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What happened to patient-doctor confidentiality?
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Mrs Jaqueline Ellison´s day (hehe!) Happy Birthday! :)
I suppose I knew this was coming. Maybe you did too...
How stupid to say "I am feeling much, much better". I´ve only gone and dunnit... gone and jinxed myself.
Yesterday I got home from work at the orphanage, to be greeted by a mischievous-eyed Soledad (The lady who owns the shop next to our house). She said, in a casual voice, "The doctor came around with your results... he wants you to give him a call asap, before your parasites get any bigger". I thought she was joking! I mean, to me that is the equivalent of a Doctor in England giving your best friend a call, because he can´t get through to you, and saying: "Just get Beth to give me a call, I have managed to get a date for the removal of her 3rd nipple"! (I don´t have a 3rd nipple, but that´s not the point!) Eventually she convinced me that she wasn´t joking, and the doctor had actually discussed my stool samples with her. What joy.
I eventually calmed down enough to give the Dr a call, and we arranged to meet at 11am today. When I finally got into his office, I refused to sit down saying "Please, just tell me I don´t have a tape-worm!" He placated me by saying that I have a parasite called ´Blastocystis hominis´ - and yes I have included a picture of my little friend, both because I have a sick sense of humour, and I feel since we are sharing a body it is important that we bond.
Unfortunately, that was just the result of the stool samples, the blood tests have shown that I have Salmonella. I thought I was feeling a bit rough, but being one of the world´s biggest hypochondriacs (Mum has forbidden my from looking through our Dictionary of illnesses, because I invariably diagnose myself with some terminal illness...), I wrote it off as just being a little under-the-weather. Apparently not. Well I´m giving it another extra-long, extra-strong dose of antibiotics and 2 weeks, and I am sure I will be fighting fit again. Lots and lots of love, Bethany xxxxx
Hola otra vez. Ayer cuando volví a casa por la tarde, Soledad, le mujer que trabaja en la tienda al lado de mi casa, dijó "Necesitas llamar el médico... ahoramismo, ¡tienes parasitos!" ¡No puedo creer que el médico había hablado con una otra personas sobre mis problemas, antes que yo! En Inglaterra estoy segura que ¡hay leyes contra este típo de cosa! Pues, llamé el doctor, y hoy he hablado con él. Desafortunadamente, tengo un parasito que se llama ´Blastocistis hominis´. Y los resultados de sangre dicen que tengo Salmonella tambíen. Había sentido un poco mal, pero ahora ¡entiendo porque!
Pues tengo más medicina, y espero que en 2 semanas vaya a sentir mejor. Muchos besos, Bethany xxxxx
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Yuk (reply)
May 11, 2007 03:14 EST by carole1
Sounds totally gross. Hope you manage to kill it dead this time. It's rather like village life used to be over here where everyone knew everyone elses business better than the person concerned. Bring back the old way I say!!!!!!!!!
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hmmm jeff i dont think that goes there (reply)
May 10, 2007 14:12 EST by zandermarston
lol samonella - you silly girl
are you still feeling smegged then or are ya alreet nowadays?
and mmmm thanks for the visual aid - i believe it helped the people who didnt want to picture your parasite ridden stool sample move on as a group..cheers
clearly it didnt bother me as i am immune to such atrocities having lived in the marston household all my life - but beth come on...there ma... show all
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