Korean Medicine

After two weeks of a nasty cough and terribly runny nose, my face erupted into intense pain Thursday morning. After a quick check on WebMD, I diagnosed myself as having a sinus infection. When I woke up Friday morning in even more pain, I decided to go to the doctor.

Two of my friends had been sick when I arrived, and so told me to go to the Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor they went to. They told me he spoke English and gave me the directions. I followed the directions they gave me, and did end up at a doctor, but it was a pediatrician. And SHE spoke at intermediate level English.

Anyway, after the nurses tried for a good 5 minutes to figure out what my first, middle, and last name were from my registration card, I went to see the doctor. Once I was out, I paid, went downstairs to the pharmacy, got a prescription for 3 days, paid for my meds, and left. All said and done, it took 30 minutes for about $25 for the visit and the medication. If I turn in my receipts, I will get reimbursed for most of it. I love Korea.