Doctors are also ordinary people

Text author: Oda Usako Rin: Lee Buo-hyun

As old as you get older, people become sleek. However, looking back at myself, I have recently found that I have not become sleek at all.

Not only has it not become smooth, but it is easier to lose my temper year by year.

For example, today.

When I was driving to work, the car that suddenly squeezed over without even turning the turn signal made me panic. Very dangerous wow! It was irritable from the morning.

Stopped the car and trotted all the way to the clinic, and saw the big moms who were parked in the middle of the road with bicycles laughing loudly. Four bicycles and four big aunts blocked the road and couldn't walk.

"I'm sorry..." I said, and my mood was a little worse again.

Stand and chat, don't block the road. Four people get together and become "girlfriends"!

Arrived at the hospital, hurriedly changed his clothes, and went to the outpatient clinic.

I was receiving the consultation when I heard a voice coming from the reception.

"Just give me the medicine I usually use!" A man was roaring.

The female staff member who received it could not prescribe medicine without consultation. The reply every time was...

"Isn't it the usual medicine!?" Why not take it out?'

"I don't have time today!" Give me the prescription!"

Taking the medicine from the patient, I sighed.

I couldn't listen to it anymore, and I sneaked a look at the reception desk between receptions.

What medicine is to be taken? I looked at the medical records, which were medicines and vitamins for the treatment of athlete's foot.

『...... Didn't you try to take medicine without seeing a doctor, and didn't you persuade him to go to the pharmacy? I whispered to the female clerk.

"That's right, that's life protection (a japanese government's insurance system for low-income people living in poverty, hereinafter referred to as the minimum insurance)."

It turns out that going to the pharmacy to buy medicine costs money, and prescribing medicine at the clinic is free.

"If I don't have time to see a doctor, can't I come back later?" It's not a very anxious medicine, is it?"

"He said he ran out of medicine yesterday and wanted to get it today."

It would be nice to come to the doctor a little earlier... I sighed.

Chatting at the reception,

"Doctor, the patient is waiting for you—!" The office told me to go back.

"You can't prescribe medicine without seeing a doctor, this is the law, you can only refuse." After explaining to the female staff, I returned to the clinic.

Looking at the medical records of the next patient, there were more than 10 prescription drugs in the last consultation. And every time a doctor prescribes a different one.

Confirmed the content of the prescription, saying that it is a Chinese medicine (i.e. Chinese medicine) that is effective for weight loss, 4 kinds of vitamins, eye drops, wet wipes, moisturizers, 3 kinds of stomach medicines...

Is it really a medicine prescribed to cure diseases? I feel like it's just beauty and wellness.

"These... Take insurance? No problem?' I went to ask the chief clerk and smiled bitterly in embarrassment.

"Press her... Tell her about it."

This one is also a low-security. The one who walked into the clinic wore a ring on his hand, a few necklaces, and fancy makeup. For some reason, for a moment I didn't know what to say.

Confused mother-child attitude

The next person to come in was a mother and son.

The child came to see the doctor and looked like a schoolboy, but the child had been playing games in the clinic.

"Shall I show you?"

Still no response. The mother did not speak either, and lifted the child's clothes.

"So you can see where your belly is..." The mother began. The child's arm was blocked, and I couldn't see the stomach.

"Don't play games in the clinic." Now we have to check my body." I caution.

The kid just looked at me and turned his gaze back to the game.

There was no intention of stopping.

Okay okay... Originally, shouldn't playing games in the clinic be reminded by parents?

When talking to people, the other party always looks at the mobile phone screen, will not feel unhappy? Isn't that rude? A bout of confusion inside.

"The game..." I said again. Mom snatched the game console hard.

Although I still managed to check my stomach, in the end my mother did not remind the child and did not apologize to me.

Next, the mother takes the child to the doctor. As soon as I entered the door, Mom began. Such symptoms began to appear 3 days ago. Then there was the idea that it was done a week ago. I had been sneezing yesterday and had vomited a month ago. Time and symptoms don't match. The condition is a knee abrasion. I'm afraid this has nothing to do with abrasions.

I can only echo it.

『...... So, Doctor, how did you get into the Faculty of Medicine?'

For an instant, I didn't know what to say, I couldn't answer. It seemed that she wanted her children to go to medical school, as if to ask me how I could improve my test scores.

I don't know! I don't know! Even if you ask me that!

"Well... I think I'd better ask the cram school teacher, and they'll give you a more accurate answer." That's all I can say.

Time is not rich, so is the mood.

That's it...... Am I too anxious and irritable every day?

One by one, none of them seem to be a big deal.... But I always feel that this one after another is an infuriating thing.

I used to not seem to be angry about these small things, and I thought for a moment, why am I angry now?

After much deliberation, I came to the conclusion that I didn't have enough time and energy.

When the clinic stops work intermittently, or when there is chatter about topics that are not related to the diagnosis.

If no other patients are waiting, I think I'd be willing to listen to them calmly.

However, the number of patients is increasing. Let the patient wait for a long time to be sorry, then you can only collect the condition information at a minimum, diagnose and prescribe drugs... After talking about unrelated topics, I thought to myself, let the next patient come in...

I was angry when I was cut in line, but also because I lacked energy. (Driving skills are not high.) ）

I was also angry that the road was blocked because I was in a hurry. Because time is not abundant.

In this way, I realized that I was not generous at all.

Every day, there are incredibly many things to do.

Work from morning to night, clean the house, clean, cook, wash clothes, buy things, and take care of the children when you come home before work. Time and efficiency are always considered. In these 5 minutes, you have to fold the washed clothes, and there are still a few minutes before you go out, you can wash the duvet cover, and wash it quickly! Even if you don't read the email now, you have to watch it on the tram for a while... This and that thing can be done at the same time. Arrange your work life like a puzzle, thinking about how many things you'd accomplish in a short period of time.

So I fight every day. Concentrate on work, and even when you return home, you have to improve the efficiency of housework and childcare. The moment before going to bed, the brain is running at full speed, and it is sleeping in the bed for seconds. I'm going to pass out.

Moreover, the more I tried desperately, the more I saw lazy and slippery people, and I didn't get angry. Your mind is also a little narrow! Hearing that, I had nothing more to say. Compared with now, I used to be a sloppy person, and people who saw sloppy tigers at that time would not be so angry.

Conversely, upset is proof that you're trying to do it every day?

Well, although I still have to think about the benefits, I am immature, and sure enough, I will still get angry every day, "Everyone is the same-!" Shouting such words.

About the Author:

Oda Sako (織田うさこ) Dermatologist and physician ●After her initial training at the Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she has been working as a dermatologist ever since. Due to the need, internal medicine is also engaged in learning at the same time. As a family doctor, I am also contributing to regional medical care. The type that is very desperate about anything. In 2007, the TV series Shiny Doctor (きらききら學醫), starring Masami Konishi, was based on Saeko Oda. Regarding the doctors around her, the relationship between doctors and patients, and various things happening at the medical scene, Oda Saeko has a unique perspective.

Text: "Nikkei Medical × Comments" 2020/7/10