Sometimes, we’re an expert in what we do. My maid is UBER-expert in keeping the house sparkling while my kid is UBER-expert is making a mess. Hmm… bad example. Anyway, KNOWLEDGE drives expertise. And no one is an expert without knowledge.
The story is, yesterday, I took Sara, who still breastfeeds Marsha, to a clinic to check a lump she noticed earlier in the morning. So, we met this doctor and she said, “Oh, you gotta take this drug and we shall see what happens.” She then started writing stuff and probably expected us to say, “Oh, ok. You’re the expert, I follow”, and walked off the clinic. NOT! That stupid doctor did not even bother to EXPLAIN what the drug is, what it does, why we need to take it and stuff. So… after she received a good whack of questions from us, we got to know that it will stop milk production. Clearly, this doctor is a moron for thinking that we are stupid and for only wanting to sell drugs, so, we ended our session.
We went to another clinic and met a very nice doctor. He agreed with us that we should not be hasty and that we should see a surgical specialist. And so, we went to a specialist center and met another nice doctor; did a scan and phew, good news, the lump was just an accumulation of ‘curd’ milk due to yadayadayada. Solution: keep breastfeeding, and while nursing, apply hot-pack and massage the area. No drugs.
Point is, when we seek advice from experts, DO NOT rely 100% on it. It’s just an advice. It’s still YOUR life. So, make your OWN decision. Run a search thru the Net. Or grab some reading materials. Or talk to your friends. Or go for 2nd opinion. Broaden your knowledge. Do NOT be ignorant.
We put this principle to practice when taking care of our first child, Mariam. Doctors told us once she’s born, she could not live for more than 2 days. We took charge of matters, learned about her problems and gave her lots of love. She survived for 2 beautiful years. The best 2 years of our life. Miss her.
Oh, what makes a good doctor? Someone who takes time to EXPLAIN. Thus passing on KNOWLEDGE, with the intention of helping someone to be healthier and happier.
1 comment:
Iffil, your writing is great. i couldn't agree more. me too had bad experience with this type of doc. i was asked to terminate my pregnancy too by a few docs. luckily i did the same thing like wat u did, now i still have my baby. he's a big bouncy bright boy now aged 6. i want to find the docs to proove how wrong they were!!! only Allah knows! i am no medical student. just a graduate frm sintok ;) but we learn better, i think. well, i think u should send yr writing to parenting mag. i dunno that such a zany-lazy person like u can actually write good stuff. Keep on writing!
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