IN FRONT OF THE ORTHOPAEDICS DEPARTMENT

Standing in the long never ending queue

With pain in ankle

And with fear in heart,

I waited for my turn

Now I have reached a place

From where I can see the medics

There were four medics sitting

And examining the patients

There was the angry medic scolding the patient

There was the serious medic giving advices to the patient

There was emotionless medic examining without any emotion

And then there was the smiling medic sitting at the corner

I stood there with deep pain

Seeing so many orthopaedic  patients

Wondering whether there is only orthopaedic department  in the hospital

Or whether all the patients are in the orthopaedic department only

My doubts vanished

When I peeped into surgery department

So many so many people

Waiting to see the surgeon

The Queue was moving

I was also moving

Praying to the almighty

That my medic should be the smiling medic

At last it is my turn next

Yes, God has heard my prayer!

I went to the smiling medic

And showed my sprained ankle

It is really a miracle!
My fear has totally gone now

Not because the medic examined it

But his words has caused it

The medic smilingly examined

My sprained ankle,

Send me for the x-ray but

With the words that there is no problem with you at all

Again I was in the queue

But this time it is not larger

Coz, I was standing near the

Medic to show my x-ray.

The medic examined my x-ray

Alas, there was smile in his face,

He asked me, what do you do?

I told him I am a HR personnel.

With a smile, he asked me

To come to the plaster room

Which was on the other side of the building

I went there with deep pain and fear

There was a huge rush before the plaster room

Alas! So many people with fractures

It was a new experience to me

Seeing a lot people with lot of expression and fractures

There came the smiling medic running

Asked me to go with him

Told me about my condition with a smile

Which made me feel that I have no problems

Slowly, slowly, with soothing words and smiles

The medic plastered my right leg

Yes, now I cannot walk at all

Which made me scream like

Still the medic was smiling at me

Seeing me walking with one leg

Now, with deep pain in my mind

I stood there like a pollar, thinking that I cannot walk for the whole life

The medic came to me

No soothing words, No smiles

Came there and spoke to me for one minute

That mesmerising words, made walk with one leg

Now, It is one month flew by

Again I went in front of Orthopaedics department

Standing in the never ending queue

I went and saw the medic with the smiling face

The medic smiled at me

Asked me to go and remove my plaster

And see him by walking

And said very coolly” I don’t think there is any problem with you at all”

I slowly walked to the medic

Again with pain and fear

He examined me, looking into my eyes

Told those mesmerising words again

Yes, now I feel determined

I can walk now

I have pain,I feel it

But I don’t have fear

Now, what was my condition?

Why did the medic plaster my leg?

What was the mesmerising words

Which made my fear and pain flew away

What I thought a sprained ankle

Was a fracture in the ankle

It was not critical injury

But it was serious injury

When the medic told me

“God wants you to take one month rest”

My  fear flew away

Without any problem

When the medic again told me

“God says that you are okay now and your rest period ends here

My determination came back

And along with fear my pain also flew away.

Dedicated to Dr. Saju

Orthopaedics Department

Kottayam Medical College

Thanks a lot sir………for the soothing words and assurances………