多賀あさひや

４月１４日（日曜日）２０２４　
　２週間ほど前にオデコにブツブツ、初めは何か変なものを食べたかなと大して気にもせず様子を見ていたところ、次第に頬の横や顎の下あたりにも広がってきました。何だろうと今度は真面目に原因を探ろうと化粧品、髪染め、シャンプーを疑い、寝具を干し、カバーの洗濯。花粉症は過去数年なし。謎のまま、やがて就寝中も痒みに悩まされ、赤い湿疹は広がるばかりで、いよいよこれは医者に診てもらうしかないと判断。カフェの営業を遅らせる張り紙をして一番近い皮膚科に行ってみました。

　医院では大勢の順番待ちに先ず驚き、医師が私の症状をマイクに話し、それがパソコンの画像にタイプして書き込まれていく診断スタイルも驚き。処方箋をもらって近くの薬局へ。ここでは症状を書く際「湿疹」という漢字が書けず情けない思い。カタカナで「シッシン」と書きながら、何ともよく似た文字が並んでいるなぁと妙に感心。

　さて、指示通りに薬を飲み、ステロイド系の塗り薬を塗って一日経った現在、かなり良くなっています。去年は股関節の問題で病院に行き、今年は顔の湿疹。何か忘れたけどその前も「お医者さん」のお世話になっています。それが決まって今頃。私にとっての年中行事のようなものです。


    I have been suffering from the hives in my face. At first I thought that was because I ate something wrong and I didn't pay much attention to it. However it spread out although it was only in my face. I started to find the cause. I checked my basic cosmetics and shampoo, dried my bedding, and washed the sheets. I have no allergy to pollen these years.While I couldn't find any cause, the hives didn't disappear at all, so I decided to go to a dermatology clinic.

    There were several things that surprised me at the clinic. One of them was the number of patients in the waiting room. In the examination room, the doctor asked me about my symptoms so I talked about it to him. Then he repeated my words to his microphone to type on the display of his computer. I was surprised at the way he acted which I didn't like very much. After getting his prescription, I went to a pharmacy nearby. There I needed to write my symptoms to get the medicine, then I wrote the word in Katakana "シッシン” instead of in Kanji (Chinese character). Looking at these letters which look very similar, I felt funny about it.

    Well, I took that medicine at home and I am much better now. I visited the hospital last year because I had a problem with my hip joint, and I went to see a dermatology doctor this year. It might be a coincidence but both happened in the same season. Visiting a doctor in this season might be one of my annual events.