Hua Yiwei is a well-known medical expert in mainland China, he has treated countless patients in his life, but unfortunately, Hua Yiwei himself suffered from stomach cancer.
He then underwent chemotherapy eight times a month, during which he was sweating painfully, and the nasal nutrient solution could not be delivered in the later stage, and he had severe edema all over his body, but his reflection before his death was thought-provoking!
Oncologist Hua Yiwei suffers from cancer,
Hua Yiwei, formerly the director of the first department of surgery of the General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, has been engaged in anti-cancer prevention and treatment work in the hospital for 56 years, during which he has undergone countless surgeries and devoted his life to the front line of anti-cancer.
Although Hua Yiwei had already reached the age of retirement, when the hospital rehired him, he did not hesitate to accept the hospital's re-employment and returned to the hospital to continue to dedicate the rest of his life to the anti-cancer work.
In July 2005, 72-year-old Hua Yiwei found that his appetite for eating had become smaller, and he felt that there were some problems in the digestive system of the stomach and intestines.
As a doctor, Hua Yiwei, with years of experience in treating patients, keenly discovered that something was wrong with his physical condition, so he did a stomach examination in the hospital.
After the examination report came out, Hua Yiwei found out that he had stomach cancer, Hua Yiwei took the report card, sat on the stool and pondered for a long time, no one knew what he was thinking at this moment.
The next day, Hua Yiwei did not ask for leave, but went to work as usual and did not make any abnormal performance, but Hua Yiwei did not actively receive patients as usual.
Hua Yiwei told a colleague of his about the results of the examination, saying that his stomach was moving very slowly, and the situation was not very good, so he should not accept patients for him in the near future.
The colleague was taken aback after hearing Hua Yiwei's words, and tried his best to persuade Hua Yiwei to go to rest, and said that Hua Yiwei would just hand over the remaining operation to other colleagues to complete.
After hearing this, Hua Yiwei hurriedly shook his head and refused, he understood the kindness of his colleagues, but no matter what, he had to complete the operation in person, because he had personally promised his family that he would not disappoint his family.
Hua Yiwei also clearly knew that this might be the last operation in his career, and finally with 56 years of medical experience, the operation was successfully completed.
After completing the operation, Hua Yiwei returned to his office, until after work, he was in a heavy mood, handed over his white coat to the hospital, and on July 25, 2005, Hua Yiwei ended his 56-year medical career and began to receive treatment.
After fighting cancer for a year, he passed away
After receiving a comprehensive examination, Hua Yiwei was diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer, and the hospital arranged a total gastrectomy for him according to Hua Yiwei's condition.
As everyone knows, this decision made Hua Yiwei fall into long-term pain and torture for a year after the operation.
After the operation, Hua Yiwei suffered from severe reflux, his esophagus was burned and painful, and his throat and eustachian tube were also severely irritated, causing him to stay in bed in a semi-recumbent position for a long time.
In order to effectively control the spread of cancer cells in the stomach, Hua Yiwei undergoes abdominal fever chemotherapy 8 times a month.
During peritoneal hyperthermia, Hua Yiwei had to stay in bed for an hour and a half, during which time his abdominal temperature would reach 41%.
When people's body fever reaches 39%, there will be severe headache and nausea, and if it rises to 41%, it is like a stick stirring back and forth in the body, and people will not have a moment of peace.
Whenever after heat therapy, Hua Yiwei sweats all over his body, and can only rely on painkillers to relieve some pain.
After several chemotherapy treatments, Hua Yiwei's stomach cancer did not get better, but the symptoms of vomiting became more and more serious, which made him unable to eat anything, and even the nasal nutrient solution could not be delivered, and severe edema occurred all over the body.
In this case, Hua Yiwei could only undergo a second operation, but after this operation, Hua Yiwei's abdominal cavity was seriously infected, and Hua Yiwei's life was in danger at this time.
During this period, Hua Yiwei suffered from a variety of complications, and he said to his former colleagues more than once:
"Don't lose, don't waste any more, I don't want to hold on. ”
On August 12, 2006, Dr. Hua Yiwei left us forever.
Reflect on whether facing cancer is a cure or a person
During this year's treatment, Hua Yiwei has lived in the pain caused by cancer for a long time, and after personally feeling the pain of cancer patients, during the treatment, he has conducted a long and deep reflection on the treatment of stomach cancer.
In the past, when Hua Yiwei received a stomach cancer patient, in order to cure the stomach cancer fundamentally, he usually chose to have the whole stomach removed for surgery, but when he personally experienced a total gastrectomy, Hua Yiwei's mind began to change.
