Daylight Robbery!!!

A month back i had to go to the hospital to get my thyroid examined as i was diagnosed with a mild form of goitre.I underwent 3 tests for 450 Rs in the hospital.The hospital was one of the best and was located near Thilai Nagar in Tennur Road in Trichy.When i went home this hols i wanted to conduct all the tests again.When i called one of the labs(this one advertised itself as the world's largest thyroid testing facility) in my place ie Kochi they said all the 3 tests together would cost only 200 Rs.Hearing this i was shocked.This was a hospital which was not known not to charge exhorbitantly and they had cheated me of 250 Rs. The Doc who recommended these tests was an ENT.And one more interesting incident that took plase that day was when i explained him my problem, he examined my ears and without giving me time to react tried to take out the ear wax.Any sensible person knows that wax cant come out one fine day without softening it.So naturally this guy was able to clear my ears of very little wax and prescribes me a liquid for softening it and caharges me 65 Rs for his effort + another 60 as his consultation fee.The next time i go with the medical reports and applying the liquid he takes the rest of the wax and caharges me another 40 for taking the wax out + again 60 as consultation fee. The same ear wax removal in Kochi would have cost only 50 Rs.So i had to pay 250+55 Rs extra in this hospital.One thing which i found absurd in Tamil Nadu as a whole was that the doctors here charged everytime you visited them be it one day after the first visit or be it one week.In my case i has mentioned it was 60 Rs.But in Kochi,You had to pay only 50 Rs and you can visit the Doctor any number of times for the next 30 days without paying a single Rupee as consultation Fees.I am serious guys.People in Tamil Nadu are being taken for a ride. Also Auto fares in Tamil Nadu are ridiculously high.The practical minimum fare here is 15 Rs but if you are lucky enough you pay only10 Rs.But in Kochi the minimum fare is only 8 Rs. ie almost half of what is charged here.And the fares are a lot cheaper over there. The only things i find costly there in Kerala there are vegetables and clothes which we can understand as they are brought mainly from Tamil Nadu.Also the labour mafia is strong there.About that i will write in my next article.For any clarifications mail me at getmadhavan@yahoo.co.in.