Fortunately not ones that I have to mark, or grade as my American friends might say.
The day after the accident I went to the dentist, who armed me with antibiotics, temporary fillings, a mouthwash that numbed and instructions to return in two weeks once the swelling had gone down.
With a heavily grazed face, a bright red nose, burst lips and no front teeth, I looked like a boxer - a bad one.
The King Fahad hospital had told me that I could go back for a CT scan, but as we have good health insurance I decided to go to the Saad first. I called in to see the doctor who had treated me and collected an accident report, x-rays and the results of my blood tests. She was very pleasant and seemed relieved that I would be relieving her of some of the workload.
The Saad clinic is thorough. The GP examined me, read the medical report and then sent me to the Consultant Internist. He sent me to the cardiologist and the neurologist. At each doctors station a bevy of nurses took my vital signs, which, as you might expect, remained constant.
Several weeks later, and following an EEG, ECG, CT and ECG Treadmill test, and an echocardiogram, the conclusion is ... nothing wrong, but try to avoid running through flashing lights. Oh ... and if you feel strange, sit down before falling down. Good to know my heart is in good working order and that my blood works are all fine. I have a brain too, although looking at the CT scan images it does look rather like a poached salmon.
The day after the accident I went to the dentist, who armed me with antibiotics, temporary fillings, a mouthwash that numbed and instructions to return in two weeks once the swelling had gone down.
With a heavily grazed face, a bright red nose, burst lips and no front teeth, I looked like a boxer - a bad one.
The King Fahad hospital had told me that I could go back for a CT scan, but as we have good health insurance I decided to go to the Saad first. I called in to see the doctor who had treated me and collected an accident report, x-rays and the results of my blood tests. She was very pleasant and seemed relieved that I would be relieving her of some of the workload.
The Saad clinic is thorough. The GP examined me, read the medical report and then sent me to the Consultant Internist. He sent me to the cardiologist and the neurologist. At each doctors station a bevy of nurses took my vital signs, which, as you might expect, remained constant.
Several weeks later, and following an EEG, ECG, CT and ECG Treadmill test, and an echocardiogram, the conclusion is ... nothing wrong, but try to avoid running through flashing lights. Oh ... and if you feel strange, sit down before falling down. Good to know my heart is in good working order and that my blood works are all fine. I have a brain too, although looking at the CT scan images it does look rather like a poached salmon.
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