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Weigookin74



Joined: 26 Oct 2009

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:32 am    Post subject: Medical care in Korea. Reply with quote

Don't ever have a medical need outside of the hours of Monday to Friday 9 to 6 PM. The one hospital that's open in my city overnight won't actually help you. It's just a decoration!

At least in Canada, the city hospital would give you a temporary fix until you can see a medical professional. Filling falls out, so I'll just sit here all effin night with an aching hole in my tooth. What a bunch of effen amateurs.

A doctor would not be detailed in dentistry, but would at least know enough to put a temporary filling in until you get in to see your real dentist or give you some pain killers or something.

Every time I start to become chill here, something stupid has to go and happen and make me question why there's such a lack of common sense here.

Medical care is great during business hours, but God help you outside of those times. Eff they're so incompetent here sometimes!!!
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Weigookin74



Joined: 26 Oct 2009

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now that I think of it, I had a stomach problem 3 years back once in the middle of the night and went to the one 24 hour medical center and pretty much got the same lack of effen help. F@k, this country sometimes!!!
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Who's Your Daddy?



Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Funny. You got to laugh, because it's true, but there's nothing you can do about it. At least the taxes are low and the women are pretty.
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nicwr2002



Joined: 17 Aug 2011

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Medical care in Korea. Reply with quote

Weigookin74 wrote:
Don't ever have a medical need outside of the hours of Monday to Friday 9 to 6 PM. The one hospital that's open in my city overnight won't actually help you. It's just a decoration!

At least in Canada, the city hospital would give you a temporary fix until you can see a medical professional. Filling falls out, so I'll just sit here all effin night with an aching hole in my tooth. What a bunch of effen amateurs.

A doctor would not be detailed in dentistry, but would at least know enough to put a temporary filling in until you get in to see your real dentist or give you some pain killers or something.

Every time I start to become chill here, something stupid has to go and happen and make me question why there's such a lack of common sense here.

Medical care is great during business hours, but God help you outside of those times. Eff they're so incompetent here sometimes!!!


It's not only Korean that this happens. First of all, a doctor isn't qualified to insert a temporary filling. Did you ever think about the legality for them if they preformed such a thing? Secondly, I've been to an after hours emergency room in America twice and their service was very sub-par as well.
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optik404



Joined: 24 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why would a doctor know how to put in a filling?
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Scorpion



Joined: 15 Apr 2012

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And what does this thread have to do with the Olympics????
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mayorhaggar



Joined: 01 Jan 2013

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who's Your Daddy? wrote:
Funny. You got to laugh, because it's true, but there's nothing you can do about it. At least the taxes are low and the women are pretty.


Sure if 1980's fashion and vampire death pallor makeup overuse are your thing.
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cabeza



Joined: 29 Sep 2012

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When he says put a filling in, (i assume) he doesn't mean the a&e doctor getting the drill out and doing some dentistry.
He means they fill the hole, usually with some sort of pain killer or anti-inflam stuff, and a temporary gum cement substance. Usually it's good for about 48-72 hours until you can get to a real dentist. It reduces the pain and stops food and other crap getting in there.

I would have thought any 24 hour hospital would have that stuff on hand. I would be as surprised/annoyed as the OP if they didn't. I've seen temp filling kits sold in a pharmacy.
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nicwr2002



Joined: 17 Aug 2011

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just pop about 4 Ibuprofen and you'll be okay.
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byrddogs



Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nicwr2002 wrote:
Just pop about 4 Ibuprofen and you'll be okay.


Would that really subdue that kind of pain?
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byrddogs



Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

optik404 wrote:
Why would a doctor know how to put in a filling?


Good question. I think cabeza answered it, maybe. Do you understand? I sort of do.
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nicwr2002



Joined: 17 Aug 2011

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

byrddogs wrote:
nicwr2002 wrote:
Just pop about 4 Ibuprofen and you'll be okay.


Would that really subdue that kind of pain?


For me it would. I had a difficukt wisdom tooth extraction and was not prescribe any meds for pain. All I had was Ibuprofen to dampe ed the pain.
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byrddogs



Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nicwr2002 wrote:
byrddogs wrote:
nicwr2002 wrote:
Just pop about 4 Ibuprofen and you'll be okay.


Would that really subdue that kind of pain?


For me it would. I had a difficukt wisdom tooth extraction and was not prescribe any meds for pain. All I had was Ibuprofen to dampe ed the pain.


Are you on those meds now? Lol

J/k..I guess it comes down to threshold of pain. I could get by with a little ibuprofen, but I wouldn't be opposed to a stronger scrip either.
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nicwr2002



Joined: 17 Aug 2011

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

byrddogs wrote:
nicwr2002 wrote:
byrddogs wrote:
nicwr2002 wrote:
Just pop about 4 Ibuprofen and you'll be okay.


Would that really subdue that kind of pain?


For me it would. I had a difficukt wisdom tooth extraction and was not prescribe any meds for pain. All I had was Ibuprofen to dampe ed the pain.


Are you on those meds now? Lol

J/k..I guess it comes down to threshold of pain. I could get by with a little ibuprofen, but I wouldn't be opposed to a stronger scrip either.


My fat fingers on my phone and laziness to fix typos. lol
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Old Painless



Joined: 01 Jan 2014

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought of this

http://imageshack.com/a/img203/5467/syvb.jpg
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