Well my good news is that I do not have pneumonia! Yay! A cold I had (now whether this was the nasty hacking thing I had two weeks ago or the sore throat from last week or both is up for debate) irritated my asthma to the point where I had to go visit the hospital today because it felt like pneumonia. Not being able to breathe properly sucks.
Luckily Keith was able to come with me and translate so things went very easily. We waited for 1 1/2 hours and watched Keroro Gunso on Keith's PDA. Then a doctor listened to my lungs, I had a chest x-ray taken, and they put me on some air pump thing where I breathed in medicine to clear up my lungs for about 5-10 minutes. After another shorter wait they took my monies and gave me two days worth of powdered medicine.
I did notice that the doctor's computer console had English for words like heart and lungs and although he spoke no English he typed things like wheeze and no (heart) murmur. I thought that was pretty strange. Also I got a card that contains all of my information at that hospital so next time I need to go I can just present my card! How awesome :D
When all was said and done we went to Yumiko's mom's house and I got to meet her mom and see her sister and niece again! Her mom is such a sweetie and fed me food that's good for sick people like tea and umeboshi (sour, sour dried plums). I also got to meet her mom's three cats and dog. And Yumiko cut my hair for me! (She was a full-time hairdresser before she started teaching school) I'm so happy! She layered it and shaped it around my face. And all because I helped her learn to knit. She's such a sweetie!
And I just realized that tomorrow is going to be the last time I see half of my Nishi Elementary students until the New Year. That's really disturbing!
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I'm so glad you went to the hospital and are feeling better :3
How about a pic of the new haircut? Please?
Awww *hugs* I'm glad you're feeling better hun. We (well me and a few of us here) were a little worried with no update for so long. *hugs* it sucks that you're not doin' well now though. And yeah I gotta agree with your dad! PIC PLEASE! :) hehe, how else will I recognize you next year? hehe (if I get to go) :P hehe, oh and is there anything that you're really missin' right now. I'm gettin' together a box to send you for christimas. Sorry, I postponed the sending of the Tim's. I did send you a reallllllllllllly belated bday gift. I saw it and was like "HEATHER!" I hope you still like Dragons. :) Hollie said that sometimes you crave Sesame snaps? Would you like some sent? Anything else, just let me know and I'll see what I can do, okay? :) - MCG
Oh also, I don't know if it'll work for you, but Ami-sensei gave me some Ginger last year when I had a cold and it cleared it up almost right away. I know they sell ginger candy in Japan cause that's what she gave me and it helped. So if you can get some, that's totally what I recommend :) - MCG
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