Mrs. Li is one of my patients, the elderly and family members are very warm, every time we see each other will say hello, occasionally we will chat a few words of home, but I have been very afraid to meet them recently.
Because, soon it will be the day of Li Daniang's surgery, they are very worried, worried that the operation will not be done well, worried that the operation is the "shadow doctor", so they always want to stuff me with red envelopes and let me "take special care". I refused many times, and told them that I would definitely do every operation according to medical norms and do my best, and asked them not to worry, but they still insisted on sending red envelopes, and in desperation, I could only refuse over and over again.
In fact, I can understand the psychology of surgical patients sending red envelopes, which is nothing more than wanting their relatives to get better treatment and care, but in fact, it is not necessary. The doctor's diagnosis and treatment are carried out in strict accordance with medical norms, we will do our best to do every operation, will not give you less than a nail because you did not send a red packet, nor will you give you more than one nail because you sent a red packet, so I hope you can also understand the doctor and do not send red envelopes again.
Here, I also give you a few small suggestions, I believe that if you can do these points, it will be more useful than red envelopes~
Tip 1: Communicate openly before surgery
That's important, so I'll put it in the first one. Remember that no matter what kind of doubts or difficulties you have, you can communicate directly with the doctor, who will answer your questions and help you solve the problem as much as possible.
For example, your family may not be in a very good economic situation, there is not so much money to treat, do not be embarrassed, please tell the doctor directly, the doctor will put forward several reasonable treatment plans for your reference and choice according to your needs and disease conditions, and will also explain the advantages and disadvantages of each treatment plan to you clearly, so that you have sufficient room for choice.
Remember, the purpose of our doctors and patients is the same, that is, to cure the disease, so there is nothing to be embarrassed to say, as long as we sit down calmly and communicate well, things will get better and better.
Recommendation 2: Fast to water before surgery
Because in addition to trauma and pediatric orthopedics, most of the patients in orthopedics are older and always cannot do this well, and the surgery that was originally arranged can only be postponed. This requires our families to pay special attention to it and must strictly abide by it.
Regarding the matter of fasting water, I also heard a very interesting example from my colleagues, one of his patients was informed that he was going to fast for water, and the next day before the operation, he saw a box of opened milk on the patient's table, and felt that something was wrong and asked, the patient did not drink water, but drank a few sips of milk, no way, the operation could only be postponed.
- Start 6 hours before surgery: Stop drinking any non-transparent liquids such as milk, orange juice, tomato juice, and continue to drink transparent liquids such as water, clear juices (such as apples or white grapes), carbonated drinks, clear broth, gelatin, clear tea, black coffee without milk and creamer.
- From 2 hours: don't drink any more liquids
Of course, there are too many types of food, so if the patient is really hungry or thirsty, and is not sure if you can eat or drink, consult a nurse or doctor, and do not make your own decisions.
Recommendation 3: Positive postoperative rehabilitation
Presumably, after the operation and discharge, the doctor will instruct the patient to do a good rehabilitation exercise, but have you seriously carried out rehabilitation training?
We will check the recovery of patients when we round the room, so most patients can indeed actively carry out rehabilitation training according to the requirements during the hospital after surgery, but once discharged, they will not put the rehabilitation in their hearts, think of it, practice it, think of it, do not practice, some patients are lying in bed all day to rest, which is very undesirable.
Surgery solves the problem of the disease, but the preoperative long-term illness reduces the body's functioning, and rehabilitation training is essential to return to normal life, so please make rehabilitation and activities part of your daily habits.
Recommendation 4: Regular postoperative follow-up
After the operation will soon be discharged from the hospital, in general, the doctor will tell you to review regularly, different surgical review time nodes are different, but generally are multiple reviews, and the early review interval will be relatively short, the later review interval will be relatively long, so that you can better understand your rehabilitation, if there is a bad situation can also be found in time and timely intervention, so each review is very important, do not be absent.
Of course, if there are some patients who seek medical treatment from other places, they can choose to review the local hospital or find their own surgeon through the network for review after the examination.
brief summary
Finally, I would like to tell you that as a doctor, saving lives and helping the injured is something we will definitely do, we hope that our patients are better than any one, we will do our best to make patients recover, and most importantly, we ensure that every operation done by doctors is in line with medical norms, so what you need to do is not to send red envelopes to doctors, but to actively cooperate with doctors. At the same time, I also believe that through our joint efforts, the doctor-patient relationship and medical environment will become better and better