And then I found out I'd be in a Japanese hospital for two weeks

Last time I wrote I wrote about not knowing my immediate future and whether or not I would get surgery here in Japan. Well the past 12 hours have cleared that up. Within the past 12 hours I have discovered that I am now scheduled for surgery on May 1 (that's Friday...it's Tuesday night here), I have a rare disease that affects one out of a million people (Dysplasia Epiphysealis Hemimelica) and that I should expect to spend half of May in a Japanese hospital taking drugs from people with whom I have no means to communicate (other than charades).

Oh and if I don't want to pay any rent for May (you know, when I'm spending all my time in a Japanese hospital) I have to have all my stuff out and packed before I go to the hospital. Only problem is that I go to the hospital Thursday morning. Wednesday night I have a team banquet, and Wednesday during the day I hope to go to Kyoto to get some books for my medically-induced Japanese immersion tour. I also have to go the eye doctor and get some contacts.

So I went from having no responsibilities to suddenly having too much to do. Good thing I thought ahead and packed up a bunch of stuff on Monday! Oh wait. No I didn't do that.

So it's entirely possible this is my last post for a while. I may have time to write one more quick one. But be warned, the next post may be all in kanji. I hope I don't lose my English when I'm in the hospital!