Finding Dr. Loh!

Chiropractors...hmmm. Are they worth it? :) So, I haven't had a proper back adjustment for a really long time now. The aches, knots, and pain were finally getting to me. Since this country has medical discipline similar to the States, I really never had a concern, well, that is until the lack of communication in another country comes into play. Simple visit to the doctor? Never - nothing is just as simple as that - not even going to Tesco (the Walmart here - a real life-saver).

So, I finally find the place I'm looking for and actually get into a spot that is the proper size for my car (which is unusual). A good beginning... I go into the hospital where the doctor is (here I was told that the doctor who is in charge of physiotherapy can give adjustments). Things are fine, until I ask the information desk where Dr. Loh's office is. "Just use the elevator right here," the lady says to me. Ok, hmmm, which floor - oh, in the back of my mind I do remember that the lady who set up the appointment for me said the 4th floor. Well, as I walk down the hospital room lined hallway, I decide that there is something terribly wrong. This doesn't look like it has anything to do with physiotherapy, or Dr. Loh.

Luckily, I find a nurses station, and attempt to ask for help and assistance in finding Dr. Loh. After much laughing and blank "and-I'm-supposed-to-help-you?" stares, one nurse kindly escorts me to the physiotherapy place - back down the elevator to another part of the hospital. Physiotherapy...hmmm...no one is there and the lights are dark. Finally someone comes in and questions me as to why I'm there. I tell them "I have an appointment with Dr. Loh." "Dr. Loh?" they say. "It's 'Dr. Loh,' not 'Dr. Loh.'" Ok, it all sounds the same to me, but I'll try to change something about how I'm saying it.

Thirty minutes later in the middle of someone telling me how bad my posture is and different excersizes to correct back problems I ask again - "where is Dr. Loh? I have an appointment with Dr. Loh." After a puzzled look from that person, they send me down to yet another part of the hospital and tell me to check in at the registration area - but not until they give me a pricey bill for physio. Apparently, I hadn't found Dr. Loh, but I did get physio that I didn't need - and I had to pay for it.

The lady at the registration area asked me who I was going to see and after being corrected in my pronunciation of Dr. Loh about 5 or 6 more times (and wanting to scream my head off at the whole situation) she checked me in, about 1 hour after the proper check-in time for the appointment.

Finally, Dr. Loh's office - could it really be? I had come so far, most of the day gone from the confusion in the hospital. Wow, I even made it to where I was actually sitting in front of Dr. Loh. Then he told me - "I don't give back adjustments, you'll have to go to a chiropractor." Oh, but I did have to pay for that appointment too? Ahh, yes I did. A whole day gone, but what did I get? A headache, a desire for the United States, a pricy bill, stress, and.... really good appointment with a chiropractor. Moral of the story? If it's a chiropractor you want, don't ever, EVER, try going somewhere else. Oh, and, patience, patience, patience!