Nov 21, 2006

Hospital

Where we picked up our medicine (a local pharmacy located on the main road. There were no actual Chemists or Druggists there!)

Yesterday I went to the hospital for a cough and earache (I'm ok, just wanted to get it checked out.) The hospital was an all afternoon excursion. First they wanted to send me to a female doctor but I told them I didn't need to see one. We proceeded to the ER where a surgeon told an attendant to take us to an ENT (ear, neck, throat) specialist. This attendant didn't know where he was going, took us all over the hospital. Finally, we saw Dr. Rao, who prescribed me some antibiotics and cough syrup. Total cost for the consult and doctor visit was 200Rs ($4USD). After I went to the pharmacy to pick up my medication and I wasn't even asked for a prescription! The whole process took over 4 hours, it sure was fun to experience. Gotta love India :)