kandi Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Since we're talking about medical miscalculations: Two years ago, I noticed some very thin, wriggly lines on my left arm over my wrist. It all came after a mosquito had bitten me, so I observed it for a few days and found out it's moving. I researched a bit and found a parasite whose description was nearly identical with what I had observed. So I went to the Yanhee Hospital somewhere on Charansanitwong in Bang Phlat because it was the closest one to my home. 10 minutes After registration I was called into a tiny room that was just big enough for the doctor, my girlfriend and me. So I showed her my arm and she looked at it for a while. When she was done, I told her about my suspicion that I might be a parasite. "No way", she said, "can not be parasite. It's inflammation, skin must recover." I asked her if she was really sure. She was. She sent me out with a prescription for anti-inflammatories, paracetamol and three different types of cremes. Even though I was quite sure this won't help a thing, I went with the creme and the anti-inflammatories for a week and took a picture of my arm every single day to record the progress. Result: The lines grew just as before. After that I went to the Bangkok Hospital. First, the doctor said she doesn't think it's a parasite, but she'll extract a sample of my skin and send it to the lab for testing. When I came back a week later, she said I was right, it was a parasite. She gave me some pills that would kill the parasites and after a week or two everything was gone. How can I trust hospitals whose doctors are apparently not able to diagnose the simplest things? How would it have been if I hadn't made any researches on my own? Would I have been prescribed one useless creme after another? This time it was only a quite harmless parasite, but what if I once have something more serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Since we're talking about medical miscalculations: Two years ago, I noticed some very thin, wriggly lines on my left arm over my wrist. It all came after a mosquito had bitten me, so I observed it for a few days and found out it's moving. I researched a bit and found a parasite whose description was nearly identical with what I had observed. So I went to the Yanhee Hospital somewhere on Charansanitwong in Bang Phlat because it was the closest one to my home. 10 minutes After registration I was called into a tiny room that was just big enough for the doctor, my girlfriend and me. So I showed her my arm and she looked at it for a while. When she was done, I told her about my suspicion that I might be a parasite. "No way", she said, "can not be parasite. It's inflammation, skin must recover." I asked her if she was really sure. She was. She sent me out with a prescription for anti-inflammatories, paracetamol and three different types of cremes. Even though I was quite sure this won't help a thing, I went with the creme and the anti-inflammatories for a week and took a picture of my arm every single day to record the progress. Result: The lines grew just as before. After that I went to the Bangkok Hospital. First, the doctor said she doesn't think it's a parasite, but she'll extract a sample of my skin and send it to the lab for testing. When I came back a week later, she said I was right, it was a parasite. She gave me some pills that would kill the parasites and after a week or two everything was gone. How can I trust hospitals whose doctors are apparently not able to diagnose the simplest things? How would it have been if I hadn't made any researches on my own? Would I have been prescribed one useless creme after another? This time it was only a quite harmless parasite, but what if I once have something more serious? Indeed, self diagnosis is often a better bet in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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