Advantages of being a patient

10 listopada, 2024
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olahola
Hey, today a little gratitude training. Facing this gray weather (or darkness because it’s already dark at 4 pm) today about why it’s great to be patient. Not that this is any kind of recommendation, but as in life everything has its light and dark sides. I’m going to prove today that life after transplantation is not only a resource in the form of 3 kidneys, and many more benefits. People with chronic disease, people without chronic disease – welcome:

What you gain by being a patient /edition laughter through tears/.

A large dose of patience
It’s not that those lines to the doctor don’t annoy you. It’s just that when you see 2 people in front of you, you know that you won’t get to the doctor’s office any faster than the next hour. Because in addition to those two people, at least 2 more will get in without a queue, and on top of that you still have to count the coffee break! And suddenly when someone offers to accompany you on the day of your appointment, you politely thank them because the only thing worse than standing in line is listening to them complain about having to wait so long….

Low expectations to public institutions
Okay, maybe it’s not something outstanding, but… Personally, waiting 3 hours for someone from Social Security to pick up doesn’t make me angry at all. They at least have a call waiting. Try calling the outpatient clinic at any hospital. There, not only does no one answer, but you have to call from scratch every time.

Increased pain threshold
Imagine having a procedure under local anesthesia. For example, when producing a fistula, the doctor says “now you may feel something, we are lifting the vein”. Sorry, but after something like that, nothing will be the same again. Besides, accepting a certain threshold of pain is simply an adaptive process of being a patient:D

Topics for discussion
At first I wanted to write that the number of topics to talk about with seniors increases by 200%, but in fact at every turn there will be a person who has some kind of health adventures. Whether it’s your parents, uncle, grandmother – everyone likes to exchange illness experiences. Fortunately, I have not yet come into contact with the “bubble” plague, but my friends themselves are becoming more and more sensitive to these topics;)

You become a treasure trove of knowledge
Referring to the previous point. Not only do people like to exchange experiences with you, but they also like to enlist your advice. Your aunt wants to apply for an annuity? You call me. You took in too much protein at the gym and your creatinine went up? You call me. Just starting out on the adventure of being a patient and need advice on how to interact with doctors? You call me;)

Hardened, brave and resilient loved ones
What does this mean? No one spends an inordinate amount of time feeling sorry for themselves, just everyone gets into a more proactive stance during illness. Your grandmothers are not self-pitying, complaining grandmothers, but mega super active seniors. It’s not that it hurts, that I’m going to lie down because I’m tired. When your loved ones see that you can do it, somehow it becomes easier for everyone to believe in themselves later.

Ah… Isn’t it wonderful to be a patient? Nothing but envy;) I hope that this quick gratitude training will be useful for those who frequently visit doctors as well as their relatives. There’s no such thing as a bad thing that wouldn’t work for good. Or so it seems…

Take care,
Olahola xo
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