The (Mis)Adventures of Dr. D

Petite Pedia Plots 141 A precocious 2 year old came in for a check-up.   Being an only child, parents have ended up spoiling the child. For this consult, I needed to stress changes in her diet - no more softdrinks or sweets and more vegetables.  Because the child kept on playing, I ended up repeating myself in order to catch her attention.  After the nth time of saying it, child looks at me and says, “Ang kulit! Paulit-ulit!” Needless to say, the parents were very embarassed.

Petite Pedia Plots 140 It’s Prince Elsa’s 6th birthday today! Over the past few months, his Mom has been continuously reinforcing masculine influences in his life.  This included hiding his Barbies, Princess dolls  and the dollhouse. Mom claims she’s been making headway.  More blues in his clothes, his toys are now cars and soldiers, and he’s a lot more masculine in his body motions. For his birthday today, his wishes are:  (1) Jollibee lunch of spaghetti and burger steak  (2) to ride a P2P bus roundtrip And.....  (3) playtime with his Barbie dolls and dollhouse. :)

Petite Pedia Plots 139 An 11 month old was brought in due to changes in bowel color. Baby was playful, active and happy.  Me: “Bakit po tayo andito ngayon?” Parent:  “Ang concern ko yung kulay ng poops ni baby, Dra. Kasi naging green.” (Looks around the clinic and spots my new expensive jacket and points to it.) “Ganyang-ganyan ang kulay ng poopoo ng anak ko, doc!”  Thought Bubble: Di ko na susuotin tong Jacket  na to uli. 🙃

Petite Pedia Plots 138 I saw a 2 year old boy recently in the clinic and was very surprised when Mom said the child could already count until a hundred.  So, I asked the child to count for me. Boy, “... twelve, thirteen, fourteen,  FIFTY, SIXTY, SEVENTY, EIGHTY, NINETY, ONE HUNDRED!” So, that’s how it’s done! 😂

Petite Pedia Plots 137 There’s this 5 year old boy who has allergic rhinitis.  We’ve been teaching him how to blow and wipe his nose and for the past few visits, we’ve always failed.  This time around, Dad proudly told me marunong na daw mag blow and wipe.  Dad in his own words: “Dra, magaling na siya mag blow ng nose.  But there’s a big problem.”  Me: “Ano po yun?”  Dad: “He wipes his nose on anything he can get a hold on - even on the shirts of nearby people!”  I must have jumped a foot away from the kid. 

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."