Sunday, June 04, 2006

i dread medical exams. i would rather eat my shoe than sit through a thorough medical check-up. no, i m not afraid of needles, or doctors, or medicine, or the sanitized smell of clinics and hospitals. i might be anxious bout childbirth, but i still have a few years to overcome that, so i m not bothered by it yet. i m just too much of a firm believer in the saying: ignorance is bliss. if i am not aware of anything wrong with me, i am more than happy to assume i m perfectly healthy. i am not about to poke around or ask for a second opinion, even from someone who is obviously much more qualified.

i'll tell you just wat exactly i am afraid of: the breast examination.

uh-huh. its not the thought of some foreign hands pressing against my boobs that i am worried about, not by a long shot. i was more concerned that they should detect a lump. there, i said it.

so anyways, a pre-employment medical examination was unavoidable. i grudgingly made an appointment in order to get myself cleared for the job. i even wondered if my blood pressure might shoot up from all that worrying. needless to say, that made me even more anxious. dun laugh. nana told me there is nothing to worry about. my mum and uncle made me drink some air zam-zam before my check-up. im placed his hand on my head, shut his eyes, twirled my head about and pretended to chant some health-giving mantra. he didnt know what else to do.

so with all these reinforcements, i went for my check-up. as you can tell, i survived it. so ok, yes-medical check-ups wont swallow me up whole. like d'oh. because i survive, i would like to make it a point to go for yearly check-ups. if only to quell my fears of medical check-ups, but more importantly to keep track of my health.

cos few things are as important as good health.

r.z 4:51 PM  0 comments