Hello Doctor!

Pushpamam,

I am one of those privileged who gets to have the doctor visit me at home once a month, he is a siddha one.

Regarding OTC, I don't go in for those these days as I feel there are too many complications attached to them. even the simple crocin does leave side effects in certain people.

Yes, there were days when doctors used to visit the patients at home. these days very few doctors do that, as it has become a business..(again not blaming all).

When i visit my cardiologist, even if i have an appointment for 6, i end up leaving his clinic by 10.00. there are patients waiting till 2 in the morning..you can't blame the impatient patient, or the doctor...these are the days you need to be patient being a patient.

Dear Shanthi,
You are right. Patients need patience. Even with prior appointment you havbe to hang on for hours. Both doctors and patients are helpless. We jhave to pray to Dhanvantri to protect us from diseases,
Love,
PS

Dear Pushpa

As far as possible I try not to go to the Doctor. But
sometimes when something serious uhave to go to
the doctor and wait till your turn comes. I had to
go when I had hip bone fracture in 1991. That time
I was a working woman. Early morning I fell down
and had hip bone fracture. My husband had gone
to buy milk and when he came and rang the bell
I couldnot open the door as Icould not get up.
He thought its only sprain and went to office
Evening only we went to the doctor. He was not a
good doctor. He operated only the 3rdday and
told me not to move my leg. For two months I
was in bed and he did not take proper care. We
had to go to another doctor and again get operated.
If he had made me walk in 10 days it would have
been better. But since i was in bed without moving
my leg for two months there was no blood circulation.
So when I started walking it was very difficult
I had to go for Physiotherapy which was very painful.
Anyway by God's grace gradually I became alright.
But again after some years I had problem. So in 1999
i went to a good specialist and got operated again
with artificial hip joint. He told me not to do namaskar
not to bend. Though there are problems I am able
to do my work thats more than enough.

viji

Looks like its better not to go to the doctor if possibe.. though not always possible.. Here its mostly routine and sometimes impersonal too.. I have heard visits to the ER emergency room one would end up staying a day maybe till one is checked by doctor.. so not easy.
PS. Enjoying the line patient needs patience:)

Dear Viji,
I am very sorry to hear about your bitter experience due to the inefficiency of the doctor. Even my grandson fell down and fractured his wrist. He was treated by a doctor and when he was given anesthesia his pulse gone down and they had to abandon the surgery and then they had to bring back the pulse rate. He was shifted to the famous Dr Mayilvahanan's Nursing home where the surgery was performed. By God's Grace he is fine.
I am relieved to hear that you are able to perform you daily cores now after you were treated by another doctor.. Take care,
Love,
PS

Dear AC,
One of my friends went to US and when she went for a walk she stumbled on a stone and had fractured her wrist as she tried to balance with her hand. When she was taken to the emergency clinic or what ever you call it, she was told to come after 3 days and she had no insurance also. Hence they took a flight back to India and had the surgery here. The exorbitant medical expenditure makes us shudder to think twice if we plan to come to US. India is the medical Mecca for Gulf and other East Asian countries. Even US citizens are also coming to India for treatment.
Love,
PS

.. I hope not.. Dear Mrs. Pushpa,
Yes even now we can have doctors at our doorsteps provided the patient cannot walk upto the clinic. Atleast I have seen a few doctors still doing that. But not as much as it used to be. Earlier it as much in vogue because people had no means of transporting the patients to the clinics. Now everyone drive cars and two wheelers and you find a clinic every next door !! Yes.. there are doctors who give high doses.. this is sometimes right and sometimes wrong.. They do it because the " time needed for recovery is too little " now.. people work and dont have time to be sick ! . I have had patients who ask me for high doses.. I usd to be so furious believe me and used to give stern replies ! Sometimes patients increase the doses themselves.. And about the ER in the comments.. The ER in India is a million tmes better than what you find here.. I remember I had a sever migraine last month and barged into ER. I was made to wait for 6 hrs !! Finally didnt meet up with a doctor as I was starting to develop fever sitting there !! They even asked me to do my pregnancy test to keep me occupied and said it was " routine" .. I fumed after 6 hrs ( as I didnt have strength when I walkd in first) and walked out.. A security guy told me had I called the ambulance I would have been treated in 4 hours atleast !! I was and my hubby pie had to literally lift me from there !! Else.. sela thala vetti rupen !! .. When you see these.. you feel india is a lott better in medical field !!

