Today was one of the scariest days. Today we were going to go the doctor. I was going to get a really, really icky medicine to eat, but one that was healthy and didn’t have tons of chemicals. I wasn’t going to start eating today, luckily. But for the first half of the day, I stayed home and completed my chores. My aunt had to go to work in the morning, but she said she would be back before lunch. She’s a teacher at one of the middle schools, and I guess they were taking tests, so she didn’t have to be there the whole day. Finally, she came home.
I was both excited and nervous for the visit. I was excited to see what kind of doctors they had, but nervous just like when you go to the doctor’s for a checkup. We got there at 1, and my aunt told me we had to wait an hour, at least. The hospital had many people in it. It wasn’t dirty, although it wasn’t clean either. My aunt and I waited a while. Suddenly we saw a doctor coming in, the main one, not the assistants. All of a sudden, tons of patients flooded her with questions about their health, or demands to see her next. Poor her, as soon as she got to work, she was nearly drowned by (maybe sick) patients! She walked into an office and kindly asked the people to give her some time, then closed the door. I sighed; there were so many people, I wasn’t sure how long I was going to wait!
Luckily, I brought my Nook (awesome). So I was reading and reading, and reading some more. Finally, when I look up at the clock, it was past 2! I couldn’t possibly have read that long! But I was wrong. I asked my aunt how long we would have to wait, and she said she would go check. After a couple minutes, she came back and told me probably another hour. So I took a break from reading, observed the other people, drank some water, and went back to reading. Soon, another hour had slipped by. This time when I asked again, the reply was: I really don’t know now. I realized I just had to wait.
In the end, I waited until around 5, maybe a little before. But seriously, 4 hours to see a doctor?! And the whole checkup process was minutes! She asked me questions, checked my pulse, and that was it. No thermometer or any other gadgets. That took me by surprise, even though I was told that usually it was like this in China. I got my medicine prescribed (two types) and we went home exhausted.
As I mentioned earlier, I didn’t eat the medicine today. But I just want to share the details: The first medicine is swallowed with waters. There are about sixty tiny balls (about { } <=that big) that I had to swallow down with water. It isn’t bad, because after you’re finished there’s no taste left in your mouth
I was both excited and nervous for the visit. I was excited to see what kind of doctors they had, but nervous just like when you go to the doctor’s for a checkup. We got there at 1, and my aunt told me we had to wait an hour, at least. The hospital had many people in it. It wasn’t dirty, although it wasn’t clean either. My aunt and I waited a while. Suddenly we saw a doctor coming in, the main one, not the assistants. All of a sudden, tons of patients flooded her with questions about their health, or demands to see her next. Poor her, as soon as she got to work, she was nearly drowned by (maybe sick) patients! She walked into an office and kindly asked the people to give her some time, then closed the door. I sighed; there were so many people, I wasn’t sure how long I was going to wait!
Luckily, I brought my Nook (awesome). So I was reading and reading, and reading some more. Finally, when I look up at the clock, it was past 2! I couldn’t possibly have read that long! But I was wrong. I asked my aunt how long we would have to wait, and she said she would go check. After a couple minutes, she came back and told me probably another hour. So I took a break from reading, observed the other people, drank some water, and went back to reading. Soon, another hour had slipped by. This time when I asked again, the reply was: I really don’t know now. I realized I just had to wait.
In the end, I waited until around 5, maybe a little before. But seriously, 4 hours to see a doctor?! And the whole checkup process was minutes! She asked me questions, checked my pulse, and that was it. No thermometer or any other gadgets. That took me by surprise, even though I was told that usually it was like this in China. I got my medicine prescribed (two types) and we went home exhausted.
As I mentioned earlier, I didn’t eat the medicine today. But I just want to share the details: The first medicine is swallowed with waters. There are about sixty tiny balls (about { } <=that big) that I had to swallow down with water. It isn’t bad, because after you’re finished there’s no taste left in your mouth
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The second is much, much worse. Well, especially with comments from my cousin’s grandma. She said she had to take it for 6 years! She also told me that I had to be careful, because I would feel like throwing up afterwards. So I got really scared that I would. I held my breath, and gulped down as much as possible (pretty much all of it). Even when I held my breath, I could taste the disgusting bitterness!! But really, it wasn’t that bad (still doesn’t stop me from whining). Right after, I rinsed my mouth with water, and stuff a huge sugar cube into my mouth. It was sweet and sugary. At least I knew it wasn’t too bad, and I might be able to live through it [twice] every day.
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