In October 2018, I developed tendinitis in my hand, so I went to a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating such cases. I remembered this expert very well. She was a very happy, conversational, Asian-looking woman with straight dark-castan hair and glasses. She had some German surname, which I suppose she got from her husband. She was very nice and we had a long conversation about the medical conference she was attending. She told me that my hand problems (caused by phone use) were a “hot topic” of the conference and that she would use my case there as an example.



Anyway, she gave me care instructions and sent me home. I was told to go back if the problem did not resolve in a few weeks and I would need to go back to physical therapy.



The pain never passed and I went back. I had an appointment with the same doctor. But the woman who entered the room was completely different. She was white with light-castan hair, without glasses, a completely different shape of the face, a really ugly and unpleasant character. I was confused. I asked her what her name was, and she named the same name as the doctor of Asian appearance. I asked if there was another doctor with that name, and she said no, only she. I described the previous doctor I saw, and she got angry and said she didn’t know who I was talking about.



Later on the site, I looked at the hospital staff and tried to find an Asian doctor, but couldn’t. I have no idea what happened to her. I even checked my medical card to find out, maybe I just mistakenly remembered her name, but there was nothing. On both visits, the doctor’s name was the same. It scares me very much and stresses me that I have met a person who seems to no longer exist.