A day at the clinic

Receptionist: Miss Cantik Berseri Seri
Me: Yes
Receptionist: Here is your card. Sign here and go to the next counter for your medications
Me: Thanks

Pharmacist: Antibiotic dan ubat selsema ambil lepas makan, and gargle every 2 hours.
Me: Eh, tak de ubat batuk ke?
Pharmacist: Tak de pulak. U tak request ke tadi?
Me: Request? (Mata terbeliak). No, do I have to? I ve told him (doctor) that I batuk and selsema. Takpe, I want ubat batuk. If you don’t have it, just give me lozenges.Tekak I ni gatal sangat.
(Dalam hati: Kasi ubat gargle nk bunuh kuman dalam mulut, tapi tak kasi ubat batuk. Camne irritation kat tekak nak hilang)
Pharmacist: In that case, you have to wait for a few more minutes because we need to issue a new receipt and therefore we need your card back.
Me: Never mind, take your time. Tapi I nak ubat batuk jugak. Nah.. my card.

I have no intention of mengada-ngada, cari pasal or menyusahkan staff kat situ. Honestly I was shocked because the doctor did not prescribe ubat batuk. As far as could remember, I clearly said that I have flue and dry cough right in front of the doctor’s not-so-convincing-face. I have been suffering from strong irritative coughs since last week and I did not see it getting any better. The more coughing I do, the more my head ache. To make matter worse, I even pollute the peaceful-and-quiet surrounding of my beloved colleagues with coughing and of course lah influenza virus… Muaahahaha…

In fact I did cough a little when the doctor checked me up. Oh, maybe a little cough is not enough for him to grasp the point that I am desperately in need of ubat batuk. But he did say that my tonsil is red and a bit swollen. Didn’t he realized it was because of the nonstop-coughing for 4 consecutive nights. That’s it; I could not bear those sleepless nights anymore. Doctor ni memang sampan.

Secondly I hate when the pharmacist question me ‘tak request ke?’, If I already had a list of ubat that I require at the first place, I would NOT waste my time to see a doctor. Instead I can just go straight to Guardian pharmacy and ‘request’ for ubat batuk and ubat selsema.

My friend once said, ‘when you see a doctor, make sure that you give him a damn sick look and nag about your sickness, or else he will think that you are just making up excuses to get an MC’.

Of course I won’t be able to annoy a doctor with that superficial look and exaggerate about how sick I am, but today I’ve got my lesson learnt. Next time I will specify what medication I need before I leave the consultation room. ‘Doktor, saya nak ubat demam, ubat selsema, ubat batuk dan yang berkaitan.’

At least I won’t be surprise with the medication he prescribed since I request for it.