a virus I picked up long before that only manifested itself later. But whether it it was food poisoning, a virus, or something else, I’ve been very sick.

I won’t describe the symptoms, but let’s just say I’ve been too dizzy to get out of bed, yet nature has forced many trips to the restroom.

All of this from the Four Seasons Bosphorus in Istanbul, one of my favorite hotels in the world that I returned to this year after a great stay last year.

It’s really sad to be sick when you’re staying in a lovely city and in a lovely hotel. I’m not taking advantage of any amenities like breakfast, the spa, or the the beautiful patio overlooking the Bosphorus or finding new coffee shops in this amazing city.

At the same time, I can’t think of anywhere other than home I’d rather convalesce than in a five-star hotel. I’ve had no appetite at all, but whenever I need anything, I just have to call room service. The bed is comfortable. The room cold. There’s plenty of water (which I cannot even keep down now). I’m sleeping a lot…and hoping this will soon pass.

You could say I am not totally lost…I’ve still mustered up the energy to type this out. But let’s hope that whatever is in me will quickly dissipate.

In the meantime, I’m thankful for my Four Seasons convalescence hospital.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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46 Comments

  1. Brian Cohen Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 9:46 am

    I have always said that I would rather be in a high-end hotel than a hospital if I was ever ill. Hotels cost a lot less; and you get much better service.

    Unfortunately, many of the necessary things which are needed to improve health are at a hospital and not at a hotel — but still…

    …I hope you feel better as soon as possible, Matthew.

  2. k Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 9:47 am

    You’re in a developing nation, the travelers diarrhea is likely ETEC (a form of E coli) rather than viral. Your symptoms may improve quicker with azithro or cipro, can get over-the-counter there. Hope you feel better soon!

  3. AR Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 9:48 am

    Sorry you’re not well. Ciprofloxcin is a traveler’s best friend.

    • SgFm Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 5:47 pm

      There is a “black box” warning for Cipro: https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a688016.html

      I have taken it in the past while traveling for traveler’s diarrhea. But I know two people who needed surgery to repair the tendon damage caused by Cipro. There are any number of better alternatives!

  4. Andy Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 9:54 am

    Allah is punishing you for eating and not making oruç during Ramadan.

  5. Santastico Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 10:00 am

    Hope you get better soon. That reminds me of a disastrous trip to Kuala Lumpur for a 2 day meeting. Arrived on a Saturday and on Sunday did some sightseeing and tried some Malaysian food. Ouch!!!! Sunday evening things turned bad and my room at the Mandarin Oriental turned into a war zone if you know what I mean. On Monday I was so bad I called the front desk and they sent me a doctor. I remember me crawling from the bed to open the door. The doctor looked at me and said “Ohh, you don’t look good!!”. Gave me some medicine, some fluids and told me to rest. By Wednesday I was feeling a bit better and could at least walk. On Thursday, 10 lbs lighter, I was able to catch my flight home. I got upgraded from business to first class in CX all the way to the US. All I could eat was white bread and drink water. Missed all meetings so it was a total waste of time and money.

  6. viapanam Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 10:24 am

    Hopefully you’ll recover soon. Being sick is awful when you’re traveling. But then again, that’s all you do. Maybe, just maybe, you should try staying home once and awhile.

  7. Trent Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 10:26 am

    You need to report this to the hotel as it could be Covid or contagious. You could transmit to room service staff which is unfair and selfish.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 10:27 am

      I was tested earlier today out of an abundance of caution (PCR). Not COVID-19 symptoms. I was negative.

      • Adil Reply
        April 13, 2022 at 10:51 am

        “I was tested…” implies the hotel is aware of your distress. Did the hotel’s physician see you as well?

        A speedy recovery to you, and an uneventful journey home.

      • Mark in Ithaca Reply
        April 13, 2022 at 11:31 am

        Matthew, your symptoms do sound like friends’ recent COVID cases, and one friend said tests didn’t turn positive for a few days after his symptoms started. Please don’t stop at one test. DO feel better fast, and DO remember that if this might be viral, whatever the virus, wearing a mask protects those around you, not just you.

        • cargocult Reply
          April 14, 2022 at 6:31 am

          Yes, Matthew, please make sure you remain triple-masked while in your room alone. Your mask protects me!

