Friday, August 14, 2015

Doctors

The year 2015 is special in terms of medical encounters.I have seen quite a number of doctors to treat my various ailments.Most of them were seen at the insistence of my dear wife who would happily recommend to see various doctors.
Other than my cardiologist whom I have been seeing for the past ten years I have also seen the following :
1.Dr. Ernest who did the operation to change my pacer battery.He is in his forties and quite an efficient surgeon.He did the operation in less than 40 minutes and I had only to stay one day in the hospital.
2,Dr.Shamila , kidney specialist.I know her from the time she was a little girl and in the same school as the twins.She saw me to make sure that my kidneys are in good condition with all the medication I am taking.
3. Dr.Ainon from Sime Darby Hospital.She treated me when my sugar level suddenly shot up and did my blood tests and etc. She was my doctor for three days when I was hospitalized and she managed to get my sugar level down.
4.Dr.Ong , bone specialist son of an old friend whom I consulted for my back problem.
5. Dr. Nadarajah an endocrinologist whom I saw recently to check my diabetes.
6. Chinese Sinseh A who treated my back problem .
7. Chinese Sinseh B who did acupuncture on me for 6 times .No result or improvement.
8.Chinese Sinseh C who did a bit of bone stretching and biometric treatment plus acupuncture.
Seeing 8 doctors within the year has made me summarize :
a) no two doctors will diagnose the problem similarly.
b) doctors will try to get you to undergo all sorts of treatment so they can make more money out of you.
c) they will ensure that you keep coming back to see them.
d) they will use you as a guinea pig to ascertain their diagnosis and the treatment which they prescribe.
e) most doctors seem to have forgotten that they are doctors basically to treat sick people and save lives.
This experiences have made me lose a bit of my faith and trust in doctors.