After the operation, Hua Yiwei often observed another stomach cancer patient in the same ward, and when he came to a conclusion, he specially found his former comrade-in-arms Yu Conghui and told his views after reflection:
"Intelligent, the treatment of this patient should be carefully considered, the total gastrectomy brings not only the problem of eating, but also the problem of postoperative regurgitation...... To do a total gastrectomy, the patient suffers too much. In the future, when gastrectomy is done, do not completely remove it if it can be completely removed. ”
Hua Yiwei also deliberately said with two hands for his wisdom:
"Even if you leave a little stomach left, it is better than a full cut, and the patient is not so painful. ”
After Hua Yiwei finished speaking, Yu Conghui, who is also a doctor, said that he would keep in mind Director Hua's thoughts in the future, and when treating gastric cancer patients, he would take into account the discomfort of the patients, and try not to fully cut them.
In most cases, the surgeon thinks most about how to completely remove the tumor, and the main focus is on how to complete the operation smoothly, and does not personally feel the patient's discomfort.
Hua Yiwei changed from an oncologist to a cancer patient, and after truly experiencing the painful discomfort of patients, he can make a new understanding of this medical problem from the perspective of patients.
After reflection, Hua Yiwei looked at the medical problem of treating gastric cancer from a new height, and after reflection, he believed that doctors should look at which aspects give patients more benefits when facing the trade-offs between patients' quality of life and treatment of diseases.
Hua Yiwei also emphasized:
"If the patient can live for a year and a half after a total gastrectomy, but the patient has to spend it in pain, and if the incomplete gastric resection can live for a year, but the patient can live happily and fully, then the patient would rather choose the latter.
As doctors, we can't just treat diseases, but treat sick patients!"
When the cancer has progressed to an advanced stage, the patient's survival chance is already very low, and the first thing the doctor should consider is whether the continued surgery can solve the substantial problem and whether the symptoms can be fundamentally reduced.
If you can't do this, the operation will be meaningless and will continue to increase the patient's suffering.
In short, if the cancer is in an advanced stage, whether surgery is necessary needs to be carefully considered, and if it cannot bring better results to the patient, then the doctor must persuade the family.
Before his death, Hua Yiwei repeatedly told the doctor to try his best to get the best treatment for patients in future stomach cancer surgery.
On August 16, 2006, Hua Yiwei sensed that he was about to leave this world, so on the morning of that day, he called his family over and left a few wills.
A will before parting
After Hua Yiwei's family arrived, he asked his family to help him, find a person named Zhang Qiuhai, and return the red envelope to him.
It turned out that as early as 9 years ago, when Hua Yiwei was receiving a patient, the patient named Zhang Qiuhai stuffed a box into him in order to thank him, and then ran away directly, and he failed to catch up with the patient.
After Hua Yiwei opened the box, he found that there was 1,000 yuan in cash inside, and he had never received a red envelope from any patient as a doctor all his life, which was the only red envelope he was not allowed to accept.
This incident made him remember it in his heart, and he couldn't forget it for a long time, and before parting, he still hoped that he could find this patient and return the red envelope to him.
Hua Yiwei also instructed his family to donate his body to the state after his death.
And don't publish an obituary, don't say goodbye to the body, etc., I hope to leave this world silently.
Hua Yirong dedicated his life to the hospital, and even when he was leaving, he did not forget to dedicate himself and his last value to the country, he is an old doctor worthy of everyone's respect and love.
Nowadays, the number of stomach cancer patients is gradually increasing, so how can we prevent stomach cancer in our lives?
This is done to prevent stomach cancer
We can do the following things in our daily life to prevent the occurrence of stomach cancer to a great extent.
In daily life, you should eat more healthy foods, and try to avoid the body absorbing too much pickled, smoked, barbecue and other foods.
These foods are easy to cause greater irritation to the gastric mucosa, leading to the promotion of cancerous transformation of the gastric mucosa.
At the same time, in life, try to eat less cold, hot, spicy food, and according to research, tobacco and alcohol can also cause damage to the gastric mucosa.
In our daily life, it is best to eat healthy, nutritious and digestible foods.
Gastrointestinal diseases are also related to our own emotions, so when we work, we should arrange our working hours reasonably and not cause too much pressure on ourselves.
epilogue
In life, if we find that we are unwell, we should go to the hospital for treatment in time, and do not refuse to treat it because it sometimes feels like a minor illness, because it is likely to be this carelessness, which will lead to serious consequences.
We remember that Hua Yiwei has made many important contributions to the medical community, and even when he was seriously ill, he did not forget to think about future patients.
Resources:
Tianfu Morning Post - "Famous Doctors Become Patients, Reflect on Medical Treatment After Great Pain"
Health Times - "The Last Days of Huayiwei's Life"
China Ningbo Network - "Experts Remind You: Early Gastric Cancer Symptoms Are Not Obvious and Early Screening Should Be Emphasized"