Segkem2013:
Hmmmm....

I had a surgery sometime in 2015 in a federal hospital at Abuja, on the surgical bed the doctor meant to fix the drip on my hand kept puncturing my hands and he did so in a very mean manner. A colleague of his asked him to calm down and he started ranting about how someone brushed his car and pulled out the bumper. After that, I needed to go for post surgery treatment. On that particular day I was having this severe headache that ran through my spine and couldn't sit for long as a result Anastasia administered on me. I pleaded with this same premature doctor to allow me see the consultant as I was in sefia pains. This dude was so rude and asked me if I'm the first person to be in pains. I just told him that ''guy even as I am in pains, if I hear Pim from your mouth again, I'll gather my last strength and beat you up'' the guy just waka jejely as me ma don mean am since the day I had the surgery when he used my hands for acupuncture practice. Eventually I saw the chief consultant who told me to drink more water to wash down the effect of the Anastasia and spend more time lying down as against sitting up for the mean time. He also scolded him for not knowing what to do to relieve my pains. I just thank God he wasn't the chief consultant.... I for no see my breakthrough in life.

passion007:



So, your grievance is that the poor doctor is trying to insert a cannula for you so he can give you some fluids intravenously, then you report him to the consultant who reiterated that you needed fluids -- which the doctor was doing already. Can you not see there's no sense in your post, and yet numerous people have liked it because they're biased against doctors.

My friend, doctors can't transfer fluids from the drip to your veins magically. They need to put a cannula first, and often, this may have to be tried multiple times before one is successfully inserted. If you're in pain, ask "I'm hurting all over, I don't think I can take one more attempt", "is there someone else who could try?" But if you come with your attitude, then that's a problem. Knowing Nigerians, you would criticise the doctor in your husky voice, and order him to bring the chief consultant and you expect a hug and a kiss.

Correcto:
Backed by the way you insulted another profession, it obvious you just want to play healthcare politics. I am not left in the dark regarding who pathologist is. However, I won't explain who I am just tell you that I have thorough know of who a pathologist is. I won't make any argument or educate you more because you sound inexperienced. " Science will continue to evolve for improvement" I just hope you can understand this.

midnighter:


Lol, why am I the one attracting castigation for rushing to correct a wrong statement

That person was so wrong to mention that woman. Its like those British people just wanted to kill her

I understand what youre saying though. But I just couldnt stand it

Why is it so hard for people to look for the facts before condemning somebody? People will be doing jungle justice over the internet

lebete3000:


You simply have nothing to say bro.

Continue to deceive the willingly gullible masses. I've said my piece in my 5th paragraph...we'll gladly leave the job for you guys.

Just can't wait for the time you guys will take over management of the hospital from leadership to the lowest cadre.

E go too funny meen...

lebete3000:


So what should the Pathologist do?

Funny enough, there was nothing like Med Lab Scientist before oh, those were the days quality results were being churned out, but to cut costs nowadays, na so dem bring these guys, now na different result you go dey everywhere.

Guys wey no even sabi do blood film sef, guys wey go dey diagnose Typhoid with that irresponsible test called Widal. Na them pollute the average

HBB1:


What are you saying bros?

The same typhoid people have been treating every 3 months for the past 10 years?!

Resistant typhoid!


I asked 2 people, from Mali and Senegal once, if they knew what typhoid is-- they had no freaking idea.

But in Nigeria, everybody has typhoid until Widal test proves otherwise--

I have seen typhoid a few times and it is scary as hell!

monerozi5590:



You just spoke my mind. I have been having stomach problems for the past 15 years now. None of them seems to know what's wrong with me... They keep treating typhoid fever because test results shows typhoid. Some of them are even saying is psychological. I met one long time ago and he gave up on me.

I just wanna travel out for a better treatment. I will save up for that.

midnighter:


The lab scientist is supposed to work under the pathology department of the hospital. This was a method of outsourcing for cost since pathologists are expensive

Im not really sure what happened that people just open labs anyhow

Its more of a structural issue

Correcto:
This is only to inform you that I won't be replying your mention anymore. Reason? Poor level of reasoning.

