Excuse me! Yes, you, in the white coat. I’d like to speak to you for a moment if I may, my good sir.
As you may recall, I was here yesterday to obtain various injections of a preventive nature. Specifically, I was here to receive what is known as a flu shot.
Now, let me be clear about something. When I first arrived at this establishment, I was in perfect health. I was experiencing no pain. Excessive amounts of bodily excretions were not being produced by any particular orifice. I was as happy and healthy as can be expected of a normal 26 year old male.
And then random acts of medicine were inflicted on me.
Perhaps you misunderstood my intentions when I got here. I was hoping that by availing myself of the wonders of modern science I would be AVOIDING illness. You see, perhaps foolishly, I understood that the shot I would be receiving would be designed to maintain my then state of good health. In fact, I generally understood that that was sort’ve the whole raison d’etre of medical science.
Ah, it is? Well, then perhaps you’d care to explain why I am now sick? You see, I have a high fever and just finished puking in your waiting room potted plant and I’m just trying to work out how this gels with the idea that you were preventing illness yesterday. Also, as you can see, my arm is bruised and this bruise is indicative of the soreness I feel in this same arm.