The (Mis)Adventures of Dr. D

Petite Pedia Plots 136 My 4-year old patient recently got bitten by a dog for the second time. So he has a pretty good idea about rabies shots.  Mom brings him to the ER for his post-exposure shots. Patient goes to one ER doctor and tells her, "Please, I don't really need a vaccine right now, Dr." Patient doesn't get his way so he goes to the other ER doctor and tells her "I don't really need a shot, Dr."  It doesn't work either.  He then tries his charm on the nurse with "I don't need one."  He gets his shot. He came and visited me in the clinic a few days back.  He and his Mom gave me a birthday gift.  He asked me how old I am and I told him secretly , "I'm 19".  He laughed and said, "You're old!!!!!"  I wonder what he'd do if I did tell him my real age. Dear little boy, don't grow up too fast. 😘

Petite Pedia Plots 135 Overheard during rounds: School age boy has been admitted for several days due to an illness. Resident: "I bet you're bored here na.  You must miss your crush already." Boy nods enthusiastically while saying "I do!" Mom: "Dra, all boys school sila."

Petite Pedia Plots 134 I was counseling first-time parents on their newborn. Me: "Babies like the colors red, black and white.  So if you plan to buy a crib mobile, buy something with a lot of those colors." Mom looks at the moreno Dad and says: "Kaya pala laging nakatingin sayo si baby palagi." Dad just smiles sheepishly. Mom goes on to say: "Dra, nagblu-blush na yan pero hindi lang halata."

Petite Pedia Plots 133 Mom brought her 9-year old daughter to my clinic for a shot.  Mom calls her "Drama Queen" for reasons I will know later. Mom said she had already briefed her daughter but still warns me that it will take some time before DQ settles down to get her shot. And true enough, it took about 20-30 minutes of convincing with a lot of tears, bathroom breaks ("I need to pee right now!"- 2x) , bribing ("You'll get the dress that you want", "I'll let you have the Ipad the whole weekend", "You can go to the birthday party" - seems my lollipops didn't have any magic with 9-year olds) and scolding ("I'll leave you here with Tita Doc", "We'll call Kuya Guard and he'll hold you down", "You're gonna get the shot no matter what you do" and "YOU DO IT OR ELSE,"). It was the last statement that did it. It took me less than 10 seconds to give the shot.   When she

Petite Pedia Plots 132 I was talking to one of those new parent couples who are into organic stuff, yoga, water birth - you get my drift. Their  baby started having rashes and Mom is purely breastfeeding.  Both parents are foreigners and have heavy european accents. Me: So, what have you been eating recently since your diet can sometimes affect your baby's skin. Mom: Lately, I've been eating these "Vee-gan" sausages. Me: Really? They've managed to make vegan sausages?  They're probably made of tofu.  I wonder what it tastes like! Mom: You've never tasted them? It's really good.  I'll bring some when we visit again. Dad (trying to be helpful): We bought them in a Sunday market. There were different variations - we tried the one from Quezon but didn't like it as much. Yaya: Dra, di ka pa naka-try ng "Vigan  Longganisa"? Me: 😳