    • Santastico Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 12:33 pm

      Yes, because when you eat bad food that is Covid related. Follow the science.

      • Aaron Reply
        April 13, 2022 at 1:03 pm

        No guarantee it was or wasn’t the food. Leave the science to the scientists, please.

        • Dave Edwards Reply
          April 13, 2022 at 3:33 pm

          EVERYTHING is Covid to you Aaron. Can only imagine the pile of tissues you went through when you heard the mask mandate is extended.

          • JorgeGeorge Paez
            April 13, 2022 at 3:51 pm

            Come on Dave there’s no reason for personal attacks.
            You be you and let others by who they are…..

          • Aaron
            April 17, 2022 at 3:40 am

            Lol. Not, not everything is COVID related to me. I will need those tissue to wipe the tears of joy once the mask mandate ends. I will apologize for not being as pro-plague as you are, though.

        • cargocult Reply
          April 14, 2022 at 6:35 am

          Aaron’s favorite scientist must be Trofim Lysenko. Surely Comrade Lysenko could help us avert food shortages caused by imperialist running dog Trump, I mean Biden, I mean the foothills of the Himalayas…

          • David
            April 14, 2022 at 11:25 am

            He is so irresponsible it probably is Covid and he is putting others lives at risk. This travels through air vents. They usually have rooms set aside for Covid far from others, I’m calling the hotel and their corporate office and sending them this post, so they ban him in the future for not reporting it.

          • Aaron
            April 17, 2022 at 3:41 am

            Yay! Another pro-plague enthusiast.

  8. Stuart Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 11:06 am

    Hang in, Matthew. It’s gonna pass (no pun intended). Beats the flu at a Courtyard Marriott in Oklahoma City! Ya know, gotta look at the bright side.

    In the meantime Santastico and I can do posts for you in a counter viewpoint manner that focuses on masking, Covid, and travel restrictions. With Joe Chivas as a special commentator. Don’t worry about a thing…we got your back and what could possibly go wrong?

    • Jerry Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 1:14 pm

      I support this!

  9. Joel S Avgeek Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 11:10 am

    My deveoping country pharma mainstays: Prophylactic doses of Bactrim …. and Imodium for lower G/I issues. I got something similar in India years ago and was totally miserable. Hope you feel better soon.

    • derek Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 12:07 pm

      Taking unnecessary Bactrim is foolhardy. It can cause death 20 years later. Ask me how.

      • derek Reply
        April 13, 2022 at 12:08 pm

        My bad. I was thinking of Macrodantin. But still, pill popping is not always good.

        • Joel S Avgeek Reply
          April 13, 2022 at 1:44 pm

          Sorry, This comes right from the CDC. It’s not pill popping. So you advocate only taking the Malaria prophylactic drug AFTER you get Malaria ?

          • cargocult
            April 14, 2022 at 6:40 am

            The same CDC that said not to wear masks and then to wear multiple masks? The same CDC whose director cries out of fear of the Black Death known as COVID-19 and repeatedly makes utterly false assertions no one with a three-digit IQ should believe? Even that MAGA rag the Atlantic called out Walensky for her nonsensical school masking policy (courtesy of our hallowed teachers’ unions).

        • Aaron Reply
          April 14, 2022 at 2:00 am

          Lol Not, not everything is COVID related to me. I will need those tissue to wipe the tears of joy once the mask mandate ends. I will apologize for not being as pro-plague as you are, though.

  10. Ric Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 11:24 am

    I got very sick on a trip to Istanbul as well.
    In fact, as a child I would visit Istanbul frequently and always got a bout of montezumas revenge for the first few days.
    I remember drinking bottled water instead of tap – even for brushing teeth.
    In addition to the medication suggestions on here, I would also recommend yoghurt and a probiotic. Kefir is also widely available in Istanbul. If your condition doesn’t change, I highly recommend a visit (the hotel can arrange) to the American Hospital in Istanbul’s Nisantasi neighborhood – locally know as the Amerikan Hastanesi. They provide world class medicine and even operated on my father’s hand when he got it stuck in a limo door a couple years ago.
    Even if you take bottled-water precautions, you would be surprised what did it for me on my last visit two years ago – I had a salad and the lettuce was washed in tap water! Most good restaurants use bottled water in food prep and ice cubes production,

    • PM Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 1:24 pm

      And if you don’t find kefir, ayran is absolutely everywhere. Hope you feel better soon!

