And the days after...

I knew things would never be the same and they were not the same! When we realise more , we tend to see things in a different light and , I saw things differently.
It was the homeopathy seminar and the coaching workshop . These opened the eye of discernment .
I often became upset because I was stuck in my chair seeing cough and cold cases but these past few days , since last Friday have been interesting. The routine of General Practice did not seem so routine at all. Indeed it can be very interesting sometimes but now there was an added ingredient that helped even the most routine of cases become interesting.
What made the difference was my degree of interest in the people who came. I looked more, I saw more , I felt more , I was present more. I explained more and enjoyed myself more.
There was the girl who complained of having an itch in her nether parts once too often. I went into a detailed discussion of the flora and fauna of the bowels and what made the candida increase in population until it spread to the 'parts'.I explained to her how to help herself not get this infection with its bothersome itch but I did it in a way to help her realise the education I was giving her was for her long term benefit. Not that I had not done it before , but this time it felt different because I was aware of the coaching I was doing , life coaching.
There was the boy who was on holiday with his parents . He came in with a asthma attack and was put on the nebulizer. After this he complained of being dizzy and I made him a glass of warm milk after asking him if he tolerated milk. A talk with his dad revealed he has phobias and also had epileptic fits! I explained how homeopathy could help in such a case, going through what homeopathy is, just like Alastair said to do when he was teaching us how to communicate with men.Talk to them in terms of electricity and wiring, that will help them understand Alastair had taught us. I itched to treat the boy , knowing well that the case would yield to treatment quite well since there was a definite cause to his phobia but I restrained myself , telling the father to make an appointment so that I could take a full case and treat him systematically. I am giving myself a pat on the back for the restraint I had. I learned this in coaching class too. Be patient , practice patience ..
Today I have a bit of a cold and a slight fever , it has been there since yesterday afternoon. I know it is a virus I caught from one of my patients. These things happen once in a while when my resistence is down like it must be after my hectic week! Luckily my down time was when I was at home yesterday evening. I woke up this morning feeling much better and only slightly shaky.
I had a patient today who was extremely upset with my locum Dr who had told her in no uncertain terms that she was Not pregnant. She is 53 years old and had recently married a man of 34 . She came back to see me and insisted on repeating the pregnancy test. Of course it was negative . Seems to me she was having a pseudo pregnancy and was convinced we doctors had a plot against her but I hope she trusted me enough to believe me. I remember cases like this from my past but this is the first time I come across a premenopausal woman having this symptom!She even said she feels a movement in her tummy!
There is one thing more: I bought a number of books from Popular bookstore during my sojourn in the capital city. Among them are Azizi Ali's Millionare chronicles. One of the essays he wrote had this important advice. When asked , what to invest in he had replied. "Invest in yourself" Indeed, that is what I do, invest in myself. Attend courses , get educated , read books ..no one can take the education from you and of course many of the seminars I attend say, nobody goes home from a seminar without learning something, even if that something is that they fall asleep at seminars!
Another very good book is thinking smart by Khaw Choon Ean which discusses the Theory of Constraints.
Note that both books are by Malaysians. Yes indeed, after looking West , looking North , looking South, I find the answers under my nose in the form of quality writers and beautiful people like Tg Dr Jahid. and the rest of the BSC people and of course you my lovely fellow bloggers!