Pre-op appointment

On July 7th, I returned to the hospital to make sure my body could withstand the surgery scheduled for the next month.

As instructed, I called Ji-yeong as soon as I entered the hospital.

I cannot describe in words how happy she was to see me again!

Happily she pulled me around the hospital for the next hour and a half. I had to give a blood and urine sample, my height and weight were recorded, they checked my blood pressure, took x-rays of my chest, and finally performed an EKG. I didn't have to wait for ANY of the procedures...going back to the Canadian health care system is going to be difficult after that!

Throughout this whole experience, Ji-yeong introduced me to the rest of the staff as if I were her best friend. She treated me like I was her best friend too! I can't believe she took so much time away from her job just to help me out. She is super nice!

The conclusions of this appointment are as follows:

-I am definitely scheduled for the 5th of August BUT
-I have to check in at 4pm on August 4th.
-I will be staying for a week in the hospital (in Canada, it's a four-hour stay!)
-And the whole thing will cost me roughly $600CDN (it's free in Canada, but like I said in my previous entry, I couldn't get it done there due to the waiting times).
-And I'm either having a razer or a lazer tonsillectomy. (Korean people aren't so good at differentiating between 'r's and 'l's)