Dedicated to my dear sister Dr. Diptimala, who is an Intensivist and critical care expert # Covid warrior # our hero
How to overcome Covid Series# Part 4: “We are trying our best”
The most dreaded words which send shivers down the spine are “We are trying our best!” When your doctor utters these five words, the whole world seems to crumble and brain starts to fog.
A routine moment becomes a moment of uncertainty. Your mind is flooded with thoughts and confusion. These words can change to “We are hopeful now” to “let’s pray for your patient’s health” to “hospital stay might be prolonged” etc. These statements change just like weather. Please understand your doctor is conveying the current moment status. Be non judgemental and just keep your faith and stay strong. At times, there can be lot of variation. Covid is an altogether out of the world kind of disease man has ever encountered.
Medicine
community is working hard day and night to understand it’s course which it
changes rapidly. Treatment protocols are changing very fast, medicines used earlier are now under scanner. The base of
treatment rests on anti-inflammatory and blood thinners in coherence with
strict monitoring of pulse, oxygen saturation and temperature with Covid
profile lab tests.
Please follow these protocols diligently and with
sincerity. Doctors have so many patients to look after that many a times the Specialist
doctor gets to visit the patient only once a day. What keeps him on track is
the patient’s vital monitoring and lab results. No red flags means good news
and recovery is round the corner. Rising trends of certain markers means the
shore is far.
For people who are lucky, please do breathing or
breath holding exercises, eat a balanced diet, exercise daily and adhere to
Covid guidelines. Doctors and para medical staff are working beyond their capacities
to tackle this situation. Besides, being stressed out mentally and physically,
they feel emotionally drained. The feeling of helplessness is so detrimental.
Let’s each one becomes responsible in fighting this
war.
Pray all of us enter 2022 together.
Love,
Juju.