okey, saja nak share this n blog it so that i will remember n as a reminder to why i took up medicine. ;)
anyways, i received a text msg from a patient's relative tgh malam semalam. i read it sambil mamai2. so lupa laa nak reply. then later today she text me again. terharu.. somebody who barely knows me saja2 text to say hi n wish me luck for the coming exams.
so, this lady is the daughter in law of one of my patient in the urology ward, elective admission for prostate operation (the TURB). ade language barrier as the dad dont speak much english or malay. n i dont speak tamil. hihi. so this lady laa jadi translater. getting the history semua lah. then address their concerns pasal nape nak kene admit 2 days earlier than the operation date. so i asked her again, what did the housement said. after that explain lah semula nape nak kena masuk awal n all.. then only diorg lega sikit.
hmmm.... but couldnt blame the housement tho sbb tak explain betul2... there's nearly 10 new admissions yg dia nak kene settlekan that morning plus nak monitor the progression of the existing patients, then nak kena rush pergi out-patient pulak. clerking as medical student n housement lain.. jadi medical student boleh lah take ur own sweet time asking about everything n addressing the concern if possible. u get to choose which patient nak clerk. tp bila dah H.O semua org espect awak buat kerja dgn pantas n perfect. huhuhu...
back to this patient, i mean the daughter in law, siap boleh cerita pasal dia tak puas hati ngan the services yg diorg dapat in one of the private hospital. then saya korek2 jugak pasal the medical fee. gila mahal!! mmg laa goverment hospital nie highly subsidised. n nasib baik jugak. if not, tak tau macam mana org2 yg tak mampu tu nak dpt a decent medical service. (itu pon ade org yg tak tau nak berterima kasih...)
so after getting all the infos i need masa dah nak berterima kasih n all she ask for my fon no. so bagi je lah. she seems like a nice person anyway. hehe.
n after a month or so, hari nie she text. terharu. n rasa dihargai. haha.. now i understand what my paeds prof meant. bila dia ckp, the best feelings is when, somebody approach u n thank you for what u did (read: treating them or their family members). okey, i did not treat this uncle. just take a history je. :p
hmmm... i think i remembered now why i wanted to be a doctor.
To strive in the pursuit of knowledge, and harnessing it for the benefit but not the harm of Mankind
oleh itu, skrg dah dapat semangat nak study balik. hihihi. partly sebab dah cukup 2 hari rest. Dua hari tau! n partly sbb terharu ngan text dari patient itu.
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