Tuesday, 06 May 2008
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the wonders of hiearchy in the medical world.
Our physical exam and dental today in UP was at some parts a nightmare, and at some parts enjoying. We went there at I think 8 AM, and after comprehensively reviewing every single detail in the necessary requirements and important dates, we were all ready to go, confident yet still a little anxious (especially my anticipation of me getting naked for the doctor's exam). UP did a good thing in setting PE and Dental for 2 courses a day, so that the day will not be too cramped up and spiteful. My mom met up with her director friend there so he guided us into the building it was held. He left us with the nurse responsible, and also left us more dignified and more urgent to the eyes of the staff, since we came with their boss, and since he was calling my mom "mam'" all the while. So, thankfully, the nurses were nice and asked us of the nec. reqs. That is where the nightmare began for us.
The nurse told us that we have to come there with the X-ray and Dental results, even though the notices given to us didnt tell us we have to, or much more needed to. We asked how to get it, and she said the line was long for the Dental, and the Xray has to be taken somewhere outside, and to add to the insults takes 4 hours to process. We totally panicked, especially since we have to get out of there by 1 since my mom had a very important meeting by 1. We were like totally finding the dental office, and we were sweating all over, since the information given to us when we asked were totally contradictory in terms of the location. My mom even got mad at me for unconciously using some important documents as a fan haha. So we found after going back and forth and sweating like maniacs, and got my teeth checked, and discovered I had 3 cavities, and talked to the dentist about how many gradutaed in their batch last year. Two, yep only two out of 20+. My mom decided we had to do the xray in my Dad's office, so we can get a discount on time. So the 4 hours it takes in other hospitals turned out for us 15 minutes. Whew. Btw, there were others before us too, foreigners. Last come first served I guess, just have a family member as a staff.
Now the good part. We got back just in time for the PE, and much to our dismay, the line was especially long. We talked to the nurse we talked to in the morning, and she guided us to the front of the line, in front of the long line of waiting students soon to be my college mates. That's the power of the priveleges of the hiearchy of the Medical world! Haha. I wondered what the others thought. Even better, the PE turned out to be just routine check ups, and no naked exam. I guess they only do it in Diliman.
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Comments (12)
Nooo! You are sooo unfair! Lol. Reading your post, I'm actually WISHING that I know a doctor who knows a doctor at the University Health Service in UPLB. Actually, LB has the PE too and they did undergo that...naked thing.
GAAAHHHHH!!! Crap. T_T
According to some, it actually depends on the doctor. Some didn't really have to do the naked thing but to some unfortunate ones, they had to do...it.
T_T
hahah. That's cool you didn't have to do the naked exam and go through the long lines. ^_^
Btw, is it your first year in college?
@dessa_pinkangel - yep I was very very lucky with my mom and the doctor :D
@ayelmonceller - yep yep. haha so excited!
@Ardenlabroasuncion - Oh that's good masaya kapag first year mo palang sa college. All the fun starts there. Well, hoping it would not end there for you. ^_^
BAKET MAY NAKED EXAM? grabe naman. haha! =)
@pReTTy_rAeCheLLe - ewan ko ba. maybe for girls, to check for lumps sa breasts, and sa boys if ever may prob sa priavte parts (to determine if pwede mag PE ata). buti na lang sa min wala haha! pero sa iba meron.
Yep, physical exams, medical/dental checkups, your turn to buy coffee, traffic in general, come in lines and long, awkward, and frustrating wait. It's a fact of life my boy. =]
@Ardenlabroasuncion - ah. samin ng physical exam pero hindi naman super naked. nag-palpate lang ng mga lumps or masses if ever pero di ko alam kung anong ginawa pag sa lalaki. pero mejo creepy nga. haha!
@caffeinecups - haha thats why they say UP is for "university of pila". haha
@pReTTy_rAeCheLLe - sabi nila sa boys, they check if its like the size is pantay or not. pero kadiri pa rin. :((
@Ardenlabroasuncion - ah oo. naalala ko na. nag-flashback tuloy yung demonstration namin sa ganyan. wahahahhaha!
Ang daya :)) which UP?
@anjello_deoxyribonucleicacid - haha manila.