Trick or Treat - a survival guide to health care
1 The End justifies the Means ("Your uterus at any cost") The Wolf and the Lamb: A wolf cornered a stray lamb and felt compelled to give a
reason to justify devouring it. The wolf complained to the lamb, "You insulted me last year." The lamb bleated, "That is not possible, Sir, for I was not born then."
"Well. You feed in my pastures", retorted the wolf. "That cannot be, Sir," replied the lamb, "for I have not started eating grass." The wolf raised his voice and said,
"Then you must have drunk water from my spring." "No, Sir, I have not yet drunk
anything but my mother's milk," said the poor lamb. The wolf ran out of plausible excuses and said, "Well, I am hungry. I have to eat you anyway." He then pounced on the little lamb and devoured it.
Sheela, a 30 year old teacher with pelvic pain, went to her gynaecologist for follow up
advice. He had a cursory glance at her case notes and said, "The next step is obvious. Your uterus has to be removed. I shall do it next week." Sheela started hesitantly, "But doctor, ..."
The doctor said, "Why do you hesitate now? You have severe pain every month." Sheela: "The pain is now controlled on medicines and ..."
Doctor: "Moreover you have two kids already. Why do you need it anymore?" Sheela: "No doctor, I would like to avoid surgery if ..."
Doctor: "No 'ifs and buts', Sheela. You don't understand. With ageing there are risks
of getting tumours. Why not eliminate the risk and be happy?" Sheela: "But, doctor ..."
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