My friend is not co-operating with the doctors

@allknowing (115342)
India
February 4, 2023 11:26pm CST
I have talked about this friend here in a different post who went through a hip surgery. She has loads of comorbidities such as diabetes and heart issues After the surgery she was brought home and in a few days time she had issues with breathing and was once again admitted. She was treated for that and the doctor had told her to take complete rest until the pain disappears Instead she sat for hours and went on talking with visitors for hours and this has landed her in trouble in that the wound has opened up and she is once again in pain. Back to pain killers which we all know will affect her kidneys There is just so much doctors can do if patients do not co-operate. Right?
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@Sojourn (13874)
• India
5 Feb
It is one of the general tendencies of many citizens of our country. They do not follow the doctor's advice and run into further complications.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
You are so right and they finally blame the doctor.
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@FourWalls (53148)
• United States
5 Feb
I wonder why she won’t do what the doctor said. He’s not being nasty, the restrictions are for the patient’s own good.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
She must be tired of sleeping in one position I did that for 3 months when I had 7 fractured ribs and injured two vertebrae
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@shaggin (68773)
• United States
6 Feb
Oh my gosh she is stubborn isn’t she!
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@shaggin (68773)
• United States
6 Feb
@allknowing I can imagine that would be frustrating especially if she’s used to being active
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
6 Feb
She must be finding it difficult to lie on her back for hours and days
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@LadyDuck (429264)
• Switzerland
5 Feb
Right, doctors are not magicians, if patients do not cooperate they can do nothing to help.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
She is supposed to take bed rest and the doctor has given her a schedule when she can get up etc.
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@LadyDuck (429264)
• Switzerland
5 Feb
@allknowing She should listen to the doctors or she will never get well.
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@aninditasen (13324)
• Raurkela, India
5 Feb
Most patient when they suffer for long stop cooperating with the doctor. They need counseling to bring back that charm in life.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
Her children are around and I wonder what they were doing
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
6 Feb
@aninditasen They could have seen to it that the mother follows the doctor's advice
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@aninditasen (13324)
• Raurkela, India
6 Feb
@allknowing That's the difficulty. Some children think that if they are spending money for their parents that's enough. They forget that their sick parents need mental support.
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@MasGion (1541)
• Malang, Indonesia
5 Feb
Agree... Doctor can only take action after the patient co-operate dan tell all the symptoms. Wrong symptoms identifying, wrong action taken
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
You are so right It is the patient not even their family must talk to the doctor and explain all the symptoms.
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@RebeccasFarm (92245)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
5 Feb
Well, I hope they can help her, despite the non cooperation.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
I am sure they will
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@jstory07 (127370)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Feb
I hope this time she will take it easy and listen to the Doctor.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
Those pain killers are bound to affect her health
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@sol_cee (37028)
• Philippines
6 Feb
Omg! The wound opening up sounds so painful
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
6 Feb
She would have learnt her lesson now.
@JudyEv (305233)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Feb
Doctors must get really frustrated when people don't follow instructions.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
It is so true
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@Beestring (10483)
• Hong Kong
5 Feb
Indeed, if a patient is not listening to his/her doctor's advice, there's not much a doctor can do to help the patient.
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@allknowing (115342)
• India
5 Feb
I was wondering what her children were doing. They could have not let her do that
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@Beestring (10483)
• Hong Kong
5 Feb
@allknowing I think not much her children can do if she doesn't take good care of herself.
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