Korean Visa Medical Test

I just returned from my visit to Aju University Hospital. The hospital visit took about an hour. I felt like I was on an assembly line. I visited 6 or 7 different rooms and everything was super rushed Blood Pressure-Height/Weight-Urine Test- Blood Test- Eye Test- Hearing Test-Chest X-Ray-Dental Exam-and finally one more blood pressure test. Each of these tests was conducted in a different room. The doctor or handler was great. She took me to each room and told me what they were going to do and then explained the results. I have to wait a week before I get my results. We have to wait on the blood and urine test. She told me that my blood pressure was running a little high and that I should not eat much salty food. She wanted to know if I used a lot of salt on my food. I told her that I eat a lot of 김Kim with my rice and she got a big kick out of that. All of the Koreans at the hospital got to wear these pink or blue hospital suits. Luckily, I didn't have to wear one. Maybe they did not have my size. They had to do my chest X-Ray in two parts. They had some great laughs about this. The doctor even said "Jason, you are not fat, but you are ......." I finished her statement "Big." The bad news was the blood pressure and the good news was that I have lost about 7KG since coming back to Korea. That is a little over 15 pounds. I don't know what Korean food does to my system, but the weight sure does come off fast. In about two weeks, I will finally have my ARC card and that will be relief. It has almost been a year since I have had one. After all the drama of last year with the job situation, it will be nice to get back to a normal existence in Korea! I was worried about the new regulations and wasn't sure what to expect at the hospital, but everything seems to be going smoothly.