Before even meeting my next patient, I am anxious. Why? Because I just read he has decided by himself he will not continue with any medicines prescribed for his complex condition, doesn't want contact with specialist clinic & wants to go to his local primary care center for continuity. Continuity that I can't promise, being a junior doctor. He speaks multiple languages, has done many different jobs, gone through highs and lows in life, has been relatively healthy as a whole. But now that he is sick, he won't take those medicines. No sir, not the 15 tablets they want me to take. It's absurd. It's chaos. What if I get side effects. I take one and I'm here so you can write a second one. Just one more. I try and resonate with him. Go over the list to choose which one it will be. Discuss with available specialist. I keep battling in my head whether my success today is getting him on board to take care of his health or is it just being done with this whole meeting...