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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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 Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: Please help! medical emergency! |
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Last night I spent 5 hours at Yonsei Univ hospital. The doctors could not find out what is wrong with me. I think I need to see a GI doctor because I am having problems with my stomach. Can anyone recommend a good doctor that speaks some English? I also do not have health insurance at the time.
Should I go back to the hospital and try to see a GI doctor there? Will it be as much as I paid last night (500,000 won)? |
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kreitler7
Joined: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a G.I. clinic in central Seoul. It is called SOK Clinic. The G.I. specialist is Kim Young Sun. Phone them at 02-963-1075. He can speak English but the receptionists can't. You will need a Korean friend to help you set up an appointment. Hope this helps. Get well soon. |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Hope you are doing okay. Were you able to find out what the problem is? Up-dates when you feel better. |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:19 am Post subject: |
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update:
I went into work on Monday, and talked to my director. Her husband is a doctor, so she called him and he recommended a doctor to me. I went there today (Tuesday), and got looked at. He and his staff were so nice, and although he did not speak much English, between me speaking the Korean I knew and him speaking the little English he knew, there was communication. I have to go back when I am feeling a little bit better, and I basically have a GI tract problem, just a temporary problem. I have been feeling better as the day is progressing, so hopefully I will feel better in a few days. If anyone is interested in seeing him, PM me for info. He was wonderful. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Why was it so expensive for your first visit? |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Why was it so expensive for your first visit? |
At the hospital? I don't know. I have not been paying for my insurance lately because I haven't been using it (figures), so maybe that's why. The doctor told me " Because you are a foreigner, you pay 3x the amount that Koreans do." |
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