A Doctor's "Secret" Health Notes

April 19th Ordinary day at the out-patient consulting clinic. Concerning that Reverend gentleman who had his neck tumour removed. Well, the wound is nearly closed and oozing less fluid, ever since we began daily dressing from the time his stitches were removed. Not too suprising though, considering the Tuberculous nature of this surgical wound, at origin. April 18th Wet lollipops is how they look like, when infant penises are newly circumcised. Forgot to mention I did two circumcisions the other day. I use this metal device and this method gives instant results. They finally peep out looking like kiddies lollies. You should be able to tell by now that I'm a general-duty doctor in this private hospital setting that I'm employed at. I see all manner of cases, only to then refer to our specialists when occassioned. Today's activities? Ordinary day consulting at the out-patients. April 17th Today too, was ordinary. I went to the bank at close of day. I watched the bespectacled ...

April 4th This 4 year-old boy was brought in as an emergency having been pelted inside a moving vehicle driven by the mum. He was quite shaken-up but rather stable. His mum was a little apprehensive but mostly quiet. The boy however, had a bruising with tenderness around the left shoulder that was confirmed through X-rays to be a Fracture of the left collar bone. Well, I applied a figure-of-eight bandage around those little shoulders. It's noteworthy here that this accident could have been prevented by the usage of a child-restraining device. Bad mum, I must say. April 4th He may well survive afterall, this gentleman whose right-sided neck tumour we removed surgically 10 days back and who had his stitches out today. Was it a Tuberculous growth or a Cancer? The histology report of tissue samples taken and sent, will determine its exact nature. The report is expected anytime soon. I discharged the patient with the left scrotal swelling today. There was a hitherto ...