Comments on: Going to the hospital in Taiwan http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2008/11/24/going-to-the-hospital-in-taiwan/ An American expatriate shares his thoughts on life, language, food, and culture in Taiwan. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thinking of leaving US http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2008/11/24/going-to-the-hospital-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-19649 Thinking of leaving US Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:50:54 +0000 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/?p=108#comment-19649 Thanks for sharing your experience. Healthcare in America is broken. It is a shame that the most powerful country in the world can not treat it's citizens with kindness and humanity when they are sick. Thanks for sharing your experience. Healthcare in America is broken. It is a shame that the most powerful country in the world can not treat it’s citizens with kindness and humanity when they are sick.

]]> By: admin http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2008/11/24/going-to-the-hospital-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-44 admin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:54:16 +0000 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/?p=108#comment-44 I thought everyone knew that already. Last year, sometime around Oct./Nov., I slipped when going down a flight of stairs. I ended up falling on my butt, causing quite a bit of pain. After about a week or so I finally went to the hospital and had X-Rays. They didn't find anything, but they figured I had a slight fracture to my coccyx, which is the small "tail" on the end of the spine. Miss Expatriate's dad procured some scooter tire innertubes for me, which worked great as butt donuts. After using those for a few months, my butt was all better and I could sit, stand, and walk without any pain. I pity the poor fools who fracture/break their coccyx. That is not a fun time. I thought everyone knew that already. Last year, sometime around Oct./Nov., I slipped when going down a flight of stairs. I ended up falling on my butt, causing quite a bit of pain. After about a week or so I finally went to the hospital and had X-Rays. They didn’t find anything, but they figured I had a slight fracture to my coccyx, which is the small “tail” on the end of the spine. Miss Expatriate’s dad procured some scooter tire innertubes for me, which worked great as butt donuts. After using those for a few months, my butt was all better and I could sit, stand, and walk without any pain.

I pity the poor fools who fracture/break their coccyx. That is not a fun time.

]]> By: Karyn http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2008/11/24/going-to-the-hospital-in-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Karyn Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:20:50 +0000 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/?p=108#comment-43 when/how did you break your butt bone? when/how did you break your butt bone?

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