Caution: Overshare ahead
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009Today was pretty awful. I spent basically the entire day dealing with the Swedish medical system. They were mostly nice, but it was incredibly draining trying to navigate an unfamiliar system when I’m sick. Also, it was expensive because I’m not Swedish.
First, I went to the main hospital because that seemed like the easiest place to start. I took a number and waited for about an hour at the ER, only to be told that in Sweden the ER is exclusively for serious emergencies. They told me I needed to go over to this “Vardcentralen Eden” which is some sort of clinic or doctors’ office. I didn’t know how to get there, and they told me there was no good bus line, so I took a cab, which felt like an inexcusable luxury.
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