Fingers Licking Good

Year was 2004, January-2004, I was 26.
I woke up with my fingers swollen, looking like sausages.
My first reaction - I laughed.

I went to work as usual, hoping that the swell will subside, but it didn't.
Three days passed, fingers were still swollen and painful.
I couldn't even give the "finger" under the desk to my boss.

Didn't know what was wrong, I made my way to Damansara Specialist Centre.
I was referred to see a physician, Dr. Tan TT.
First look, he thought that I may have Scarlet Fever.
He ordered some blood tests and sent me home with MOBIC. (Non-Steroid Anti Inflammatory Drug) NSAID.
Well, blood test came back negative and MOBIC didn't work, my fingers were still swollen.

To cut the story short, Dr. Tan TT was just not interested (I still feel like smacking his face until this very day!) He just said, "Your blood test came back negative and gave me a different NSAID". No follow-up appointment, no referral. Just like that. Mind you, this is a private, paid hospital!

The last straw? The new NSAID (Volteran) caused my eyes to swell, I complained, he said he will give me a new meds, guess what? He gave me MOBIC, which wasn't working in the first place!

What was I going to do? Dr. Tan TT didn't think my symptoms were serious enough for follow-up appointments?