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Before I begin writing, I’d like to say that I’m NOT in any immediate danger or serious pain.

Last night I came down with a very high fever. This was not the first time I got a high fever. It seems like I would always get them at then end of a week work. I’ve gone to a private practice in the building my school is in (twice), but since I had a cold, I think I was misdiagnosed. So this Friday I felt very weak and tired, so I thought I’d stay in and make sure I get rest. Then Saturday I felt a little better and did some errands, but in the late afternoon I started to get hot. So I went to lay down, but nothing would help. I was burning up and the Tylenol that I took wasn’t helping. So I decided to text my friend from work who went to the hospital last week because a kidney infection. Plus her husband is a doctor, so I thought I ask her what she though. She was very helpful and told me to go the ER in Seo-hyun. But it took me a little bit to find inspiration to make the trek to a hospital in a foreign country. After weighting the options I got up and went. The main reason I went, is because I knew there was something wrong that water and rest couldn’t cure me or at least in a reasonable time. I’d say the hardest part of the whole night was taking a taxis to and from the hospital. Korea got it’s first day of snow last night, so it make things a little more difficult. Going to the ER was quite an experience. It’s not something you normally do on a Saturday night. I just thought it was interesting to compare and contrast how things work from what I’ve experienced when I worked at St. Joseph. Eventhough I didn’t work in the ER, I made visits quite frequently to bring medication. This is a generalization, but if you ever want to meet great people, go out with people who work in the ER. They really know how to handle stress and stay upbeat. Anyway, I found that a Korean ER is pretty much the same as an American ER. The only big difference is the patients. Nobody had stab wounds or head trauma. It was just some minor conditions. The guy next to me just drank too much and had high blood pressure. It was also a very calm and quiet. Nobody was screaming for medication or moaning about pain. I can remember some crazy nights in the ER at St. Joe. So I explained my symptoms to the doctor and started the basic checks (blood pressure, body temperature, allergies, etc..). Then more tests which was good because I wanted pinpoint what I had and not speculate. Everything took about 2 hours and the results from my preliminary tests show that I have a bacterial infection in my left lung (pneumonia). I’m going back tomorrow to get the results from the blood work which will confirm it or anything else. I was also given prescriptions for a couple days which is antibiotics and Tylenol ER. Today the medication is working well and it’s good to know that I have an idea what’s wrong with me. Eventhough pneumonia is a serious condition, I feel that my case is a minor one and with antibiotics I should be fine. Plus I think my cold is more annoying then anything else. I’ll try to update after I get my blood work back.