One Geek

So they joy of loose motions and other joys of Gastroenteritis have not yet past and it has been over a week since my birthday when it started. Whilst I have still been able to more or less continue living life it is a pain, and I am meant to be travelling this weekend(more on that another day). So today I summonded the courage to face the Indian medical system. I asked someone I new where I could go for a GP and was told to try the Max Mediclinic which is about 10-15 minutes autorickshaw ride from my house. I called up to book my appointment before I went, they asked me to spell out my name. When I got there I noticed that the place was pretty posh, much posher then my GP back home. Then again it was a full mini hospital. I went to reception and they didn’t have an appointment listed under my name, but they did have an appointment with my mobile number under the name TRIVIT or something weird like that. I have no idea how they got that, but DAVID is a very hard name for people to understand.

I then went to registration across the hall and filled in my details and payed my 400Rs consultation fee(about $12). I was then told where to go to see my doctor. I waited about 20 minutes, thankfully I had my iPod until the doctor was free to see me. Then when I got in there we started talking for a few minutes then he was on the phone. We said a few words then another phone call. It was quite bad because I could hear the other side of the conversatations because his volume was so high. There really is no such thing as privacy in India. Anyway things continued like that for a while and I got to ask a few questions he prescribed some medications. He did manage to get the very basics of my patient history and told me basically what he was prescribing and when to take them (though no reference to with or without food). Then whilst on yet another call he waved me out of his office.

Went to the pharmacy downstairs and got my drugs 416Rs worth. I have to take 3 different capsules, I did a good little google on the drugs to find out when to take them with regards to food. Of interest to me was a new drug instead of imodium which is called Racecadotril under the brand name Redotil. It’s meant to be better for you but also it’s more expensive. Also of interest was “good bacteria” tablets I was prescribed as well. Anyway hopefully these drugs will help me be better nice and quickly.

Delhi