it's my 4th yr studying in the UK, am not someone who always fight for my right, as i think i've always been quite blessed and provided with what i needed in life.
but there are two incidents that happened in the UK so far that left me feeling deprived and helpless in a foreign land.
- Bank (i think i shall save it til next time)
- see a doctor: a bizarre incident happened to me on Friday evening. It was a tensed day as I had a viva with the Child oral health and orthodontics tutors. Passed the exam and was supposed to be a happy ending. Walked down the stairs to go home. checking my phone and happily wana share good news. Tangggggggg. A heavy object fell from the sky and hit my finger, and made a 'cling' metal sound upon touching the floor, it was an extraction forceps. And i was stunned looking at my injured finger. Not long after, one of my grpmates came running down looking for it and realized that it hit me. went to clinic and washed it. she had been nice to me lately and it was an accident and she did apologize. so i told her im alrite and not to worry.
Went home, the pain got worse, and the bleeding sip through my second layer of plaster, the joint felt pain as well. Went to have a nap and was feeling betta. Next day set off to all england. all was great and the wound got betta.
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sunday nite, when on the train home, i realised, my finger got redder, erythema? infection? omg..
pris saw and advised me to see doctor (sorry jiajia) in case of IE (infective endocarditis, infection to the lining of the heart, usu caused by oral microflora).
so this afternoon, such coincidence, my aftanoon lecture was cancelled. So i went to the walk in centre. the receptionist saw my finger, and told me it look swollen and asked me to go to the A&E. Went there, waited and was called in by a chinese looking doctor. Everything is fine according to him. No fracture and no bacterial infection. Told him i am worried cos it's a used forceps. He said if im reli worried, can get an antibacterial cream, he wrote it on the sheet of paper and asked me to get fr pharmacy or get my GP to prescribe it. Bet he is a racist or an antidentist doctor. the system said im a dental. he asked me wat i was doing to injure my hand, i told him it fell on me and that im a dental student. when he wrote my note as dental nurse, i told him im a student. and he said it doesnt matter to him cos he's already a doctor. and perhaps im chinese so im more concern abt hierarchy. huh?? i told him as nurse is a staff, but im a student, aisk i want my free treatment la come on =.=
Went out from A&E feeling relieved, so went to the outpatient pharmacy next door to ask. It was a cream on prescription. So i went to Globe surgery to see if i can get a prescription fr my GP. The reception told me im a student, so was asked to see the one in the uni. went to the student health service, to be told that my name was in the system but im not registered for this yr. WTH
I hv to fill in the form to re-register ( I went the year before last and was told that i dun hv to do anything cos i was registered oredi, so i tot i dun hv to aisk) and i hv to bring the proof of address. To add salt on my wound, the next available appointment is not until next week =.=
i was so pissed with the system and i just walked out afta thanking her. Didnt know that the door was heavy and it banged loudly behind me, oops, din mean it. but i guess it did me justice.
haih, i think i probably dead or had my finger chopped off oredi by the time i get to see a GP. WTF system.
anyway, thank God tht throughout these years, i was not inflicted with fatal diseases or illnesses. the forceps hit me but not on my head, hit my finger, but not my left hand. :)
less pissed now, afta ranting here and on fb and with a fren.
now regretted for not tapao-ing food on my way back due to the pissed off mood just now :P
