Just because its a weekend and I havenot blogged for a whole week, yes its a whole week or is it even more; I have to say something. Just so that those of you fond of reading this blog(are there any of you anyway) get something to read.
I have had a tight week with work, books, fatigue, infrequent internet, scarcity of cash just name it. This has inspired my title today( talk of all things working together for good!). I write about anything and every thing but nothing in particular. The more I get cautious about what I blog about the more I throw caution to the wind. I am so sensitive to criticism, especially when someone has really put up their best article or so they think and the readers just critic everything they have written. I read such an article today and surely felt sad on behalf of the writter. By the way, I am talking about a professional writer aka journalist here. Forget about casual writers like "moi". Come to think of it, if I wrote for print media, I would peharps never append my signature or never have my work published. Duh, that sounds daft indeed but who cares. Just my random thoughts.....
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
oh Doctors!
I like doctors. Infact i should have been a doc myself except that blood freaks me out. Doctors know alot of stuff and especially scary stuff. They never prepare you for bad news, they just give it to you as it is.
Yesterday I felt like I had malaria ao I went to see a doctor. oh yah, I know what malaria feels like, i have suffered from malaria for the last 30 years of my life. I also know the feeling when it is close to malaria but not quite. The doctor was a pleasant young man and after explaining how I was feeling, he advised that we do a urine test in addition to the blood test. I obliged, from experience i know that it works best when you agree with the doctor. otherwise he can choose to use too much jargon and confuse you only to ensure that he is still superior.
I was happy that the waiting period wasn't that long, mostly because i had an interesting magazine to read during the interim period. When I went back to the consultation room the doctor exclaimed "How come you have glucose in your urine!"
so I started thinking, could there be a leakage in my system but how. How come i feel normal. Then the doctor interrupted my thoughts by asking a baggage of questions: Do I pass urine frequently, Am I thirsty blah blah. I simply replied with a big NO. And I am busy thinking, there must be a mistake here. So the doctor sent me back to the lab for what should be a litmus test for glucose content in my blood. The test showed that I had low glucose level, which is not surprising cause I had gone without lunch that day. I could see the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he got up from his seat and proceeded to the lab. And guess what, the lab results that had been delivered were for another patient!! I suppose if the doctor had been more keen and read the name on the lab sheet, he should have realised that wasn't my name. But again, since when did they test for glucose in Urine!! oh Doctors!
Yesterday I felt like I had malaria ao I went to see a doctor. oh yah, I know what malaria feels like, i have suffered from malaria for the last 30 years of my life. I also know the feeling when it is close to malaria but not quite. The doctor was a pleasant young man and after explaining how I was feeling, he advised that we do a urine test in addition to the blood test. I obliged, from experience i know that it works best when you agree with the doctor. otherwise he can choose to use too much jargon and confuse you only to ensure that he is still superior.
I was happy that the waiting period wasn't that long, mostly because i had an interesting magazine to read during the interim period. When I went back to the consultation room the doctor exclaimed "How come you have glucose in your urine!"
so I started thinking, could there be a leakage in my system but how. How come i feel normal. Then the doctor interrupted my thoughts by asking a baggage of questions: Do I pass urine frequently, Am I thirsty blah blah. I simply replied with a big NO. And I am busy thinking, there must be a mistake here. So the doctor sent me back to the lab for what should be a litmus test for glucose content in my blood. The test showed that I had low glucose level, which is not surprising cause I had gone without lunch that day. I could see the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he got up from his seat and proceeded to the lab. And guess what, the lab results that had been delivered were for another patient!! I suppose if the doctor had been more keen and read the name on the lab sheet, he should have realised that wasn't my name. But again, since when did they test for glucose in Urine!! oh Doctors!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
so, what next?
Have you ever been just , not looking forward to anything, not anxious about anything but just there?! I am at that place right now and it is just NOT cool!
I guess this is perhaps even made worse because i am an "inward pointing" person. Now what the heck is that? I have just been reading this book by Tim LaHaye , "Why you Act the way you do". its awesome.
It has given me such an insight into who i am and what I can do to work on my weaknesses and hence become a better person. How cool is that? What is most exciting about this whole experience is that you get to diagnose your disease and prescribe medication. i guess for a doctor reading this blog, that aint new but for me, that is empowerment!
Back to the miserable nothingness (does such a word exist), seriously God, do something about it , i am ready!
I guess this is perhaps even made worse because i am an "inward pointing" person. Now what the heck is that? I have just been reading this book by Tim LaHaye , "Why you Act the way you do". its awesome.
It has given me such an insight into who i am and what I can do to work on my weaknesses and hence become a better person. How cool is that? What is most exciting about this whole experience is that you get to diagnose your disease and prescribe medication. i guess for a doctor reading this blog, that aint new but for me, that is empowerment!
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