The Best Medicine

Tom: I’ve got a headache. And I think I’ve got a fever too.

Receptionist: Okay. Have you got a temperature?

Tom: I don’t know. I feel hot, then cold.

Receptionist: Any pain in your stomach?

Tom: No, just my head. And I’m really tired.

Receptionist: Sounds like the flu. A lot of patients have got it this week.

Tom: Is it serious?

Receptionist: No. You should go home, drink water, and sleep.

Tom: That’s it? No medicine?

Receptionist: Rest is the best medicine. The doctor will say the same thing.

Tom: So I came all this way to be told to go back to bed.

Receptionist: Welcome to medical science.