Dr. Koto Shinryoujo - Vol. 7 Ch. 68 - Dr. Koto is Here

[MangaDex]

 

[TheGTF]

Japanese Giant Hornets are legit pretty terrifying, especially against foreign bees that have no natural defense to them. About 30-40 on average people in Japan die to their stings each year, but they're far from being particularly deadly to humans. The have rather painful stings but it's less from the potency of their venom and more from the sheer quantity they inject per sting. Though there are definitely cases of their stings inducing renal failure, even without an allergy to them.

 

[Elki]

I like this manga but it relies a bit too much on the "he's/she's/I'm going to be fine, no need for a doctor".

 

[Suzuran]

@Eiki: Well, speaking as someone who literally died from saying "I'm going to be fine, I don't need a doctor", it's a very common opinion especially among those living in rural areas. Doctors are like lawyers - expensive and unnecessary until you have an emergency and need one.

 

[TheGTF]

@Elki I don't really see that as a problem because it's the most common and likely scenario; it's the most natural way for things to blow out of control and require Gotou's talents. Most of the time you don't think much of a headache or some coughing or even a little dizziness in this context- you assume you just need a little rest and/or fluids, certainly not anything you'd rush to a doctor for. Narratively, Gotou comes in once much more dangerous symptoms present themselves, since otherwise, there's really not much to diagnose with nor reason to even suspect something more serious. Heck, I've almost died from that because my symptoms were otherwise entirely routine and not indicating a greater more serious problem (a by-the-books oral surgery that turned into a serious infection; would have been dead if I waited one more day before going to the ER)

Even here the manager thought he was overreacting by going to the clinic to get something for a what seemed to be hornet sting- the conventional knowledge for Giant Hornet stings is "stung 10 times, go to a doctor; stung 30 times, go to the emergency room" Nobody expects them to be deadly unless there's a sudden bout of anaphylactic shock, which is quite plausible but not a widespread allergy.

 

[Elki]

I understand how that can happen, I totally do, but in a serialized story, you start to see the strings, if you know what I mean. The more you see it, the less believable it becomes because at some point, even though they're never related to each other, various characters make the same mistake, and every time the author needs a new excuse as to why they're not going to the doctor.

As for the stings, I've personally always known about their danger, how an allergic reaction can kill you, not sure how widespread it is depending on where you live but it's common knowledge for me, so it feels a bit cheap to have this guy completely ignore Dr Goto.

You need to accept some stuff when you read a story, but I'm startng to see the pattern a bit too much now.

 

[RangoBongo]

>Venomous wasps
You telling me these fuckers are actually real?

 

[Mister_S]

Yep, and some of them have venom that can dissolve flesh, leaving pencil-sized holes in their wake. Also, unlike bees, they can sting multiple times.

And don't forget that they're the size of your fingers.

 

[Allexio]

@suzuran " Well, speaking as someone who literally died "
what?

 

[Suzuran]

@Allexio: I suffered complete renal failure due to what we believe was undiagnosed hypertension. I kept using OTC meds on the headaches and deliberately avoided seeing a doctor, not knowing that long-term use of those meds wrecks your kidneys. Eventually things progressed to flu-like symptoms when the situation became terminal; I stayed at home and was only taken to the ER when my boss and my mother conspired together and took me against my wishes, as I no longer had the strength to object. I triaged in with a blood pressure around 320/280; The nurse was visibly disturbed by this. I was admitted directly to the ICU. The doctor later said I had less than 4 hours to live.

From that point on, I was on dialysis waiting for a kidney transplant; There was nothing left to analyze when I arrived at the ICU, so we will never definitively know the cause. We're about 80% confident it was hypertension. With this, by the time you show symptoms, it's too late and irreparable damage is already being done. (They don't call it "The Silent Killer" for nothing)

In the US, dialysis is not a cure for renal failure; It is merely a suspension of the natural process of death. (This is for legal reasons regarding the indefinite nature of the procedure.) For the 5 years I was on dialysis, I was legally undead. As far as they were concerned I died in the ICU and was just an exceptionally well-preserved corpse. A year ago I received a kidney transplant and am legally living once again.

 

[sotokouya]

@Suzuran wow that is something else, thank you for sharing your experience

 

[Allexio]

I don't even know what to say...

 

[Suzuran]

@sotokouya: No problem; I figure if me talking about it prevents at least one other person from winding up in the same situation, then I've made up for all the taxpayer money it took to keep me alive. (Dialysis runs a hair shy of $1M/year in the US, and incidences of younger people winding up on dialysis from stress-related hypertension are steadily becoming more frequent.)