A costly PD

30/11/2011 - An ill patient with traumatic PD (peritoneal dialysis) was quickly wheeled on a stretcher to the operating theatre for an emergency laparotomy, when we realised amidst the confusion, he has not removed his dentures. So I made him do so, quickly snatched it from his hand, placed it in a plastic bag and chucked it to the nurse. Off the patient went to the OT, and subsequently the ICU, where all was forgotten..

Until 5/12/2011 - was sitting at the front desk doing my work when suddenly this patient appeared out of nowhere in front of me. "Doctor..." he muttered in an unhappy tone. "Remember me?" I asked him what did he want? He pointed to his jaw and said, "My dentures. You took them. I want them back." I suggested that he should ask the nurses of the ward upstairs (where he is currently) to call ICU or OT to look for them.. The nurses didn't. So I took the initiative to help hm do so. Still he came down bugged me for a few days.

It was my day off yesterday. He couldn't bug me, so he bugged my colleague, who told him, "Uncle, it's only dentures. Get a new one! How much could it have cost?" His reply? "MINE HAD GOLD PLATINGS ON THEM."

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