Going to the doctor in Japan

Tomorrow I'm going to take the day off and head into the city to seek out an English speaking doctor.

I got sick back in February with trouble breathing/sore lungs/coughing. At the time I went to two doctors and spent a day in hospital (had 2 chest x-rays) and they just told me 'oh you're a bit anemic' and 'the cartilage in your ribs might be inflamed.' at the time, I was told 'oh it will clear up in no time, whatever it is, until then take some ibuprofen.'

It didn't clear up and I've suffered through 10 months since then... I kind of felt like 'If nobody can help me all I can do is not complain about it and just hope it goes away on its own...' I mean, I went to two doctors and spent a day in hospital. I don't know what else I could have done back then. I also got a clean bill of health for my medical to come here. ('Oh it's probably just a lingering cold').

But I really can't do it anymore. I haven't been able to take a deep breath in almost 10 months. My chest aches all the time, I have no energy, I feel awful all the time.

Add that to the stress of coming here, and doing this stressful job (working in a foreign language) and I just really can't put up with it anymore. At best, it's a daily annoyance, at worst (like when the weather is cold/I catch a cold) I have to fight for every breath.

After the debacle with Inaka Dentist (Ina-den?), I've decided to go to an English speaking doctor (I hope they really do speak English, not just claim to...) I'm going to ask for asthma testing.

Hope they can help me. I'll report on my first ever Japanese doctor experience tomorrow... wish me luck please.