BadMan Cyph

I remember when I was in 400L, I discovered a lump in my breast and went to the school hospital. The male doctor I met refused to examine me because I was a woman. Instead, he sent a female nurse to examine me and report her findings. The nurse just played around my breast, returned to the doctor and said it was mere tenderness. This doctor prescribed Vitamin C and told me nothing was wrong. Three days later, I returned because the lump was increasing. This time, I met another male doctor. After I explained what happened, he immediately recognised the doctor I was talking about. He examined me himself, diagnosed it as a boil and prescribed medication. He also told me that the other doctor behaved that way and that, in a country where the system works, I could sue him. Thinking about this today makes me wonder: How many patients have suffered under that doctor’s care? How many people has he misdiagnosed or given the wrong prescriptions? A doctor’s refusal to properly examine a patient is not just unprofessional; it can be dangerous. Imagine being sent home with Vitamin C when you came to the hospital with a growing lump in your breast. 😩