I’d like to say a coconut fell on my toe, or even that it got run over by a rickshaw, but sadly I just stubbed it really, really hard. I was falling down some stairs and I landed on my toe.
I elevated it on some pillows and took a Tylenol. Then a member of the hotel staff came with some ice water. My dad then asked if we could call a doctor because he was worried that I may have broken it. Our hotel called a taxi and the taxi whisked us off to the hospital. I was in a ton of pain and I sort of felt like ‘Here we go, off to the hospital for one of my countless injuries’.
Consultation Room
When we arrived, we went to a waiting room. My dad and I waited but we were confused if we should stay and pay a lot of money. We decided to stay because of the fact that we still weren’t sure if I had broken it or not. We went to a room with a sign on the doorway that said International Consultation. We waited some more and then a doctor appeared. We told him I was taking Tylenol. He didn’t know quite what that meant but we finally figured it out.
X-Ray room
After that, we went to a X-ray room where another doctor positioned my foot and took 2 X-rays. Then we waited for awhile while they printed out our X-rays. It took a long time because the X-ray was not digital. It was using film, which takes some time to develop. Then someone asked us to go back into the International Consultation room. There a doctor looked at the X-rays and decided it was not broken. Then we left the room and paid 2,500,000 dong. It sounded the most expensive visit to the doctor ever! Then we headed out. I was glad I had the X-ray done.
Swelling Toe
Ouch!
How many dollars is 2,5000,000 dong? Glad it wasn’t serious!
125$
My wish is that none of you have to see the inside of a hospital for the rest of the trip.
Your toe looked HUGE, Enzo. Glad it’s over.
Sorry, Omi. Knowing my luck, I’ll see a Thai doctor.
Yes, how much money is that? Crazy looking toe!! Hope it is better now!
Thanks! It never hurts anymore except for when someone steps on it! 🙂
Wow, that is an adventure. Glad it was only your toe, imagine if you had to try and explain something internal to a doctor without a common language. I figure, you got the hospital visit out of the way, take it easy for a few days and be careful on the stairs.
I will always go slow on stairs for the rest of my life!
That is one painful looking toe! Glad to see that you’re doing so well on it now though. Had a great time at dinner – thanks for all the stories! Sorry to keep my post short and sweet – here’s a joke to make it worth it (of maybe not because it’s pretty terrible)
What do pigs put on sore toes?
– Oinkment
Okay, so I have a riddle. Don’t hesitate to send me emails.
There was a cabin in the woods. There was two people in it. They were both dead. How did they die?