When we stepped off from the house, the kids informed me that one of the fish pots was broken. It fell off and broke. May be it was due to the heavy wind or due to knock-off by cats.
Later in the afternoon at 1 plus, the little one suddenly complaints of fever and recorded rather high fever of 102F. At this age, this temperature would be consider quite high. I had him swallow the fever reducing medication but his condition did not improve thus alarm me to have emergency at the nearby premium health care medical center. We re-visited the same center but of course I would not expect to see the night shift on duty doctor. The center still practices the same approach -> registration first before any attention to the patient. It was somehow faster as all it needs were fill up the particulars for the medical examination sheet and log book. Within 5 minutes, we were attended to and the doctor said the little one has viral infection at throat thus caused the sudden fever. I mentioned the little one was hospitalized once at the center and so the doc recommended to have his pediatric to examine the little one. I complied and was informed that the pediatric was off and just drove off the center. He would return and attend to the little one upon return and had requested us to stay on. I felt relief as it would be better to have pediatric opinion. And so we waited.
The wait took 1 and half hour and it was fortunate that the little one had his earlier medication and the medication effect is running inside his antibody and so he was playing and joking with us. I approached the nurse a few times seeking why the little one was not attended to and we would leave if we would not being attended to any time sooner. And so, the nurse conveyed the message. We were called at the next minute. The doctor was not inside the consultation room and he came later after the little one took the seat.
I observed that he was not the little one's pediatric but told myself as long as pediatric would be ok. Nevertheless, this was not the case. It turned out to be another complaint. Written below would be what almost the conversion took place. He started in Cantonese and I replied in English...
Dr. L : "What is wrong with the kid? Before we begin, I would like to say that it is ok for me that you change the doctor. We do not block you from doing so? Now do you want the kid to be examined?"
On hearing this, I had my fire on...
KM : "If we do not want the kid to be attended to, why do we request and wait for you for one and half hour?"
Dr. L : "You do not need to wait and it is ok to change doctor" He pulled down his mask and I believed he was agitated by my repeated request of his attention and demand for immediate attention or else we would leave.
KM : " We had here waited for 1 and half hour and if we do not want the kid to be attended to, do we and will we wait here. You should not raise this as issue but to immediately attend to the kid"
Dr. L : "Do you know that I will off at 3pm? There are emergency and I was attending to another..."
I was really on my furious on hearing this.
KM : "The center called you and you informed us that you will be back soon to take the case. You had us waiting here for one and half hour. If you do not want to take the case, just inform the person who called you. Even if you regretted to be returned to the center, why not just have a ring to the center and informed us not to wait. Yes, we understand there are emergencies and we are here with emergency as well. I had requested you to return. You should had attended to us upon return or inform us there is emergency."
KM : " You do not have us informed and I requested you to be back. You could not be upon return and after one and half hour then only tell us to consider to change doctor! You just simply do not have the etiquette of a doctor"
Dr. L : " I do not think I would like to see you and the kid as there is no rapport..."
I was virtually yelling now. KM : " what type of doctor you are and you just do not have the etiquette of a doctor. What would you do if this is to be happened on your son and you are asking for help. Think if your family member involved in an accident and had been waited for help, but only hours later informed to consider to change to get some other help. You are not a doctor."
Dr. L : " I think now we should examine the kid"
KM : " Please do and this is what we are here for"
This ended another furious encounter with DOCTOR
Anyone who have heard this will be on my side as how could this doc made such mistakes
1) you can consider change doc and I am ok
2) I am off at 3pm
3) I will not accept you as patient as there is no rapport...
Consider a situation as below...
A police officer is just off duty and there is a killing going on at front. Can this officer claimed he has off duty and so it is not his responsibility to save the victim or to stop the crime. The off duty police does not like the victim and so refuse to stop the crime. No, it is not just the duty but it is an responsibility and expectation of a police.
If you do not have the heart, please quit and stop calling yourself doctor. Shame on you! Dr. L
I will reserve my right to have legal action on you as you have suggested refuse service as doctor when you are attending to a patient.
Why the doctor nowadays do not deserve to be respected?