Nine patients with osteoarthritis in Dingqing County, Tibet, were treated in Tianjin

The picture shows the patient's rehabilitation training with the help of medical staff after the operation. Photo by reporter Zhou Tingting

　　"I used to feel pain when I walked, especially my left leg, but now I can finally walk normally, and I am really grateful to the doctors in Tianjin, who changed my life." After the operation, with the help of the medical staff of Tianjin Beichen Hospital, Bu Zhu, a patient with osteoarthritis in Dingqing County, Changdu City, was finally able to walk normally through rehabilitation treatment and training.

　　On August 24, 2021, Bu Zhu and his party of 9 people appeared at Tianjin Binhai International Airport in wheelchairs, crutches, or supporting each other, and they traveled thousands of miles to Tianjin, only for a common wish - to cure osteoarthritis and walk normally like ordinary people.

　　At 10 o'clock that night, after nucleic acid testing and admission procedures, the 9 patients all ate a special nutritious meal prepared in advance by the nutrition canteen of Tianjin Beichen Hospital according to the eating habits of Tibetans and the characteristics before and after the operation. At the same time, the accompanying bed of the patient's family was deployed in place at the first time.

　　Not only that, considering the communication barrier and the impact of timely verification of patient information, the nurses of the Department of Orthopedics and Joints of Tianjin Beichen Hospital made a "super large" name plate for each patient, with a big name and different colors, and implemented full of love into every small detail. Volunteers from Beichen Hospital also joined the whole process of patient diagnosis and rehabilitation, solving the problems of patients' language barrier and unfamiliarity with life, and ensuring that patients can seek medical treatment with peace of mind and comfort.

　　Osteoarthritis is a deformed osteoarthropathy dominated by chondroelas necrosis, and patients often have short stature, short fingers, joint deformities, and gait abnormalities. Changdu is a high incidence area of osteoarthritis, and according to statistics, there are currently more than 400 registered patients with macrostechia in Dingqing County.

　　As the counterpart of Dingqing County People's Hospital, in 2020, Xu Jianhui, secretary of the Party Committee of Tianjin Beichen Hospital, found in Dingqing County that the problem of disability and poverty caused by large osteoarthritis in local adults was prominent, so he conducted in-depth discussions with the local county party committee and the Health Commission and jointly decided to carry out surgical rehabilitation projects for major osteoarthritis.

　　In order to let patients with osteoarthritis get the best treatment, Zhang Qian, a Tianjin Tibet Aid Doctor who works at Dingqing County People's Hospital, diagnoses and treats patients in the hospital during the day, and communicates with the relevant medical staff of Tianjin Beichen Hospital at night about the degree of each patient's condition, the preliminary plan of surgery, and how to control the cost to the greatest extent... Considering that these Tibetan masses had never left their hometown, Zhang Qian took over the matters of booking air tickets and itineraries.

　　There are many people who participated in the Dingqing County Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation Public Welfare Project. The Tibetan cadre Renqing Zecuo who was suspended in Tianjin acted as a translator, and the hospital wanted to put a room for her to rest, but she insisted on staying in the ward and serving the "villagers" with the medical staff at all times; the nephew of the patient Solang Tashi, a tall and big young man, was both a companion and a "part-time" peer translator; the head nurse Liu Honglei helped the patients to set up a CT action one by one, and connected the medical insurance network reimbursement problem for 9 patients...

　　Everyone is working hard and trying to serve patients. From August 26, 2021, after various examinations and preoperative preparations, the expert team fought in the operating room for the patients with osteoarthritis in Dingqing County to regain their feet until the 31st, and all joint replacement surgeries were successfully completed.

　　The patient, Rizhu, completed the operation on August 28 and then began to get out of bed with the help of medical staff to carry out rehabilitation exercises. In the ward, although the language is not understood, the Tibetan masses constantly raise their thumbs, bright and simple smiles, and successive words of thanks, so that those involved in it feel that all the efforts and efforts are worth it.

　　"With the help of the government, the lives of patients with osteoarthritis have improved and relied on, but there are still not a few young adults who have lost their labor force due to osteoarthritis, coupled with the high cost of treatment, some people have to face the problem of returning to poverty due to illness, we hope that more patients can get treatment opportunities, and we will do our best to give support and help." Xu Jianhui, secretary of the Party Committee of Tianjin Beichen Hospital, said that the rehabilitation of osteoarthritis carried out by Tianjin Beichen Hospital in Dingqing County will continue to be carried out in depth, so that more patients with osteoarthritis can realize the wish of "normal walking".

　　On September 7, 2021, nine patients and their families embarked on the road back to their hometowns under the escort of beichen hospital staff and started a new life. In Ding Qing, in addition to their families, there is Zhang Qian, an orthopedic doctor at Beichen Hospital, who has already completed the task of aiding Tibet, and in order to allow 9 Tibetan compatriots to return to Tibet after surgery to continue their rehabilitation training, they decided to continue to stay in Dingqing County to provide better medical assistance to the Tibetan masses.　

Source: China Tibet News Network