Peter Peng-Boon Yeo, MD

Dr. Yeo is not the doctor for me.

I am a relatively healthy person. I rarely get sick, even when I try to get sick. As a kid, I’ve tried to get myself sick because I wanted attention from my parents, but it didn’t work because I was too healthy. I also hated getting shots. I’ve cried and trashed around when the pediatrician tried to give me an immunization shot on my butt cheek. I hated doctors ever since.
It carried on to my adulthood. I have never been good at going to see a doctor. I dismiss any minor health problem until it gets worse. I have never had any annual health exams. I don’t see a dentist every 6 months like most people do. I became overconfident in my own health. But of course I am not invincible. I got sick and was forced to see a doc. Since I have a kaiser plan through work, I went to the SF medical center to see Dr. Yeo.
I was nervous because I haven’t been in a doctor’s office for years. But Dr. Yeo was very friendly. Apparently he came from singapore, so he knew some malay and bahasa indonesia and constantly practicing his malay on me. He was very warm and family-​like. A behavior I wasn’t expecting from a doctor. I don’t remember what sickness I had, but I got better soon after that.
Then a couple years later, I was peeing blood.
Yuck.
No, I don’t have STD. I’m a lady, come on!
So I went back to Dr. Yeo. To my surprise, he remembered me, after a couple years! I’ve only seen him once or twice before that. I was amazed. I’m usually easily forgettable. He did a couple tests involving pee and blood, gave me an antibiotic prescription, and I was better within a week.
I don’t have a kaiser plan anymore so I can’t go to Dr. Yeo for future treatments, but I appreciate having him as my primary health provider. Of course, he’s not perfect. Sometimes I felt like I was being rushed even when I come to appointments early, but that’s to be expected at a busy hospital. The last time I was there, he kept saying that we’re behind schedule but still managed to convince me to get a general check up, which I never did. Sorry, doc. I still have the poo sample container!
Thank you for a healthful 5 years, Dr. Yeo!
Terima kasih!
p. s. I don’t have STD. Just wanna make that clear.