June
17, 2015
Now that our
family has 5 members in it, as the self-proclaimed head of the household, it is
my responsibility to show the newbies new things. Today we took a trip to my
favorite ice cream shop and we showed them the wonders of IBACO ice cream. The
workers were probably surprised to see our numbers increasing. Even though
there are slight language barriers, we are still able to communicate together
well. Later on, we taught them how to play our favorite card games. Alex the
French student has become quite competitive, but I’m still the reigning
champion.
Today
at work, a lady talked to me in Tamil for a good five minutes. I didn’t have
the heart to interrupt her and tell her I couldn’t understand, so I let her
continue. I assume she was talking about her daughter’s pregnancy. Her daughter
was about to give birth to her second child, however, the baby’s weight was
lower than average, and the baby wasn’t receiving enough fluids. Dr. Jeremiah
plans on delivering the baby early so I might see another cesarean section
operation soon. It still amazes me how many people forget to take their pills
properly and then complain that the medication is not working. A lady came in
today after being prescribed hormone medicine to regulate her period, she was
supposed to take the pills for two weeks in order to see results. Yet, after
less than a week, she returns claiming the pills aren’t working. Another
important lesson learned: as a doctor, you can’t have a short temper, because sometimes
you will have difficult patients. Patients won’t follow directions, they will
complain, but as their doctor, you still have to give them the quality healthcare
they deserve. I guess my current job working in a customer service setting is
preparing me to be a good doctor.
Day 18 in Trichy.
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