I was impressed by the clinic. The staff was very friendly (they even spoke English...but I don't need it...) and, of course, I was relieved because Dr. Fujimaki is aJuntendoMedical School graduate.
His clinic was very nice, clean, and speedy. The staff even asked me if I wanted to fill out the new patient form in English (that makes me think they have a lot of foreign patients.)
Dr. Fujimaki impressed me. As typical of Juntendo doctors, he took an X-ray, and I was surprised by his ability to determine my condition by looking at it. His diagnosis was not "Hay Fever" but rathersinusitis. He prescribed me medicine for that, and much to my surprise again, I was out of the clinic in less than 45 minutes! Also, the charge was only about 1,700 yen, which is a bargain compared to other ENT doctors who will easily charge more than 3,000 yen for a first visit.
I've had many bad experiences with ENT doctors in Japan, and it seems that most of them aren't very good at what they do, or they just want patients to keep coming back every week to check on how you're doing so that they can get more points and more money fromNational Health Insurance.
One of the best ENT doctors I've seen in Japan isDr. Miyoshiin Sendai. However, it seems that when I came to Tokyo, even mentioning the name "Miyoshi" made most ENT doctors dislike me as a patient. I wondered why? I thought that Dr. Miyoshi's treatment was very effective, and when I went to an ENT doctor in Tokyo, he told me "Miyoshi thinks every day is Christmas..." What is that supposed to mean? So, it seemed like mentioning the name "Miyoshi" was poison, so I just stopped.
I wonder why this situation exists in the Japanese ENT world?