doctor webmd

yesterday, while i was sleeping in the office, the 6th grade head teacher came in, asked why i looked like i was dying, and then told me to go home early. [this was at 4:15.] so i got to leave a whole twenty minutes early--yay??

i decided to go to the doctor near my school. [the reason i had been wanting to leave school early to go there is because this particular clinic closes around 5-ish. i normally can't leave work until 4:40, so depending on how many people are waiting in front of me, i can't be guaranteed to get in to see the doctor before closing time. also, since i've been to that doctor twice before, they already have all of my information which makes it a lot easier since i'd have to go alone without a korean speaker.]

i managed to handle the entire ordeal in korean. i'm assuming it was successful because i now have some sort of medicine which may or may not be helping anything.

since this is the only doctor i've been too since arriving in korea, i'm not sure what other korean doctors are like. but after talking to my friends, i feel like he may not be the most legit doctor on the planet.

i like to call him "dr. webmd".

i've seen this doctor on three separate occasions, but every time, the visit goes the exact same. it has never taken more than three minutes. first, he will look at my throat. next, he checks my breathing [only one time] with a stethoscope. finally, he asks me to list my symptoms, which he types into a computer. after i've told him all of the symptoms that i think i have, he'll click a button on his computer which then shows a bunch of various random diseases in list form. [ever used the webmd symptom checker?? it's exactly like that...] everytime, he's had me look at the list of diseases, and he'll point to a few things and ask me which one i think i have. [umm...who's the doctor, here??]

i don't think it really matters which one we select as the final answer, because every single time, i've gotten the same pills from the pharmacy. every time. regardless of the diagnosis. and every time, i've been "diagnosed" with completely different things. [including one illness that i can only assume was either a typo or a make-believe disease called "pharylyngitis". ok, so i've heard of "pharyngitis" and i've heard of "laryngitis". but i'm pretty sure that a weird combination of the 2 doesn't exist. i googled it.]

but, i'm pretty sure that all pharmacies are like that, because even my friends have gotten the same 6 pills that come in little plastic packets. it's kind of sketchy, but since i haven't died yet, i'm gonna go ahead and assume that it's legit.

in other news: yesterday while i was sleeping, my coteacher decided to switch offices, for some reason. [so, i have no idea where she is now...]
operation: FLU GERMS was an epic fail.