EAST MEET WEST…

Mum-in-law started visiting a Chinese doc 2 weeks ago.
Things were good… Felt less giddy… Appetite improved…
Person is happier too..

Went to a govt hospital yesterday.
A scheduled appointment referred by Poly Clinic to check on her hand.
Doc asked her what’s her problem.
She mentioned her hand would tremble sometime.
Doctor did no test on her. Yes, no blood test… no x-ray..

And guess what…
Doctor diagnose : Mum got Parkinson disease (PD)
It is a form of 老人吃呆疹, a progressive disorder of the nervous system.
So mum left the hospital with a bag full of medicine just for PD, prescribed by the doctor.

Visited the Chinese doc last night..
She wanted to check if there would be a clash since she taking Chinese medicine now..
Chinese Doc scratched her head.
Even my parents scratched their head.
No sign of any symptoms in her.. so where did this PD comes from…
Chinese doc advised her to go to private hospital for 2nd check up…

But why did the doc at the govt hospital conclude she has PD?
Oh yes, the trembling hand..
Which part of the “sometime” does the doctor not understand, the “some” or the “time”?
Doc did not even bother to ask for the occasion when it’ll tremble.. sigh..
Mum-in-law hand trembling due to her dislocation of her arm last year..
The hand will tremble whenever she uses too much force on the arm..
And he concluded that as PD…

That’s a joke.. I can be a doctor too…Just like that…
Patient No 1 came in…
Me : “What’s wrong with you today?”
Patient No 1 : “I seem like having fever.”
Me : “Hmm, let me check your temperature. Oh, you really are running a fever. No worries. I’ll give you some fever medicine and a MC. That’s all.”
Patient No 1 : “Thanks, doc.”

Patient No 2 came in…
Me : “What’s wrong with you today?”
Patient No 2 : “My hand is trembling.”
Me : “Hmm, trembling hand + old age. Oh, you having Parkinson Disease. No worries. I’ll give you some medicine for that and you rest more. That’s all.”
Patient No 2 : “Thanks, doc.”