A young friend told Hanako that he had sold his house to treat his father, and that all this could have been avoided.
This friend lives in a small fourth-tier town, and his family is not rich, but his parents have spent a lifetime frugal and bought him a house for him to get married in the future. But the originally peaceful life was broken by the sudden myocardial infarction of my father.
After examination, the father found that in addition to the infarction of blood vessels, there are other blood vessel stenosis degree is also more than 90%, ordinary cardiac stents can not solve the problem, and finally chose bypass surgery, after the operation and then admitted to the CCU, the total cost is close to 100,000 yuan. He first lent money to his father for surgery, and then sold his house to pay off the debt.
First, diseases that could have been avoided
The friend said his father had high blood pressure and smoked, and had developed chest tightness years earlier. At that time, he advised his father to go to the hospital, but his father was very stubborn and did not go to the hospital. The old man said that even if he was really sick, he did not intend to treat it, and if he fell ill, he would let himself wait for death, and would not cause trouble to his son.
The friend laughed bitterly, but who can watch their relatives fall ill and ignore it? As a result, his father dragged on until he had a myocardial infarction, and he had to sell his house to treat his father. The doctor at the hospital told him that if he just found symptoms, he would use drugs to control it in time, and there was a high probability that he could prevent myocardial infarction.
Second, the elderly should prevent blood vessel stenosis
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the greatest threat to the lives of the elderly. However, many people's hearts, brains and other organs themselves have no problems, only because the blood vessels have narrowed and blocked, which has led to coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and cerebral infarction. The degree of blood vessel stenosis determines the length of life, and the elderly should pay attention to preventing vascular stenosis.
The main cause of narrowing of blood vessels is atherosclerosis caused by cholesterol entering the lining of the arteries. Most people in puberty, cholesterol will enter the arterial lining to form "lipid lines", over time, the lipid lines will gradually progress, eventually forming atherosclerotic plaques, resulting in narrowing of blood vessels.
The progression of atherosclerotic plaques is very slow, and lipid lines, usually formed during puberty, do not develop into atherosclerosis until middle-aged and old age. Atherosclerotic plaques, on the other hand, will take decades to progress before they cause severe narrowing of arterial vessels. The plaque progresses to a severely narrowed overall time span that normally should exceed the body's natural lifespan.
However, under the factors of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking, heredity, obesity, etc., the progression of atherosclerotic plaques will accelerate. So that people are not old, but the blood vessels have been severely narrowed, or the plaque has broken and caused blood clots, so that people will not live to the day of "death".
Third, prevent blood vessel stenosis to ensure quality of life
Whether each person's lifespan is long or short, genes are the main determining factor. Our efforts to control chronic diseases and develop good habits will not prolong our lives, but they will ensure that we will not reduce the quality of life in our lifetime.
Coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction will lead to impaired heart function, limited ability to move; cerebral infarction will cause the brain to lose control of the body; renal artery stenosis caused by renal insufficiency, the need to strictly limit diet, and even dialysis... Narrowing of blood vessels in every vital organ leads to a plummeting decline in quality of life.
Once the disease occurs, it is almost irreversible, and preventing narrowing of blood vessels is the most effective way to prevent the occurrence of the disease.
Preventing narrowing of blood vessels requires the control of risk factors. We can't change age and genes, but blood pressure, lipids and blood sugar, as well as risk factors such as obesity and smoking, can be intervened. The first thing we have to do is to improve a healthy lifestyle, quit smoking, lose weight, insist on exercise, and ensure a regular work and rest.
Secondly, people with chronic diseases must adhere to regular medication and control indicators.
People with high blood pressure should control their blood pressure below 140/90mmHg, and the ideal blood pressure control goal is below 130/80mmHg.
People with diabetes should control fasting blood glucose below 7mmol/L, with postprandial blood glucose peaks below 11.1mmol/L and glycosylated hemoglobin below 6.5%.
People with high blood lipids should control the level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) below 2.6mmol/L, and it is best to control it below 1.8mmol/L.
If the risk of plaque rupture is high, antiplatelet drugs are also needed to prevent thrombosis, and if there is atrial fibrillation, anticoagulant drugs are needed to prevent thrombosis.
To sum up, elderly friends need to understand that enduring illness and not saying it cannot reduce the burden on their children. When a serious illness strikes, it is very likely that you will become a burden that crushes the family's economy. It is necessary to prevent narrowing of blood vessels as soon as possible, conduct regular physical examinations, actively seek medical treatment when symptoms appear, ensure their quality of life, and prevent diseases when they are "not sick", so as to minimize the burden on the family. Medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, if you have any doubts about medication, please consult a doctor or pharmacist. I am a pharmacist Huazi, welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.