Going to the doctor

I've had a lovely urinary infection all week (should I really be blogging about this?). I've drank so much cranberry juice it's crazy! I even got these Cymalon sachets you're meant to drink 3 times a day, don't think we have anything like that in Sweden. Anyway, that didn't help either.

I decided to stay at home today so I could go to the doctor. I was sort of expecting it to be a hassle but it wasn't at all! I just called the doctor's surgery Andy goes to and they gave me an appointment withing the hour. All I had to do was fill in a "temprary resident" form since I'm not a resident. I think that entitles me to free health care for up to 3 months and it can be prolonged after that. So I got to see a doctor, explained my symtoms and got a 3 day prescription of antibiotics. And it didn't cost me anything! Well, the antibiotics cost about £7 but that's it.

Don't get me wrong, the health care system in Sweden is really good too (although it does cost about 200kr or something for each visit). I was just expecting more hassle for some reason. This got me thinking about how good it is to experience things like that. Every new thing I do here, even if it is only going to the doctor, is an experience and every time I do something new I learn something new!

I cannot wait for the antibiotics to kick in so I can finally concentrate on Uni stuff!