Never mind that you have no idea where to find an English-speaking doctor. Obviously, this pain is too unbearable to wait out, so you decide to visit the doctor. It suddenly dawns on you, "this must be a bladder infection." Or, to be less crude more technical, a urinary tract infection.
Where did this unimaginable pain come from? You take some drugs and try to find a comfortable position to sit in, even though your bladder feels like it's being crushed by your entire abdominal cavity. So, if you have a problem, you check the references and try one out (a gamble in itself) or drag along someone who can translate for you.īut what about things you might not necessarily need to go to the doctor for? Or, let's suppose one day you wake up and it hurts to pee. Many cities do offer a list of resources for foreign residents, which include English-speaking medical professionals and translators (and I mean actual cities, rather than the small rural towns - I don't know how common English-speaking professionals are in rural areas). In Japan, unless in Tokyo or another large city, finding English-speaking (or any language other than Japanese, for that matter) is a challenge.
Doctor visits and medical issues can be a huge inconvenience in a foreign country, at least, if you can't speak the language.
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