So, hopefully this will be my last blogpost about hospitals in a looong time..

I broke the collar bone in my right shoulder while surfing in Bali this spring break, and since the part of the bone that broke was close to the joint the doctor told me that a surgery was necessary in order to stabilize the shoulder. To make a long story short, I ended up with a metal plate screwed to my shoulder, which has been bothering me for almost four months now. As I previously wrote, I had the chance to get another surgery here in Japan in order to get the plate removed, and last weekend I checked into the clinic where I've been going to rehabilitation since I came back to Japan.

I have to say that beside the long hours of waiting everything went really well (to be honest, the long hours were mostly spent studying so it didn't really vary that much from my normal days..).
I also had a dvd of the drama called "1 litre of tears" (1リトルの涙) with me, which I bought last year in Taiwan. Yeah, I've been busy..
I have to say that although it was a great drama I'm not sure if I would recommend it for those of you who needs entertainment while in hospital.. x)

Last but not least, I had some great friends who came visiting me, which of course made the stay a lot better.

I guess the whole point with this blogpost just was to let everybody know that the surgery went fine, and that I'm ready for some hardcore rehabilitation from now on. I miss doing sports x)...
And for those who wonders; Japanese hospitals are great x) especially the food. さすが

..My landlord even came by with a grapefruit!

Lastly, some pictures from my weekend in hospital:

Some of my friends brought me cookies and other snack^^

And this is.. My one and only souvenir from Bali ><

Japanese hospital food.. Yummy:)

Some of my readers out there might already know the story about how I broke my shoulder when I was surfing in Bali during spring break. Since the collar bone broke close to the joint I had to go through surgery, and now I have a pretty big metal plate in my shoulder..

I have been going to rehabilitation twice a week ever since, but I still cannot lift my arm more than 70 degrees, even though it has been almost four months. The latest x-rays showed that the bone in my shoulder finally has healed, and the doctor recommended me having a new surgery as soon as possible in order to get rid of the metal plate.

Apparently they don't use this method in Japan anymore, and my physiotherapist didn't really understand why I wasn't able to lift my arm. However, my doctor suggested that the size and form of the plate is hindering my range of movement, and that I probably won't be able to lift my arm again if I don't have another surgery. Even though the bone in the shoulder has healed, it seems that the pain gets stronger every day I wake up in the morning, so I'm actually really looking forward to getting this over with!

I'm going to stay in hospital at least for four days, and I fear that it'll be rather boring..The thing is, when it comes to a Japanese hospital (or perhaps its just mine?), they do have quite a lot of strict rules one has to be aware of. Some of the rules are;
・携帯電話（メールも含む）は医院ではしようしないで下さい。
・外部からの電話は緊急時以外は取り次ぎいたしません。
・外出・外泊は院長の許可を受けて下さい。

This will be my new home for the next four days..

It has been a month since I broke my shoulder while surfing in Bali, and although my arm is much better it is still a long way to go until I can fully recover from the accident.
After returning to Japan I spent almost two weeks living with Yuma's family in Kobe, and that really helped me a lot. I know it would have been very tough to live by myself during the first weeks after the accident, and I'm very glad and thankful for all the help I received from Yuma and his parents.
We went a couple of times to a local clinic in Kobe where the doctor did some check-ups to make sure that everything was like it should.

なか整形外科医院

After returning to Kyoto I have been going twice a week to a clinic called Naka Orthopaedic Clinic (なか整形外科医院) not too far from my school. Here I'm basically doing easy exercise with my arm, and they have trained staff who helps me increase my mobility. I'm improving a little bit at a time, although I still can't lift my arm 90 degrees it is still getting better day by day. Naturally there are some things that one usually takes for granted, such as styling one's hair or put on nice clothes, that really has turned out to be a challenge for me in these past weeks. I can't even do a ponytail, since I can't reach the back of my head, and I need zippers or buttons to be able to put on a sweater. It's almost a bit comical..
I do also feel that the plate in my shoulder somewhat blocks my movements, although this might be a mental block rather than a physical one.. As soon as the bone in my shoulder has completely healed (which will take between 3-4 months) I hope that I can have another surgery to get the metal plate inside my shoulder removed.
For now all I can do is to let the time do it's job, and keep on doing easy exercises every day. 頑張らないと！

The exercise room in the clinic I go to for rehabilitation. Both pictures in this post are taken from their website