A really old affliction

"Yes, I can take the patient for Dr. Etchmond. I have an open slot on my schedule from 8am to 9:30am tomorrow, before that kidney transplant. Yes, I know it's my first week here, what is your point? Excuse me, but I do not burn out, who do you think I am. Just get it done...please."
Thiul sighed as she cut the call off and lowered her phone to the table. It was indeed her first week here and her schedule was already booked solid. Who knew there was such a big demand for doctors on Manta Carlos? Patients came in flooding and more doctors burned out that in. Thiul never burned out, never, but she had a feeling that statement might have to be revised if it went on like this.
Thiul rolled over to her cabinet in her chair and checked some old medical records she had fetched from files. She was really grateful for her wheelie chair, she didn't have to walk at all in her own office. And she spared her legs for important things.
Thiul checked the time, one of those things should be waiting for her in the lobby at this very moment. Thiul rolled to the door and stood up. Her legs felt stable and there was no lower back pain. She had thoroughly massaged her legs during her free time, it was completely fine. Thiul left her chair where it was and made her way to the elevators, dodging some nurses and fellow doctors on the way.

In the lobby Thiul looked around and just spotted Sifa coming in. Thiul checked the time, he was 10 minutes late. Pretty well for him.
Thiul walked straight up to him and crossed her arms, smiling bit.
"You showed up. Good work. Now let us go. My office is in the 5th floor, I have everything prepared."
Thiul didn't stop to wait for Sifa's answer but walked straight back to the elevators and pushed the button, excepting Sifa to follow after her. The elevator arrived with a ding and Thiul stepped in. She didn't push the button for the fifth floor until Sifa was in the elevator with her, they were the only ones going up.
"I have plenty of time for this check up, my next appointment is in 3 hours. I have plenty of time to analyze your blood and urine samples."
Thiul explained as the elevator went up and arrived to the fifth floor. Thiul stepped out the second the doors were open enough, accidentally bumping into a nurse. Thiul waved absently as a sorry and headed towards her office. She had requested one that was close to the elevators and thankfully had gotten it.
Thiul sat right back into her chair at the office and rolled it to her table. She spread her arms and smiled a bit at Sifa.
"Welcome to my office. It is humble, but it is mine."
The office was indeed humble and pretty small. It had a simple hospital bed at the corner, some small steel tables for medicines and cups and other miscellanious stuff only a doctor saw as useful, her desk that had a small organized chaos and a family picture on it and a cabinet for files and paperwork.
"Please sit down on the hospital bed, and don't fall asleep."
Thiul instructed as she wheeled herself to one of the steel tables. It had a urine sample cup, needles and tubes for blood samples and on the lower shelf there was a machine for taking blood pressure.
"First I'll listen to your heart, okay?"
Thiul said and took a stethoscope from the table, slipping it on herself.

Thiul sighed as she set the stethoscope against Sifa's chest and listened to his pulse, trying to detect any irregulariyies. But it wasn't any normal from usual, and as Thiul counted it's speed it was slightly slow. But that was also normal with Sifa.
"You should know better than to eat something like that before a blood test. You are not supposed to eat for 6 hours before one. You're lucky this is an unofficial check up. You can lower your shirt."
Thiul took out a memo she marked Sifa's pulse on.
"Nothing wrong from the usual. Slow, no irregularities.:
Thiul put the memo away and pulled out the blood pressure measuring machine.
"You know the drill, stick out your arm."
Thiul tied a string on Sifa's upper arm and wrapped the meter under it.
"Relax, and take deep breaths in, and out. Don't tense your arm."
Thiul started a machine and it started whirring and the wrap started inflating. Thiul stared at the number that appeared on the monitor, as expected they were normal. Thiul took the wrap and string away and next she pulled out the needle for taking the blood test.
"Well then, now we get to your favourite part."
Thiul smiled a small mischievous smile as she started preparing the needle and the tubes she was going to put the samples on.

As Sifa offered his non dominant arm Thiul wrapped the same string from before to the upper arm to make the veins along the arm surface. Thiul dapped some disinfectant on a piece of cotton and wiped the inside of his elbow joint where she would take the blood. She then unwrapped a clean needle and attached it to the cylinder.
"You can handle simple blood test. Now, relax your arm."
Thiul took a hold of Sifa's arm and her hold would be unexpectedly gentle when you took into account it was her. And when she deemed the arm relaxed enough Thiul injected the needle into Sifa's arm.
It didn't take long for Thiul to take Sifa's blood since she only needed small amount. After she was done Thiul carefully took the needle out and put a bandaid on the small puncture wound.
"There. And you are still alive. A miracle, isn't it?"
Thiul smiled a bit and called for a nurse. It only took a minute for one to come.
"Take this to the lab, tell them to make it in 20 minutes. I have sent the things to be on the lookout for beforehand, just say it's from me. Thank you."
Thiul gave the vial to the nurse who then hurried down the hall.