Day 1 (20th Sep 2010): Today is lazy Monday, most of us feel lazy about monday, that too after blasting weekend. I woke up around 7.30AM but experienced heavy Headache and Cold, this is not because of hangover.
Let me tell you the FLASHBACK, please read next paragraph.
"I was sick since from 1 month, I often get attacked with Cold(runny nose) due to my allergic nose, fever and cough will be followed by cold for sure and these stays 4-5 days max in my body. But this time these stayed longer and not ready to leave me. I consulted one doctor(Dr.ABC), he is nearby to my flat. I wasted 2 weeks and fews bucks in his treatment, he didn't reduced my sickness even 0.1 percent. Later I consulted another doctor(Dr.XYZ), he prescribed some antibiotics and paracetamol tablets, I felt easiness next day, but the story came to same track."
FLASHBACK ends here. Please continue with next paragraph.
I decided to visit Dr.XYZ's clinic again today, so took leave and stepped towards clinic. But Dr.XYZ wasn't there in his Clinic, his assistant doctor Dr.AUNTY was there and she was eagerly waiting for patients to come. She had a look at last prescription and did routine checkup. With a surpised expression she said "You still having Cold and headache? you took antibiotics for 5 days right? Your cold should have gone after taking antibiotics for 5 days !!. Something is wrong. You start taking SWINE FLU tablets from today, I am sure you are not having Swine Flu, but to be safer side better to take those, I will also prescribe medicine from my side, you take both.". And she gave me the address where I get swine flu tablets, that was a Govt hospital. I was shocked and collapsed after hearing the word swine Flu. I controlled myself and stepped towards Govt hospital, no need to give much explaination about this hospital,that was a typical Indian Govt hospital. Anyways I got Swine flu tablets(FluHalt) and returned home. I usually keep doors open when I am at home, neighbour's children used to come and play computer games. I fraid children too get infected to swine flu if they get in contact with me, so closed the doors. Swallowed Dr.AUNTY's and DR.GOVT's tablets as per dosage and jumped to bed.
Day 2 (21st Sep 2010): I didn't see any effect of tablets, I am still not finding easiness. I started to afraid, hit the Google and started searching the stuff related to Swine Flu. I compared my sickness with symptoms of Swine Flu, read about infection cycle, prevention,screening centres, testing centres, cost of testing, treatment etc etc etc... Fuck off man !!! I dont want to die at this age, parents,family, homeloan and morever I will be becoming DAD this december...... damn !!! I have so many commitments. I am alone in home, wife is in her mom's home. My brother and my mom supposed to come today, but I asked them not to come as I afraid they too get infected. I was tensed, may be because of this I got high fever at night, I thought my life ends at this night and started writing down my account details, login details, ATM pin, insurance details in a note book and kept beside my pillow. I decided if Im alive till morning then first thing to do is to rush to Ruby Hall Clinic. I took paracetamol tablet and went to sleep.
Day 3 (22nd Sep 2010): Huh !!! I am alive !!.... Thank God and thanks to paracetamol, my fever went down. Next target is Ruby Hall Clinic, stepped into hospital premises, huge hospital, wondering where to go, finally found reception and enquired about swine flu testing, they said here they won't do testing, they only do screening, but i wanted to get tested by submitting throat swab. I was disappointed but thought of undergoin screening. Those doin swine flu screening are Freshers they themselves confused with swine symptoms and they confused what to do with my case. One those said "Arrey Cat-B likhake Poly-OPD ke paas bhej dena, vo doctor dekhlega". I took the slip and went to Poly-OPD, they referred me to Cardiac-OPD, I payed the fees and waited for my turn(We have to pay fees first). After waiting for 1.30 hrs I got a chance to make entry in doctor's room, Dr.Castellino, she is not as beatifull as Aishwarya Rai, but her charming and smiling face makes her impressive. Her way of handling patients was impressive. She did the checkup and referred me to ENT specialist and also asked me to get blood-urine tested. I submitted blood-urine for testing and went to meet ENT specialist, Dr.Morarji. He did the checkup and prescribed the tablets. I collected blood-urine test report and went back to Dr.Castellin's room. After seeing the report she confirmed that I am not having viral infection, its a bacterial infection. She asked to take the tablets what Dr.Morarji prescribed. And thats it !!!! Came out of hospital, went to home happily around 2PM. Took the tablets and jumped to bed, woke up at 6PM, OMG!!! I am feeling better. Headache gone by taking only dose !!! I opened the doors and immediately neighbour's children entered my home, I kissed them with a JOY !!! Thanks to Ruby Hall and thank you for reading this blog !!!
Hi Avinash, I am writing comments on your blog because not only because I keep commenting but also I want to say my exp when I heard that you had been given Swine Flu tablet.It was Tuesday when our team lead told me this f..king thing.Was not sure how to react (to both- to our team lead call and to the news).Just imagined you taking swine flue tablet and on the bed of Sasun.Came out of imagination and kept the phone in anger,disagreement and by remembering your smiling face.Tuesday was second last day of Ganpati.I took the bath and went straight to Ganpati bappa (which I generally not prefer).Obviously I did not ask about your health but(as a descent well wisher) I asked bappa that what if I will be the only person to support Stacker..what if our DM brings another resource instead ..what if there is no body for stupid jokes..what if we will have to gather in board room and with no cake..what if your seat will be filled by the some to whom I will have to give KT???.Dark clouds of thoughts flashed in my mind within few seconds.At the same time my mom came shouting at my dad that 'see I told you he is not an atheist'.Dad asked me what did you ask to bappa for.. giving me expressions difficult to understand..I said I prayed for my marriage not telling the truth ..and was not in the mood of questions being asked from mom and dad ...what? when? where? All those questions would have taken my one hour.Then thought I will call you and sympathize you little which will at least give exercise to your tear glands (and mine too)but canceled.As an integration team member I never wanted that Rahul should miss you too.But you the dumb was not going out of my clever mind till I saw your facebook comment.After that I thought that you are not going to leave us so soon (and IBM) even if your throat has all kind of swine bacterias and all the cough of coffee(with one teaspoon sugar)you had with me,Monis,Harish and Abdul.I thanked bappa once more who who was only present in my mind till that time (I enjoyed the Ganpati miravnuk) saying -'Thanks to you bappa for saving me from reply of all bulky mails of Rahul and DM regarding Stacker.Thanks for all the non-sense jokes Avinash will be going to throw.Thanks for all the liveliness Aviansh going to maintain.Thanks for not silencing the silent killer who killed all the bacterias with his positivity.Thanks from saving me from one more KT schedule.Thanks for all the technicalities'.My dad was looking at me not understanding what exactly I am doing ..I gave some fake expressions preventing myself from one hour waste.Hope you will now keep exercising.Hope you will keep coming(not in my mind but in office).Hope you will be there on your seat every-time I stand up.Hope we will see mails for all the technicalities stuff.Hope I will see all your messages to fill ILC.Lets give a bang on Monday!!! ...again with a coffee with 2 teaspoon sugar :D
ReplyDeleteHey...Hey....This should be a another blog rather comments :-) Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteNice nice... Nice write up by both Avinash and Hemant!!
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