This question has been in the back of my mind ever since I examined a patient for nearly about 20 mins yesterday in the evening. Being a family doctor of the patient, she comes to me every months for a regular body check up after she suffered from jaundice in her first trimister 3 years back. As the normal check point of the check-up I asked her one question which baffled her, the question was "Did you lose weight in past 3 months?" I was sure something was cooking in her mind. She remained silent for the rest of the time during her check-up. I was surprised to see 10 missed calls and few whats app messages from the same patient after I drove back home.
The patient had done a lot of research online and asked me all possible questions she could get from the internet. It was more surprising than the 10 missed calls I got. I Calmly told her "Not to worry, Everything is normal. It is…
