Viking Medical Group

In his novel «The Night Manager», John Le Carre, writes a GP «is just a Parish priest with a stethoscope», in Germany we call them «Die Goetter in Weiss» and like any self-​respecting man, I don’t go to the doctors unless an extremity is almost falling off; might be I am just biased because there is not much love lost between MDs and PhDs. Anyway, after suffering from a herniated disc -«slipped» disc– at the gym, but before I continue with the; raise your hand if you have ever suffered from a herniated disc! Let me tell you, the pain is excruciating; believe you me, I am very well acquainted with pain and injuries, I survived 7 years boarding school in Africa. Ok nothing compared like the guy from «127 hours» but still. I could not just walk this pain off as per usual, I could neither sit nor stand, I could not walk; I kinda shuffeled. I got an appointment to see Dr. Bryjak on the same day. I got there an after a rather long wait, he finally «saw» me. He was very attentive, took the time to explain the ailment to us, it was like an undergrad anatomy lesson all over again. I got some pain-​killer shot, Vicodin, Ibuprofen, muscle-​relaxers, all the works. Two weeks later, I came back for a follow-​up visit and it was the same great service, very polite staff etc. This time around, we reminisced about Europe, discussed our affinity for all things Polish and hoped to make it to the Europen Football (Soccer to Americans) cup next in Poland/Ukraine.Na zdrowie