Doctor Don't Angry

It's not good to compare people, but I write this to, well ... analyze two different persons acting in the same function, a doctor.

The first doctor when he saw my medical record pointing on my weight asking to the nurse in Thai: is it true??? Oh I don't know what was in his mind. I admit I am slim, and I keep what come to my stomach of course. Anyway he didn't care for my explanation so I chose quiet than to make the doctor unhappy. His English is good, and I could asked some questions.

The week after the first doctor, I went back to hospital, this time with another doctor. This young and beautiful doctor, I guess was a new one. At first she was very brilliant. When I told her my symptoms I found out that she couldn't speak English, and not understand English, almost at all. And she answered my questions in Thai, a very fast.

When I expressed that I didn't understand, she repeated it again, in Thai. Not satisfied with her answer I tried to tell her my symptoms and wanted to know the cause of my cough. She was very irritated with my questions ... so spoke when I told her .. so I told her to 'listen' .. She even didn't tell my what I should avoid, is there any things that I should do or not??She got angry and talked very fast .. I guess her saying something bad about me..... ggggrrrrrh.

Can you imagine a doctor couldn't speak English? I am sure many of the text book are in English .. or maybe not. But this is an international hospital in Bangkok ... excuse me Miss???

At first I really wanted to complain to the hospital about this. Then, well I am just a foreigner. And many of the hospital staffs don't speak or understand English. And again I remember many of my friend here they don't have the habit of 'asking questions' even if they don't understand about something or many things .... , so why do I add more complicated things to my life ???

From my opinion nowadays the patient are far more clever then ages ago. Patient expects the doctor not only to examined them. But patient would like to asking some questions (or ther term is 'consult"). They should try to listen to patient, if not how can they know what patient feels? And giving some advice to improve the health of patient.

I guess this doctor has skipped some courses or what, she needs to learn psychology. Or maybe the hospital tell them that there is no consultation session or what ... bu then the other doctor also tried to listen and to answer the questions. So it's not about the hospital regulation, bu the doctor him/herself.

Really .... I hope I do not meet her in the future.