Just a small clarification .. ER is strictly what it is meant to be.. Emergency room. So when a patient goes if it is NOT life threatening they will only see you in the order of people who came in.. There are many urgent care facilities in all towns if needed. just my small info .. I am sure you will not mind Pushpavalli:)

Yes.. Mrs Chitra.. that is what I meant here too.. Migraine with vascular headache does lead to brain heamorrhage ! That is an Emergency.. If they had thought otherwise instead of asking me to wait for 6 hours I could have been asked to walk in to Urgent care center isnt ? I dont expect anyone of you to understand the fatality of having a migrane headache with vascular one but being nurses and doctors I did expect it from them ! :) A'int wrong isnt ? It really was horrible I tell you.. !! :(

Dear Dr Preethi,
You are welcome to post your opininon as this is an open forum. I thank you for stepping in here. You are right.
Our Indian medical field is well advanced and could compete with world medical field. Our doctors are also competent to perform the most risky surgeries and they also charges less. That is why people from all parts of the world come to India for treatment. Further the doctors have a humanitarian approach. Children with heart problem from poor African countries and Pakistan are treated freely.
I do agree that there are black sheeps in every field. But on the whole our doctors are praise worthy.
Hail India and Hail Indian doctors!
Love,
PS

atleast on reaching here that is one difference I noticed in the medical field.. and about the charges we are way too less and far too advanced in the medical field very true as you said.. !
I whole heartedly agree that there are moles in every field ! and doctors actually should be the last people doing that.. Patients in pain consider them as next to God.. and they doing a money making business is a very sad state.. You know in a hospital in blore .. there is a meeting between the management and doctors as to what is the
" target " to be achieved ! This is true.. and I have heard and seen myself ! They unduly charge patients and make them undergo treatment even if it is not necessary .. It has happened to my uncle too 4 years ago.. Imagine people who are poor and cannot afford.. it is soo painful to even think of it !! Hope some day all these garbage get washed away.. God needs to make these people actually suffer the same way the patients did.. But then whatever said and done.. India is the Best isnt , Mrs. Pushpa ? :) I too feel so good about my country.. Thanx for letting me post.. and thanx for making me vent out which I seldom get to do as a doctor !!

Dear Dr Preethi,
Of late temples, education and even drinking water which was freely avilable are commercialised. So there is no wonder doctors , who paid through their nose to get the degree are money minded. Yet there are few service minded doctors who treat the poor at nominal charges. As you said those doctors are considered as God by poor people. Let their tribe grow!
Love,
PS

dear pushpa
nice discussion u r having over here, quite informative. i'll also like to add one thing.. anybody going abroad should go for medical insurance.. there is one particular addition for foreign travel..got to ask for it. i read in a travelouge of a person who was saved by this as otherwise she would not have been able to afford the treatment in a foregn country. hope we do not require this.

Dear Muzna,
thank you for stepping in and for the additional information. Insurance is a must for the people who visit their wards at a foreign soil.
Love,
PS

ya its a good discussion. we r very lucky to be in india where v get medical shops n doctors in almost all streets n even if v hav to wait its ok atlast no need to endup with arguing for an appointment r insurence.even though hospitals n nursinghomes have become commertial doctors do have softcorner towrds patients n treat them without an appointment which usualy doesnt happen in foreign countries..

Hi Vaarija,
Private doctors are more courteous and easily approchable in India. Otherwise they'll lose market. There are doctors with social conscious also who charge less for poor people.On total we Indians are lucky! Thanks for stepping in and posting your comments,
Love,
PS