It's How Much?

We have officially had our first medical experience in Japan. I had to take Christopher to the doctor because he had a horrible cough that was just getting worse and he seemed to be sucking on an inhaler about every hour.

Here is a synopsis of our dr visit
Left the house at 4:05.
Arrived at dr office: 4:20
Saw dr: 4:27
Paid bill and left with 4 medicines (not a prescription but medicine in hand): 4:50
Arrived home: 5:10

Diagnosis: Bronchitis

Total cost: ¥5,000 ($55.86)

Yes you saw that right. All this:

For a mere $55.86. (and we don't even have any Japanese cheap health insurance) And it only took an hour... amazing.

She may need what?

Today Samantha and Chris had their physicals for the move. Here is a run down of how they went.

1. Drag kids to the car. They think mom is secretly taking them to the mean lady who will inject more Japanese Encephalitis or hepatitis vaccine into them.
   
2. Sit in waiting room for a surprisingly short amount of time.
   
3. First up, eye exams. Chris passes with flying colors. Sami however does not. We get to meet a Pediatric Ophthalmologist next Wednesday to find out if Sam really has 20/50 vision and needs glasses.
   
4. Both kids hop on the scale for weight and height. Chris is very quickly going to pass Emily in the weight department. Sami is going to be labeled as Miss Jolly Green Giant and may have a future career in basketball. She is at 90 percent for height. Yikes.
5. Doctor comes into room. About falls out of chair when learning about the move.
   
6. Doctor lectures children on behaving for mom and importance of not fighting with each other. (All while kids poke each other)
7. Doctor performs exams. Confirms Sam is a girl and Chris is a boy and then launches into puberty in boys, which makes mom quickly goes to her happy place dreaming of wholesale fashion jewelry and pays no attention.
   
8. Doctor gives instructions on how to pee in a cup. Kids think it is funny. Mom does not find it funny as she prays her 5 year old hits the cup and not her mom's hands.
9. Both kids giggle and compare pee cups as they turn in samples.
10. Mom quickly exits and retreats back to her happy place as she thinks about a physical exam for an almost 13 year old girl on Thursday.