Visiting a Doctor

Warning: Parts of the following may fall under the heading too much info.

I've been pretty lucky thus far having stayed away from being sick in Korea for 9 and a half months. Well, other then the alcohol induced sicknesses that is. But that streak unfortunately did not last my whole stay here. Saturday evening I had to sit on the toilet and it was not solid like normal.

I was fine afterward, spent the night watching a movie...no big deal. Got home from the movie and it all hit me. I was sitting on the toilet at least once every hour. Not very helpful for sleep. It continued on through Sunday. I had to leave my Sunday, holiday, drinking expedites in order to deal with the constant bowel movements.

Monday spelled the same such disaster and began to get me worried. When it was still happening Tuesday morning when I woke up I called my boss and told him what was up. He decided it would be best for him to take me to the doctor.

I met my boss at my school and I think he saw a little of the real English language. I forgot to bring my medical card, and frustrated mumbled "fuck I should have remembered that." I'm pretty sure he heard me and he kind of chuckled.

At the doctors, I was asked some questions, translated by my boss. He told me I shouldn't drink anything cold or eat anything fatty and then I seemed to be on my way...or so I thought. I walk past a curtain and my boss tells me I am supposed to go in there for a shot. I get a shot in the ass, and walk awkwardly down the stairs with him. We go to the drug store where the doctor prescribed some sort of jelly stuff for me to eat one hour before a meal and pills to take after each meal. Sounds a little excessive, no?

After that my boss takes me to a place that sells jook. He told me jook is like ground up rice and should give me energy while not upsetting my stomach. Along the way I saw a foreign friend of mine and he asked hows it going to which I inherently replied 'pretty good you.' My boss looks at me and says "You are not good." I explained that its pretty common to just answer like that regardless, especially when its as you pass.

At the jook place my boss orders a couple different orders for me and when I see them pour this stuff into the bowl it makes me gag. Really not looking forward to trying that, it is sitting in my fridge right now and I'm not so sure I will try it. It's not supposed to upset my stomach but I am not so sure due to my overly sensitive taste buds.

My final synopses on the whole situation is that I should have sucked it up and found myself a diaper.