Sunday 22 April 2012

what's a doctor?

bismillah

few days ago, I've just felt like been in a comfort zone as a so-called doctor. well at first i thought that 'it's good, all is fine, nothing's happen'.
but a few days after, a kid come after me and ask fr some medication and show his scar in his leg while saying that i need to take care of it because of some reason. his name is daffa, a little kid i usually talk to whenever i visit one of the kid in his room coz of his broken forearm.

nothing actually strange from this story but actually this kid, daffa, ever, once, come to the UKS and ask me whats wrong with that scar. its edema, and have tenderness when you give some pressure. i just said, "Its OK, nothings harmful kid." he just stare to me, give his smile. and then i just take a look a bit and give some advice not to let the wound wet. that's it.

i take no further history taking. what could be worst actually? from anamnesis actually i could decide about the etiology and how to cure it. but instead of it i just look a bit, smile and let him go.

and after the request, i do taking the history. sudden onset, progressive and inflammation is positive. there's no sign of any recovery. trauma negative. and the onset looks like it refer to herpes virus infection. still not sure, of course, for this 6 month of minor thesis i never recalled it. i gave some medicine finally and for some the working diagnosis, i thought it herpes, i gave him acyclovir zalf. its not the first time he experienced it. for the look I've seen, there's few wound that leave scars and i noted hypo pigmented. all of the wound occurs in his extremities.
 
 is it that bad that i need to concern of this disease?

no, i know this is not that bad. but this is the things i need to concern. not the disease.  but the care and cure things. ethics in medicine and other studies i've studied for 3,5 years.

did i cure him?
no

did i take care of the wound?
no

hell, no. i dont even take any history from him. i don't even take care of the wound.

what if there's another patient that may be suffering of cancer or any disease that i actually could prevent its progressiveness by taking care it in the first time and i dont give anything instead of smile and give nothing?

god what is wrong with me?

my dream is a good doctor and i want to let kids live happy.
pediatric surgery it is, insha Allah, and i dont want to let this dream as the past

and i know that every single step a doctor made, is for the patient's sake.
to cure and to care.
to let the happiness fulfill their life
to make sure the suffering is lessened.

and i know, God, i'm on my way to be that kind of doctor
not for some money and not for other reason.

because i live it on Your way. Your straight lines  You've given

amin
bismillah

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