Funny Hospital and sick leave department

Hi, remember me, I am the same doctor who is enjoying the experience of working in DGH.

Today as always happens here one MI (Madness inducer i.e. Patient) came with his 10 month old son. I examined him and prescribed the required medications, of course after solving his puzzle book (verbal book of questions). Then after 10 minutes he came again and gave me another puzzle book but of somewhat higher level. His puzzles were like this, this baby was admitted 5 days back in this hospital, and he had received antibiotics at that time, so what is the need now? I replied,” No problem, as there is infection, he must be given antibiotics again.” then he asked isn’t it harmful for a 10 month old child to receive antibiotics again. I told him that it is not harmful as far as there is clear indication. But my answer couldn’t quench his thirst so he asked again and again. At last I pat my soul to be patient for some more seconds and said,” Ok, please stop the antibiotic and continue the rest of the medication.” Then he asked me the trickiest question of the day,” If now you are stopping the antibiotic why did you write it at the first instance.” Nice puzzle. I accepted my defeat and couldn’t speak a single word except ‘Sorry’. Then he left the OPD proudly wearing a victorious king’s smile on his face. We should accept now it’s the time of equality and illiterate patients can also have more knowledge than a doctor.

Nearly same incidence happened few months back. One female patient came and complained about pain somewhere. I examined and found nothing. But I prescribed pain killer just to give her some relief. But she couldn’t tolerate my relief so handed over her questionnaire to me, and that was like this:

Her Questions followed by My Answers:
What is the diagnosis? Nothing
Have you found any problem? No, no problem at all
What did you write? Pain Killers
Give me sick leave? No
Please? No
PLEASE? No, please
If there is no problem why did you write medication? !!

And now the main part of the story, nearly after 10 minutes my phone rang reminding me that I had done something wrong again. The same man, with nasal twang was saying,” Doctor, this patient is complaing that you have misbehaved with her. Ok leave that, can you give her sick leave?”

Now I am seriously thinking about opening a sick leave department and I am sure it will be the most overcrowded department of the DGH.

Bye till tomorrow.


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