Having an allergy?

Having an allergy? it could be simple too


Yesterday I saw an old lady who came with complaints of pain in shoulder. As

we were asking her, she was so well equipped with information, i mean she was

able to give answers to any questions we asked her and this is great because

this makes the work easier for the doctor to come to diagnosis and give the

correct treatment and what was more she was even telling the names of drugs

like paracetamol and wax bath etc, mind you she is 68 yrs old and her

education would not be much but still her curiosity to know things and learn

things has helped her to be active and also has helped the doctor.

See if you have otherwise have fun

One can help their doctor by telling exactly when their complaint started and

how it has progressed and have they taken any medication before which had

relieved them and if you happen to remember the name, it would be good.

And another thing of utmost importance is any history of allergy, meaning,

did you happen to have any allergy to any drugs in the past, or if you have

Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, or any allergy to pollen or dust or to any medicine

or hypersensitvity to

anything, it requires that you inform your doctor immediately.

Why this is so important after all it is an allergy,but there have been lots of cases where patients

have lost their life due to allergy to some medicines, so it is always better to have a patch test

done. And also equip your doctor about your allergy to any medicine.

The doctor doing the patch test

Remember these things are not alarming by themselves and there is nothing to

panic, for example if anybody has allergy to aspirin or penicillin, the doctor

would just change to another medicine for treatment. Or if you happen to

have asthma, the doctor would take care in not giving analgesics to you

because that can have adverse effects, it is not like having any allergy is

embarrassing or something. If someone is well aware of their body and their

reactions it becomes easier for them and also for their doctor to treat.

Remember every person is different not only externally in looks, hair,

fingerprints, genes, but also the way a person perceives things, What looks

beautiful to me might not look beautiful to other. So different individuals

have different requirements and all it requires is adjusting the medicine or

treatment accordingly.

That is the beauty of nature, where everyone is different from others and

have a self of their own.

FOR SOME REAL CAUSE.........

FOR SOME REAL CAUSE.........

Finally, the strike has been called off. And all my friends from

non-medical community were asking “why did you call off the

strike? Has all your demands been met”? And there were some of

my friends enquiring , “ why cant you medicos work in rural areas,

isn’t serving people your duty?”

And what do you think my emotions would have

been………Anger? Pity? Irritation? Exasperation?

……….,

what I was feeling was Sadness………., why sadness -because the

public isn’t aware of the real reason as to why we striked in the

first place.

Iam sure the public is much aware of the fact that as in no other

profession, medical field requires a time span of 5 ½ years to

complete the under graduation itself and if the pg and further

higher studies were to be considered, it would take 13 ½ years .

And on top of this if they were to increase it by 1 more year, they

are in fact not only delaying the students from passing out but are

also deterring the younger generation from entering this field.

Already this year many students have left their medical seats and

opted for engineering which is not only attractive in its pay packet

but is also attractive in terms of the time required which is only 4

yrs. Do you know that till now not one student has complained of

the meager salary that is given to them which is only Rs.4200/-.

Even a government sweeper is paid around 5000 but what have the

medicos got ?

They are just happy to cure the patients coming to

them and the satisfaction that they are really doing something.

What is more pitying is that the medical students are asked to

work in rural areas as a student without giving the students their

degree , it is like asking all the students learning car to drive the

government buses just because they cant employ qualified drivers

to drive them or asking the engineering students to build buildings

because they cant employ qualified engineers for work. Wouldn’t

this endanger the people’s lives? Wouldn’t it be better if they

posted doctors in villages which would be really beneficial to

people.

And what is more , the medicos are all ready to work if

they are posted as doctors. Which is more better , posting doctors

or posting students?

Surely DOCTORS, Right!

The public’s warm gesture in showing their solidarity with us has

been overwhelming , to see that atleast they have understood our

plight!

But still after all this medical students are continuing their

education to serve the people and the needy, keeping the health of

the people in their mind. Now iam sure that everyone would have

understood what is the purpose of medicos and their real cause.

Iam sure the public and the society stands with the medical

students who have dared to enter the medical field inspite of so

many demands asked of them and face so many challenges for no

fault of theirs. The students are really thankful to those and

everyone for understanding their plight and for supporting them.