BE YOUR OWN DOCTOR

Having spent almost every term of my school time in the hospital, I’ve come to the realization that we must be our own Doctors. Last year got me into a serious panic when a visit to the pharmacy got me into a false positive situation. The pharmacist had observed symptoms of COVID-19 in me and had to send my details to the necessary institution for quarantine. Calling my friend proofed futile and it seems like the world was against me I tried crying but no tears came because of my age and the pharmacist made me feel ostracized. The medication given was good but I noticed that on taking the medication, my stomach began to burn. Having observed this, I decided to stop taking the medication and visit a private Doctor. Upon doing all the tests, it came out that if I had continued taking the drug, I could have worsened a type of ulcer developing in my stomach.

Also, when young, my parents spent lots of money on my health. I always had to be in the hospital every school term while my colleagues were studying. 

But a change in environment and an active lifestyle got me free from the hospital until 2020. I was kept in the hands of my aunty who introduced me to a family friend who likes football. I joined him to play ball every time I got the opportunity and since then, I had never fallen ill or visited the hospital. I learned to take care of my health by not living a sedentary lifestyle.

But why couldn’t the Doctors tell my parents I had a sedentary lifestyle which actually weakens my immune system over time? This made me hate visiting hospitals and resort to understanding myself and relying on fruits and vegetables as my natural “healings”.It’s best to know yourself well such that when given medication, you can ask the Doctor to explain its effect on you and enter into a dialogue with the Doctor since this might reveal a lot about you so the Doctor makes a very informed decision to recommend a much better medication. But did I fall prey to the money-making system of the Doctors?