“Am I a lab rat? Oh please, somebody help me! I mean, help us”-Ira,2016
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It was my first time having a medical check up. Yea, of course I’m feeling a little bit excited, okay no. a little bit nervous is way proper maybe. Because it was my first time! And my day started quite funny. Yaa too funny. I ended up terlanggar signboard hospital yang sebesar alam tu. I did wonder where did I put my eyes. But, things already happened.
Okay back to the main idea.
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I’m going to talk about the blood test. Because, something happened during the test.
“Assalamualaikum”
I didn’t knock the door because it was opened already. And there was a man, a young man I mean. He was in a blue coat or maybe a blue uniform, I forgot already. But the main thing is, it was blue.
“Waalaikumussalam, adik duduk dulu ye”
I sat on the chair and began to observe every little details that he was writing in the form. Basically, he was calculating my BMI.
“18 Tahun kan?”
“Erm yea”
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So we’re proceeding to the blood test. Actually, I wasn’t that nervous compared during the audio test & the inhale whatever test it was. Because I already had an experience with the blood test and I knew whats going to happen. Plus, the pain supposed to be considerable.
I mean, less pain.
So, things started when he tied a kind of rope on my arm. And he took a needle together with the syringe.
“Cucuk sikit ye”
“Okay”
I noded.
He started to search my artery to look for the best one. Lol sorry I’m not a medic person, but what I knew was, he was looking for my artery.
It took quite sometime and I started to feel ‘can he really do it?’
“okay, amik darah sikit ye”
“Okay”
“Kalau takut pandang lain.”
I noded again. Dalam hati, eh sopannya setiap apa nak buat minta izin dulu haha.
The needle already fitted under my skin. But he looks like still looking for something.
The needle already fitted under my skin. But he looks like still looking for something.
“Eh, mana uratnya”
Okay, I tried to calm myself.
“hehehe lari pulak uratnya”
“hehehehehe . Jumpa tak”
I tried to reply as best as I could.because of course, I was so frightened already. But still, I’m feeling quite sorry for him.
He must be way frightened.
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Ended up, both of us laughed. And the way we laughed you know, something was not going as planned and we tried to cover the situation it was a little bit bitter. Haha!
A senior medical officer finnaly came into our room. Maybe because we’re taking too long of time. And he must be wondering whats happening.
“Boleh tak?”
“Uratnya lari.”
“Mana boleh lari. Halus sangat agaknya”
The young medical officer looks like I don’t know what to say.
“Try tangan sebelah”.
He finally put out the needle. And now, both of my hands already on the table.
“Sorry dik sorry”
“its okay”
The young man tried to fit in the needle into my left hand. But then, the same thing happened. He was still looking for the artery.
“takkan lari lagi pulak. Ish”
I started to feel the pain. And I’m sure I wasn’t looking good I mean, the way I look like must be ‘uncomfortable’.
“Sorry”
I just noded.
The senior officer finally helped. And the way he gets into the artery was so painful erm. I almost said auch but fortunately I didn’t.
And finally, there’s blood in the syringe. Finally, Alhamdulillah!
“Hah okay dah tu. Cotton bud satu.”
The young officer handed the cotton bud on my arm.
And the blood taking process continues until the syringe was almost full.
“kau dengan budak lain tak lari, budak ni pandai pulak urat lari.”
“hehe sorry ea”
“ha takpe-takpe”
I just noded again.
Okay done. There’s so many blood on the cotton bud. I have to proceed to the next test and came back into the young man’s room for vision test and etc..
”Terima kasih”
“Sama-sama, sorry ye”
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“ I am feeling bad right now. I shouldn’t complaint so much. Sorry!."
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"Semoga menjadi seorang doktor yang bermanfaat kepada ummah. Ujian itu menguatkan, jauh sekali menjatuhkan. Sorry from me. All the best for your future."- Ira, 2016.
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