InvertedHammer:

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He is right.

Pass USLME exams. Then if lucky, get Residency placement of minimum 3 years. Then one can do fellowship (for specialists).

To practice in US as a doctor trained in Nigeria will take about 6 years for very intelligent and "lucky" ones.
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lebete3000:


Hope you have a helmet worn, cos if them hear this ehn, dem go use your head break coconut [b][/b]

adanny01:
My mother inlaw wasn't feeling well, she went to a general hospital and saw a doctor who wrote her some medication. She wasn't satisfied so she went to a private laboratory opposite the hospital. She tested herself for malaria and typhoid with malaria returning very high. The lab recommended additional antimalarial to her drugs but she opted to revisit the Dr to properly prescribe drugs for her.

The Dr sent her out of his office without looking at the result saying he gave her the right prescription for what she complained.

midnighter:


Lol why? The stool sampling and blood films and all that are an aspect of pathology.

If the hospital has a functioning biomedical science department that would be different

Spectrum22:
A Nigerian doctor killed my brother a few months ago.

My brother complained that he had abdominal pain, a doctor promptly booked him for an appendix operation without scan or any form of clinical evidence to support his assumption.

He conducted the surgery despite confirming himself that the patient BP was extremely high and it would be unethical to operate on such person.

My late brother lost a lot of blood during and after the surgery.

Later on, a series of complications arose. The stomach was swollen, he was extremely thirsty which led to the discovery that his blood sugar level was also very high and eventually he started complaining that he couldn't breathe well.

In all these the doctor was so harsh to the patient and the caregiver. He kept him when he could have referred him. My brother gasped and struggled to hold on to HIS life.

Eventually he referred him but the man never made it to the place he was referred to.

Nigerian doctors and health workers are like demigods, so heartless, so callous, so cold.

I don't forgive easily.

lebete3000:


They'll never agree with what you said oh, just leave them, let them becone CMD too abeg.

My orayer is for every Naija doc to leave the country to greener pastures, make every health personnel for naija sef dey carry stethoscope abeg.

E go too sweet meen...

homirefacuny:


Most of them are just demons. I remember when my mum was sick in 2003. We took her to a private hospital and all the man could do was administer drips for more than 24 hours. The next night, one of our family members who works the O.A.U.T.H.C advised us to take her there if we want her alive. Omo that man was just God sent. We would have lost my mum if we didn't adhere. Better health care no dey naija.. That's why the leaders run to first world countries to treat ordinary headache.

jedisco:


Lol. The lab should have prescribed the additional antimalarial they recommended.
I'm still wondering why someone would have to take two different antimalarials together

midnighter:


The patient should be free to ask questions about their health. The hospital is providing them with a service and its their right to make enquiries about it.

Doctors and nurses shouldnt shut people down when they have legitimate concerns in the name of "stop teaching me my job", its wrong.

Virus99:
I had typhoid based on the test result... And the Doctor's only solution is drip.
Even before the test result came out, he already put me on drip.

He was about to give me the 5th drip in just 2 days... When my brothers refused.

The man is notorious for giving people drip.

I heard someone fell into a well, upon the person's rescue and taken to the same hospital the doctor was busy administering drips!

Imagine! Someone rescued from inside water and yet being hammered with water

trilobite:


You know what? If it didn't happen to someone I was so close to, I'd probably doubt like you because nobody doubt pass me for this life.

But stuff really happened!! My friend was the one taking care of the girl's mother at the hospital through the ordeal.
She called me crying one moment, and celebrated the next. The girl in question is with her big bro now in the states.

The hospital didn't have those pulse checking equipment like you see in Hollywood movies!! So everything was based on the doctor's personal check. One medical person I put it to, said it happens sometimes.

I am not going to give the name of the hospital in Kubwa Abuja, though I took a personal note of making sure people close to me flee from it.

Segkem2013:



Another terrible doctor spotted. Did you pass comprehension in school? Please read again and know what the doctor's fault was. I'm sure you hardly listen to your patients before administering prescriptions.

jedisco:


So I took your mum to OAUTH and she was treated. I guess it was foreign doctors who treated her there.
When next she's I'll, fly her out

passion007:


She's well free to ask questions and that's encouraged.

