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What To Do For Preventing Heart Problems?
the biggest drawback of doctors or health care professionals in general is that they focus on curative aspects, rather than preventive. If there's a heart problem, they say ok we'll cut u up and correct the defect. But its my personal experience that they dont provide health education on how to prevent the heart problem in the first place. I know - I have faced it with a couple of my close friends who underwent surgeries. Life style related illnesses are largely the fault of the people - and the health professionals as well. Your take on this?
Age: 38 yrs, female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 57kg weight
Age: 38 yrs, female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 57kg weight
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
Hi Ma'am
With all due respect I want to say we all are living in 21st century which is an era of modernised and educated society with well educated people. A person comes to a doctor only when he or she fall sick. I want to ask your good self that how many times have you visited your doctor in your good health just to take health education to avoid yourself from getting sick?
Do u believe it's possible for a doctor to go to every household and teach every single person how to stay healthy. So please don't say that doctors or health care professionals are solely responsible.
Let me tell me from my experience I have patients who have undergone bypass surgeries/ angioplasties whom I have spent hours of counselling with to tell them to stop smoking as it is not good for them but they never listen. So wat do u think who's fault is this?
You are telling doctors just cut up, Maam let us imagine a scenario; Say you are coming to a doctor with severe chest pain what do you seek that time A treatment or a health education lecture ? Please do answer
So before you point a finger at someone do understand the gravity of the scenario.
Thanks and Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap Mahajan
With all due respect I want to say we all are living in 21st century which is an era of modernised and educated society with well educated people. A person comes to a doctor only when he or she fall sick. I want to ask your good self that how many times have you visited your doctor in your good health just to take health education to avoid yourself from getting sick?
Do u believe it's possible for a doctor to go to every household and teach every single person how to stay healthy. So please don't say that doctors or health care professionals are solely responsible.
Let me tell me from my experience I have patients who have undergone bypass surgeries/ angioplasties whom I have spent hours of counselling with to tell them to stop smoking as it is not good for them but they never listen. So wat do u think who's fault is this?
You are telling doctors just cut up, Maam let us imagine a scenario; Say you are coming to a doctor with severe chest pain what do you seek that time A treatment or a health education lecture ? Please do answer
So before you point a finger at someone do understand the gravity of the scenario.
Thanks and Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap Mahajan
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