So its been ages since I’ve posted anything- mostly through lack of interesting things to share. In January I broke my ankle and spent the next three months (and counting) healing up.
I stayed in a hospital (원병원) for a week, which was a strange experience. I was in a room with 5 other patients, mainly quite elderly Korean women. Hardly anyone on the ward spoke English – but I got injections twice a day, pills three times a day and had no clue what any of it was.
I opted for surgery, in which they used acupuncture as a routine part of giving me a spinal epidural, stuck a huge screw in my ankle and gave me a splint.
I was splinted for 6 weeks- on crutches until the 31st of May, and now hobble around on two feet.
To top it all off, in my brillance yesterday I tripped over a brick and now my foot is KILLING me. Here’s hoping its just a bad bruise. But it does mean I’ve brought one of my crutches out of storage for the day.
Some interesting points about the Korean healthcare system- I’ve basically got an x-ray every time I visit the hospital, so probably about 2 dozens trips into the x-ray room and 3 x-rays each time (yes, I fully expect to grow an extra foot). Physical therapy was the LEAST physical thing I’ve done in my entire life, and consisted of having my foot wrapped in a hot towel, getting it sonogrammed and having electrodes attached to it and rhythmically sending electrics charges through my ankle. Also- the cost of healing here is quite low. I think with a week in the hospital, loads of drugs, bi-weekly, then weekly, then bi-monthly trips to visit the doctor and get x-rayed has only cost us about $500. And that includes the $60 extra strong pain meds I opted for after the surgery.
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