  11. Johnny Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 11:28 am

    I lived in remote Africa and simple rehydration drink is water with some salt but not too salty and small amount of sugar. Sip slowly. I saw lives saved with this

  12. Random gawande Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 1:21 pm

    I hope you will get the best medical care possible and will get well soon.

    Then don’t forget to give credit to god and religious faith to have saved you like some of the religious $%^%””$ on the right do. Even better if you get free healthcare and then rant about the freeloaders using up all the resources like the white Republican male $%%^%$” do on television.

  13. GT Traveller Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 1:29 pm

    I feel your pain, so sorry! Whenever I feel ill, I just repeat the following phrase in my mind: “This too shall pass”, hope you feel better soon!

  14. Mike1977 Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 2:32 pm

    Do you travel with an antibiotic? I get one from my doctor just in case. I tell them I travel frequently and need it if I get food poisoning or worse. It has saved several trips from disaster!

  15. Larry Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    Ugh! Feel better Matthew

    • Santastico Reply
      April 13, 2022 at 3:18 pm

      LOL!! Tell that to our Government. So now if you have diarrhea and vomit that is Covid? Tell me a symptom that you don’t think it is Covid related? BTW, mental health is not Covid related but affects people that got brainwashed by the “science”.

      • Aaron Reply
        April 14, 2022 at 2:02 am

        Not as bad as how brainwashed the anti-science pro-plague people are…

      • cargocult Reply
        April 14, 2022 at 6:44 am

        Take a look at the symptoms of long COVID and then wonder what isn’t long COVID.

  16. JorgeGeorge Paez Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 3:52 pm

    Hope you feel better soon Matthew!

  17. PM1 Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 4:27 pm

    Get well soon Matthew!

  18. trust778 Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 6:37 pm

    Get well soon my friend, and stay well. Take care.

  19. Dennis Lyons Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    Bummer, Matthew. Get well soon!

  20. JBM Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    In November, I spent my test-on-arrival quarantine at the Four Seasons. It was absolutely divine.

  21. jns Reply
    April 13, 2022 at 9:12 pm

    Get better soon. If you are self medicating with antibiotics, know how your body reacts to them. Some are very powerful and could be dangerous. Prescribed ciprofloxacin was that way for me. My chart now says last resort only. My experience with powerful antibiotics is that it may take several weeks to recover from them.

    I know a cold room seems great but while you are sick it may not be the best idea. I usually eat some sort of chicken soup for recovery as it is easy on my stomach. In Southeast Asia that may be a rice noodle soup or a rice soup or a rice porridge. I have had great luck with loperamide (Imodium is a brand of it) for diarrhea control but I use it after I am fully flushed. If you don’t have experience with it, consult with a medical professional.

    I try to make sure I get very hot food if I am getting it from an unknown source. I got typhoid once, but that was from a sit down restaurant in Thailand. I prefer street food overseas as I can see how it is prepared. Lines of locals getting food at the same place is a good sign.

  22. Michael Reply
    April 14, 2022 at 12:02 am

    Your post made me think of a couple of experiences I had several years ago.

    I’ve had back surgery twice in my life. The first time at Cedars Sinai where I convalesced for a week before heading home. Although I was in a private suite and at a fancy hospital, it was impossible to sleep, the food was awful, and my recovery was slow. The second surgery (with the same surgeon) was done at an outpatient hospital in Beverly Hills that sent me to a 5 star hotel down the street to convalesce for a week (with a private nurse and room service) before heading home. Second surgery recovery was fast, comfortable, and I was up moving around before I left the hotel. Recovery from my first procedure cost my insurance company $45k a day (yes, a day….I will never forget that bill), and the second cost my insurance company less than $5k a day.

    So when I’ve been sick and cannot convalesce in my home I vote for the hotel.

  23. Robert Reply
    April 14, 2022 at 9:04 pm

    I hope you feel better soon. Being sick while away from home sucks. Take care – get well soon.

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