Did u miss the part she said she would SHOUT what conditions she has. At that point, it's not a conversation anymore but one person being just annoying and difficult to deal with. And if you present yourself in that way, little surprise if you are treated with an attitude.

lefulefu:
Yes they are retrained.You think US medical council go just take u like that..and mind u USMLE exam no be beans o.They ask you technical questions.The only way you can pass it very well is take a tutorial programme prior before you write the exam.You can aslo purchase the USMLE aid book and practice it before writing the exam.If you be the type of doctor in nigeria doing rubbish and u say u wan go yankee then i suggest the person just remains in naija cos after all you still comfortable as a doctor in nigeria.if you have to venture out u really have to know your onions.

imolile:
With Hausa as President, don't expect a revamp in any institution. They are the most daft, most backward race in Nigeria. Nigeria will never Progress as long as Hausa still hold the position of Power. Nigeria is stunted. You cannot have the best University, they are backward. No institution in the North is classified best in anything, Nepotism is their styles, where they remove every southerner and put a dull person in every position of Power
It has been going on for too long and the Intelligent Ibos and Yorubas are just too docile to reject the rubbish

Don't blame the Doctors, they are working under a terrible circumstance

*In my country, Nigeria, Ibo men are looking for money... And they have it...*

*Yoruba men are looking for education...*
*And they have it...*

*Hausa men are looking for power...*
*And they have it...*

*But the Hausa men are controlling both those with money and those with certificates...*

*A man in power can control a man with money and with degrees...*

*You can hate a man with power...*
*But you are still under him...*

*You can speak grammar more than him...*
*But you are still under him...*

*Just one decision he will make can affect your source of money...*

*If he gets angry and effects a policy, all your degrees might be useless in your hands...*

*That is why all Jesus promised His disciples was not money or scholarships...*

*But He said: "And ye shall receive power..."*

*Because He understands that there are powers...*

*Don't just pray for promotion in the office ..*
*Pray for promotion in the school of Power...*

*They can raise your salary, yet, a 9-year old girl with demonic powers can be controlling how you spend the salary...*

*Your father might have ended the way he did because of powers that fought him...*

*What your family is passing through might be because of inherited powers ...*

*Thank God for your degrees and business ideas...*

*But ma/sir, look for the Power of God ...*

*As you go to church don't ask God for money as usual ...*

*Cry to God for His Power...*

*How far could the Apostles have gone in life without the endowment of the Power from on High? ...*

*Can you see why Jesus told them not to move an inch without the power?...*

*Don't you think that what you are going through in that business or marriage is because you went in without the power of God?...*

*You need the Power of God...*

*If you are reading this, God might be depending on you to change the condition of your family...*

*School degrees and business ideas might have failed...*

*Can you cry to God for His power this day? ..*

chukel:
the way some of us reason baffles me. You killed your father. Why will you rush to a private hospital at 1am without money or health insurance scheme coverage. Are you alright? Can you rush to a supermarket without money? You guys should have some sense please.

Respect55:
I was operated on around 2009,24th of December to be precise. While on the process, this doctor paused to receive calls not less than three times of more than 10 minutes each. I was mad but was instructed not to talk else I die. Why would a doctor even take a phone to the theatre?

That being said, they are still those who respect their profession but not this one that operated on me.

betterview3:


Seems like my own issue.


https://www.nairaland.com/5434813/hospitals-visits-abdominal-pains-advice

Teebilion:
The thread would have been more interesting if it were
‘ Share your experience with Nigerian NURSES’

But still

1 .while serving in lokoja , A female doctor was giving me injections and receiving call , left the injection in my ass to be replying chats

badboy92:


Well, just hope you never get to experience this situation with your any of your loved one.

Have a nice day

Johnny1013:
This is a true life story.....Went to a government hospital and I had headache and the Foolish idiot told me to take Ibuprofen .No jokes ,Na im I no sey God is in control