My Week in a Japanese Hospital

So as I was sitting in my hotel room, I realized that I had never made a post about my experience in the Hospital. This was an interesting week. Each day we spent with an interpreter from each ward. Some days we would spend in a few different wards. It was very interesting to see the different wards in the hospital! A few of them looked very similar to what we have back home, but some were very different. I think the parts of the week the really stood out were surgery and physical therapy. Surgery was very eye opening and had a great impact on me. Whether I was a good or bad impact, I am not quite sure. It is definitely something I will remember. Physical therapy/ Rehab stood out mainly because it was the most fun because we go to try out some of the equipment. The best part was when they put on these muscle stimulators on our arms and then every 5 seconds or so the machine would go off and the muscles the patches were over would contract involuntarily moving our hands and arms out of our control. That was good for some laughs. Then we also got a body scan that showed us our percent body fat and muscle content and such. I surprisingly got good results which was nice. On Friday, our last day in Otsu and at the University hospital, our teachers and some of the nurse staff from the hospital took us out for a farewell party. This was a lot of fun! They got us a few small gifts and even paid for our dinners! It was very nice of them and it was a good time!