Ruth is a full-time writer. Foodie. Happy camper. Wanders a lot. Used to have the worst taste in men. A reformed swipe-a-holic. Reviving her blog after its death.
Friday, July 19, 2002
Have you ever experienced a time when you suddenly notice that you’re acting the exact same way that you hate your parents for?
I realized my actions these past few days were just that.
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I, a 20-year old woman, fully aware of the consequences, took a mother-prescribed but somehow doctor-recommended medicine during my infirmary days.
Turns out, one of the capsules there was an antibiotic meant to be taken thrice a day, not every four hours like my other medicine. Uh-oh.
When I went to the doctor (finally), he told me that I have to wait for days before he prescribes another antibiotic, so that I can flush all the excess out. It didn’t help when he told me that antibiotic overdose usually results to kidney shutdown.
Kidneys, if you can hear me, please, go on with your work, go on.
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Doctor said that I’m on the verge of acquiring asthma. Therefore, I am hypersensitive these days.
Can’t eat fibrous fruits. Can’t eat malalansang food. Can’t have furry blankets, pillows, and teddy bears. Avoid smoke, dust, and such.
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Hypersensitive. I like the word. Makes me feel fragile and dainty. Ngek!
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Doc also told me that I’ve been drinking the wrong colored ventolin these past two days.
I’ve been drinking the pink one, when in fact, it should be blue. Pink Ventolin, makes the patient cough more, not less. Must remember that blue is a good color in a cough syrup.
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Dismissed the deafness I’m suffering this day as a side effect of all the wrong medications I took.
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Conversations of a Mother and a Doctor (with the daughter on the background)
Doc: So, iha, habang iniinom mo yung ventolin di ka naman inaantok? (Were you sleepy when you were taking ventolin?)
*Daughter shakes her head
Doc: Okey. So itong gamot na to, ibibigay ko sa iyo, kasi pumapasok ka, para di ka antukin. (You’re studying, so I’m going to give you a medicine that won’t make you sleepy).
Mom: Eh, dok, baka ‘di naman siya makatulog. (Doc, what if she can’t sleep as a result?)
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Lastly, if the doctor asks what course are you taking, he’s not interested in getting to know you. He just wants to know if it’s related to your disease.
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