Hi from Okayama University Hospital, founded 1870
3 mighty vials of blood drawn for 20+ tests
20 min. MRI (spine/shoulders/hips)
12 or so x-rays (same as above)
2 bevs, 1 sweet pajama change, 1 postcard mailed, few rest stops & snacks + admin check in/out
2 1/2 hours all in, awsum service <3
Not only was the MRI quick tech, the staff was exceptionally efficient and machine was as comfortable as they could make it with a solid/soft head brace, leg support and ear covers (on top of my custom moulded earplugs) plus those sweet sweet pajamas that I really wanted {Pro tip: folks with chronic and complex illnesses love love love pajamas, drawers full of pajamas, the perfect pajamas for every feeling and weather}
It was like a obstacle hide and go seek circuit around hospital / each department has own check-in procedure, all quick but different + confirming name and birthdate everywhere of course and doing it all in Japanese & no one batted an eye that I am a weirdo beardo foreigner
Really curious to see the results, I’m at the pain center again on 28th to see results and chart path forward
(but I think the results will be available sooner on one of these apps…)
Swung by (with spectacular wife at the wheel) and picked up kiddo #io from preschool afterwards and then back home shifting into zombie mode
Back at it today with dentist in the afternoon so I’m gonna do some laundry folding and other mellow tasks today
But anyway, this is a beautiful postbox nestled into one of the many lounging areas at the Okayama University Hospital, founded 1870, 100 years before I was born, just waiting for me to show up and become its biggest fan, like I would buy special merch if it was available
The #postcard, featuring a dodgy print of one of several variations of phonetic alphabets (Alpha Bravo, Abel Baker etc.) plus Morse code key patterns, is going to a fella who is already well familiar with these things I suspect yet hopefully he will catch the fact this was scribbled (albeit barely legibly) in between blood draws and MRIs with a great stamp just so I could drop it in this beautiful PostBox at the Hospital
