Maintaining The Doctor And Patient Relationship: Ajith Kozhikote

“I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn't want all the pills I've recommended that's up to him. But I must warn that next time I will have to come as a surgeon with a knife. ” - Javier Pérez De Cuéllar

Don't impress your doctor by telling a lie about your medical condition. The strong foundation of doctor and patient relationship is trust and honesty. I have heard so many cases in which patients give false information to their doctors to avoid a harsh conversation. I remember, on asking my patient about her exercising schedule, she quipped, “I am a yoga enthusiast, and I go for a walk every evening. But, further in the counseling session, she was caught manipulating that her busy schedule keeps her away from the physical activities. On catching her lie, the smooth conversation took a serious turn, and I explained her the consequences of taking her health so easy.

A long lasting relationship between the doctor and patient needs support from both the ends. You have to be a trustworthy patient, and your doctor should respect your honesty. If a patient is uncomfortable with his doctor, then it is the responsibility of the practitioner to make him feel easy, and create a light atmosphere for a proper conversation. This interaction plays an important role in the process of treatment. Less or no information can put you in danger. The doctor must know everything about your previous and present medical condition to proceed further. So, to avoid any misdiagnoses and improper treatment, you have to be honest with him.

Physicians on the other hand do have a responsibility towards their patients. They are often seen in a rush while attending the patients. Is that a true practice? In order to earn more money, the physicians take more appointments in a day. This packed schedule is responsible for a lack of proper interaction between the patient and the doctor. Practitioners must know that exchanging a few words with their patients can make a lot of difference.

Through this post, I would like to address the need for more transparency in this relationship which will benefit both the parties.

Organ Donation, A Life Saving Experience: Ajith Kozhikote

Have you seen ordinary people doing extraordinary deeds? I have, and today through this post I would like to share with you all some heart melting stories, which will definitely make you believe that angels do exist.

Life is uncertain, you have no idea what is written in your destiny. This statement goes well with the real life story of Shashi Palekar, a housewife, and a child of two from Delhi. The middle class family from Pritampura was spending a great time in the packed Delhi life. Busy working hours of Shashi's husband in a multinational firm were giving good returns. Kids went to a good school and Shashi spent most of her time taking care of the household stuff. In her free time, she loved taking a walk on the ground, a few yards away from their house. The daily walk with her friends was a stress buster. They used to chat, enjoy street food, do household shopping, and gossip.

Life was going smoothly, until things took a u turn, and turned the world upside down. Shashi went for an evening walk, but that day something happened which shattered the happiness of the small and beautiful family. Sashi got hit by a car on her way to the ground, and fell unconscious. It took a few minutes for her friends to know about the tragedy, and they all rushed to the spot to help their friend. One of her friend's son took her to the hospital, where the doctors rushed her to the ICU.

The head injuries were so fatal that the doctors declared her brain dead. Shashi's husband was broken, that moment froze everything. The dreams, the future, the kids, everything disappeared in the darkness, and then the transplant co-coordinators of the hospital approached the disappointed husband, and suggested about the organ donation. The family took no time in deciding, and agreed to the suggestion. Shashi saved the life of five people by donating heart, liver, eyes and kidneys. The family misses her, and she will always live in their thoughts.

Ajith Kozhikote: A Day Well Spent With The Little Dynamites

It was really a pleasant evening, when I met the powerhouse of energy, and the tiny, little rockstars of my hospital over this weekend. I keep really busy because of my hectic schedule and huge responsibilities. At this packed time, I have to take care of my patients, scrutinize their health, analyze their recovery graph. Sometimes, this is not enough for your patients, you need to give a bit more to nurture this beautiful relationship.

My hospital staff is really supportive, I am obliged to have such heart warming people around me, who keep the lives of others before their own priorities. My hospital staff observed the children's wards really minutely, the chirpy kids were silent, the air of grief and sorrow touched our souls, and we decided to make an evening special for these tinker bells.

This weekend the whole staff accompanied me to the hospital, and we dedicated an evening to these kids. The back to bachpan memories were relived with these children, and believe me the day could have not been better. Every day, we become the puppets of responsibilities and duties, and forget to do our real deeds. It is to fill someone's life with happiness, and bring some joy on their disappointed faces, but do we really do that. Yes, we do that, but somewhere we need to express it to the people around us that we really care for you.

This evening we expressed our feelings to these kids, that they are really the life of our hospital. We did not want them to lose hope, or feel they were not the special ones, because they were not playing like other children with their friends or they were not going to the school. We brought the life back to that ward by playing games, reciting poems, relishing the candies, and most importantly sharing those loving moments with them. The noise from the children's ward on Monday morning confirmed the success of the plan. Kudos to the team behind the scenes.