Monday, March 13, 2006
Health insurance is a wonderful thing...
So today I went to the doctor for the first time in a long time--in general, not just in Korea. I went to have my back checked out after school (I was done around 5:15--doctor's offices stay open till at least 7 here), knowing it was going to be cheap, but figuring it would also be time consuming because it was so cheap. Rory and I walked in, I told them I had back pain, and then they did an x-ray. Immediately. There was no sitting down in the waiting area for an hour or anything like that. I went and did the x-ray and cried when the man tried to make me sit up really quickly. Then I went and started a 2 minute conversation with rory. Somewhere mid-conversation, I was asked to come look at my x-rays. This all took maybe 15 minutes from the time we got there. So I went and looked, and it turns out, I have a couple of herniated discs. And one side of my pelvis is higher than the other (which isn't actually too uncommon). So then I immediately got whisked into physical therapy. They are not kidding around with how efficient they are over here. Seriously. Quick quick quick. First a hot pad, then these giant massaging leg socks. At this point I was thinking, "wow, it's like a freaking spa. this is great." Then she came in to "massage" me. This tiny, tiny Korean woman (younger than me, probably) balled up her fists and went to down, beating the shit out of my back, lower back and upper, fleshy butt parts. I screamed like I have never screamed before and cried. It was some seriously intense pain. I asked for Rory, and she hooked up these electrode things to the same parts she had just pounded to death. It was one of the weirder sensations I've ever experienced. Then came a pretty deep rub down with some sort of icy hot concoction. It was sort of traumatizing. But I ended up getting an x-ray, physical and physical therapy for (US) $8.90. I also got my prescription filled--$3.4. It all cost the price of a Korean haircut. Unreal. I have to do physical therapy every day for the next 2 weeks. I'm not looking forward to it, but at least it will be cheap.
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cheap is one thing, but did it at least give you some relief.....it's awful to be in pain, trust me i know.....i hoping that physical therapy will really be beneficial for you. any other advice given? ? ? hwy D had a horrific storm hit and apparently a rain wrapped tornado swept through audrain county. all the B's are o.k. but did spend some time in the basement aka fortress. very scary to be sure. their internet, regular phone and t.v. are out at this point. the surrounding fields and the road were flooded. they had gigantic size hail and ice all over the lawn, at first BIG L thought the ice was part of the house because of it's color. turned out to be hunks of tan ice, where ever that came from. not to worry, all is safe. stay tuned for updates as they are received. love to all and oh yes, KEEP SAFE ! ! !
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