An unprecedented medical experience

For me, I seldom get seriously ill before the age of 55. Half a hundred pass, some minor problems, due to lack of attention, perennial long-term accumulation is not easy to solve, leading to serious consequences. One of the most distressing is the mental system problems: neurasthenia, insomnia is a common phenomenon, giving people the feeling of mental malaise, premature senility. Add a sip of wine to make the illness worse, including two faints in five years. Diagnosis: the first time was cerebral hypoxia and the second time was cerebral ischemia. It was 2013, and since then I have been taking medicine all the year round, and expanding my blood vessels has become the norm of my life. Under the action of the drug, the body gradually returned to normal. However, the old habit of drinking has not been changed, and two years later, when I felt good about myself, I stopped taking medicine without authorization.

In October 2018, my family and I went to Phuket, Thailand, to attend the island wedding of my brother-in-law and son. On the way back, as the plane passed over Vietnam, without any warning, I suddenly fainted in my seat and passed out. Afterwards, the wife described the situation at that time: just heard me shout and fainted, the wife and relatives sitting next to me, stunned, came to visit and help. The aunt quickly contacted the stewardess and asked for help on the radio in Chinese and English. An old foreign woman on the plane took the initiative to provide emergency rescue. At the same time, the crew even discussed a plan for an emergency landing at the nearest airport. Fortunately, with the help of foreign friends, I gradually woke up. As a result, all the people's suspended hearts were relieved, but I had no idea what had happened.

At two o'clock in the morning, the plane arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport on time, and I got off the plane amid the attention and greetings of the passengers and crew. What happened to me this time. Let me personally experience and feel the warmth of human love without national boundaries! Thousands of times in my heart, I am blessed that the foreign old woman who does not know her nationality and first name will live a long and happy life! Good luck! I would also like to thank all the staff of the plane!

There is no doubt that urgent medical treatment is my top priority after I return to Shanghai. That morning, in spite of the fatigue of the journey and a sleepless night, accompanied by our wife, we came to the Department of Shenjing Internal Medicine of Shanghai first people's Hospital, which was not far from home. After listening to his wife's statement about the course of the disease, he asked me to do three tests, namely, CT, EEG and magnetic resonance (MRI). There is no big problem with the first two items, and the result of magnetically controlled vibration will come out three days later.

On the third day, we took the film to ask the doctor for diagnosis, and the doctor was a middle-aged female doctor. After reading it, he said: there is no big problem, be careful not to drink, do not stay up late, have a good rest. At that time, we reminded the doctor to prescribe medicine, and he replied, "in your condition, you can take medicine or not." In other words, as long as you do what the doctor tells you to do, you don't have to prescribe the medicine. Her words left my wife and I unresponsive for a long time. If I remember correctly, this is the only experience in the history of seeing a doctor for free medicine.

Although I do not see many doctors, but each time there are big bags and small bags, traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, medicine fees are hundreds less, more than hundreds, and there are also thousands of yuan. When I got home, my wife felt uneasy and uneasy. A week later, we came to the hospital again. This time I found out in advance that it was the chief physician who saw me for the first time. He looked at the test results and also gave three hints and did not prescribe medicine on the prescription list. What puzzles me is that the record sheet of the film does not reflect that there are still problems with some items. The doctor explained: these problems are common symptoms of the elderly, as long as pay attention to care, can be alleviated.

After I told my mother about the doctor's failure to prescribe medicine, he was also surprised and surprised. Who does not know that under the system that hospitals use medicine to support doctors, doctors prescribe large prescriptions for minor ailments, ordinary medicines can be cured, and problems such as prescribing expensive drugs and imported drugs have already become an unspoken rule. Although people are unwilling to this abnormal social phenomenon, they feel numb and accustomed to it. On the contrary, it is doubtful that some diseases can be prevented by changing their lifestyle, which is undoubtedly a kind of morbid.

I saw it in a Wechat video not long ago. CCTV 13 news programs. Disclose the record of an undercover visit that took place in a major hospital in Shanghai. The picture of pharmaceutical representatives of various pharmaceutical companies pretending to be patients to see a doctor and sending kickbacks to doctors. The incident is shocking! People resent the unscrupulous behavior of these unscrupulous doctors and drug companies to exploit patients, and applaud the strict rectification of medical ethics by the relevant government departments.

A relevant responsible person of the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission said that medical and health undertakings are related to the vital interests of the people, and those who violate the regulations on rebate management of medical products should adhere to a zero tolerance attitude and resolutely investigate and deal with them as soon as they are found. Shanghai will further solve the problem of unhealthy tendencies and corruption such as kickbacks on pharmaceutical products, make the ban powerful, insist on asking questions for responsibilities and strict accountability, comprehensively and strictly govern the party, strive to promote new development in the city's medical and health undertakings, and create a good environment with fresh air.

I dare not say that after a severe crackdown and rectification, the phenomenon of doctors getting kickbacks has been completely put an end to. However, through my medical experience, we can see that the construction of medical ethics has achieved initial results. Phenomena such as seeing a doctor with zero medical expenses will no longer make you upset as anecdotes and strange things!

It is reported that recently, a mother in Jiaozuo, Henan Province went to the hospital with her child in her arms. The doctor diagnosed that the child may be allergic to egg whites and prescribed medicine. Mother took a look at the outpatient fee bill and found that the western medicine fee was only 0. 19 yuan, and the allergic symptoms of the child soon subsided after eating. Netizens highly praised the doctor! In fact, what people like is not because of the amount of money spent, but because a small prescription can cure the disease and be responsible for the patient. this is the benevolence of doctors.

Shanghai, 27 December 2018