Hospital Experience

So as many of you have seen on Facebook, I took a tumble late last week and cracked my radial head (a bone in the elbow). It has recently been unseasonably rainy and I slipped in the lobby in the lobby of our apartment building. Friday night I made it through a dinner (with Ryan cutting my food). 

On Saturday Ryan and I took a trip to one of the local hospitals to get me checked out. We were immediately impressed with the efficiency of the ER department. We were in and out of meeting the doctor within 30 minutes, had x-rays taken and back down to the ER within another 30 minutes and out of the door with a diagnosis, medications and a fashionable sling in another 15 minutes. Not only were they fast, but it was also a very nice facility. The radiology department reminded us of the inside of a space ship and the techs even had coordinating scrubs with the decor. 

The radiology department

Monday I was impressed again with the hospital when I was able to schedule an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon the day of. The surgeon ordered a protective elbow brace so that my arm didn't move around too much in busy crowds and with traveling, causing the fracture to deepen. I was taken back to the orthotist's office as he made my custom brace in 30 minutes. 

Got to take my x-ray home!

My lovely elbow brace

The whole experience with the hospital system here was great. I was treated efficiently, thoroughly and by great staff members. It may not be exactly how the same diagnosis would have been treated in the states but at least I received treatment. I'm on the road to recovery now and looking forward to being back in the states in a few weeks!