Doctor visit

I would like to share with you an experience I had with a hospital. This happened to me a few years back and though I wanted to share with everyone earlier, I got to writing about it only today.

I have been suffering from pain in the arm for quite some time. Though I went to the ortho he said nothing can be done as it is diabetes related. So he advised that it is best left alone and if the pain persists then he suggest an injection which will help reduce the pain for a few months.

My husband suggested we try ayurvedic treatment as they are the best for pains. We were at Coimbatore at that time and there is a very famous ayurvedic research centre there. So we went there to meet the doctor.

Like any other hospital on reaching there we were asked to get an admission card and wait. Then they called out my name and gave me a room number to go to. On going there I was greeted by a nurse who asked me my name, age. Then she took my weight, height and BP. She promptly entered this on a computer. She was entering the details on to a software designed for this. Then she said I should wait. After some time my name was called again and a room number provided. I went there where I was greeted by a doctor. He asked me questions and kept entering in the computer software.

The questions went as follows. He already had the name, weight, BP etc

Now the questions were as follows:

Do you work:

Diet: Veg, Non veg etc

Diabetis since when

Any Family history

Any other problem

How many children

Normal delivery or ceasaeran

Any allergies

Had I had an allergy related problem anytime

Do you suffer from cold often.

Any other previous medical history: Like I have had 2 surgeries earlier. So he asked the complete details and entered in his computer.

The questions were so extensive, and the doctor was so concentrated on entering all the details on his sofware. He did not leave any part of my body alone. He had questions related to every organ in the body. He elaborated on my hand pain and checked the difference postures in which I get the pain. This too he made a note on his software. I was kind of surprised that so much data entry was done. This session went on for about half an hour. I was so eager to get the results that I kept looking at the screen and the doctor. Too anxious to see what results are suggested by the software. Finally this doctor told me to wait. I was quite disappointed. Because based on the data entered I was expecting the software to prescribe the medicines. On coming out my husband asked me why was I so anxiously looking at the computer and the doctor repeatedly? I told him that I was rather surprised that they had a software like this and I was expecting the software to prescribe the medicines and both of us burst out laughing.

Later I was called to meet a senior doctor who went through the details on the software and prescribed the medicines.

But everytime I think of this visit, I cannot help laughing that I expected the software to prescribe medicines.

Probably we are heading to that who knows!!!!!

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