I have got a kind of sting on my shin, and since I was at the beach yesterday (fooling about in the water, not swimming), my mom was a bit worried. Why I said “a kind of sting”, is that it has all the right symptoms of being a sting except for a puncture wound. Anyway. Mom worried that it might have been a jellyfish and I should get it checked, and so I did.
I ended up being given antibiotics, an ointment, and two days medical leave. Funny story, that.
The doctor asked if I wanted medical leave. I said, “No, I don’t think I need any.”
He said, “Are you sure? I can give you two days off. Tuesday and Wednesday. So you can rest your leg.”
I tried to convince him that I didn’t need leave, while saying, “It’s OK” repeatedly, but I caved in. I told him I’ll take one day off, though. The reason why I didn’t want any was because this week will be my last week at The Statutory Body, and I don’t want to miss anything. But I figured a day couldn’t be so bad. So he said, “All right then,” and went off to get it done.
As I was sitting on the bed, my mom and sister right next to me, the doctor popped in again, and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want two days? I’ll give you two days. Two days lah, then you can really rest.”
I swear, it was as if he was bargaining. LOL.
But he’s such a sweet doctor. Very nice. And funny, apparently. So I took it. I’m not planning on taking two days, but we’ll see.. as my shin doesn’t look and feel as good as it was this morning. Yikes.
Anyway. Off to bed for now.