Oh Yal Azrag... Tikarfas Bil Ma6ba5
While we're still on the topic of politics and Baba Marzouq (Al Ghanim, mo int :P).
Let's rewind a little, back to the Parliamentary elections.
My grandmother was "lucky" enough to have her name pulled out of the hat, and was given the opportunity to seek medical assistance abroad. Now we all know that not all of those who got this opportunity really needed the medical help, and many took it merely as a chance to go on an extended vacation outside Kuwait. One of those people who are "abusing" the privilege is my grandmother.
About a decade ago, she went for a much needed spinal disc replacement operation (sorry dunno the technical term, excuse my ignorance). So when the elections came up this year and the medical boom became rampant, she was probably one of, if not THE first to go forth with the "legal" procedures; the documentation and so on.
She thought changing her artificial spinal disc would do her a world of good, and a change of scene would be a plus. It was NOT a necessary procedure. She was doing well enough without it.
She went into a coma for about 3 weeks after the procedure. When she finally came round, she relapsed when she realized that she'd had a Laryngectomy (google it), was in the ICU, and saw all the machines she was put on to keep her alive. She was put into a drug-induced coma to calm her down.
Before the operation, she couldn't wait for the whole thing to be over and done with. She was probably more excited about it than a kid visiting Disneyland for the first time.
AFTER the operation, she couldn't stand my aunts, who were accompanying her. She would scream and yell, blaming them "for what had happened to her" .
"Kila minkom, intaw shino sawaitaw feeny?!?!?!"
Keep in mind, it was her own decision, her own idea, to go for the operation.
Now my gripe is this: who's to blame?
Do we blame it on the doctors who performed the operation, for not psychologically preparing her for what would happen after the operation?
Do we blame them for not telling her what to expect? I'm sure that if she'd known all this before, she wouldn't have followed through with any of this.
Do we blame her children for not talking her out of it, since they knew very well that she didn't need the operation to start off with?
Lol they wouldn't have missed the opportunity to go to Germany for a few months, no matter what. If she ends up dying, I doubt they'd be able to forgive themselves, especially since they know she died blaming them for the ordeal.
Or do we blame the election campaigns, for making everyone feel that they are entitled to a vacation even there was nothing wrong with them?
Or making it seem like child's play, when instead they should've been making those who apply understand that medical help is serious business?
Or for making people believe that medical attention in our country is inadequate, or for making them feel like they actually DID need to fix themselves up because something was REALLY wrong with them?
Or.. or.. or or or or?!?!?!
I don't blame the election campaigns. Some people truly need and deserve the help that they're getting.
Let's rewind a little, back to the Parliamentary elections.
My grandmother was "lucky" enough to have her name pulled out of the hat, and was given the opportunity to seek medical assistance abroad. Now we all know that not all of those who got this opportunity really needed the medical help, and many took it merely as a chance to go on an extended vacation outside Kuwait. One of those people who are "abusing" the privilege is my grandmother.
About a decade ago, she went for a much needed spinal disc replacement operation (sorry dunno the technical term, excuse my ignorance). So when the elections came up this year and the medical boom became rampant, she was probably one of, if not THE first to go forth with the "legal" procedures; the documentation and so on.
She thought changing her artificial spinal disc would do her a world of good, and a change of scene would be a plus. It was NOT a necessary procedure. She was doing well enough without it.
She went into a coma for about 3 weeks after the procedure. When she finally came round, she relapsed when she realized that she'd had a Laryngectomy (google it), was in the ICU, and saw all the machines she was put on to keep her alive. She was put into a drug-induced coma to calm her down.
Before the operation, she couldn't wait for the whole thing to be over and done with. She was probably more excited about it than a kid visiting Disneyland for the first time.
AFTER the operation, she couldn't stand my aunts, who were accompanying her. She would scream and yell, blaming them "for what had happened to her" .
"Kila minkom, intaw shino sawaitaw feeny?!?!?!"
Keep in mind, it was her own decision, her own idea, to go for the operation.
Now my gripe is this: who's to blame?
Do we blame it on the doctors who performed the operation, for not psychologically preparing her for what would happen after the operation?
Do we blame them for not telling her what to expect? I'm sure that if she'd known all this before, she wouldn't have followed through with any of this.
Do we blame her children for not talking her out of it, since they knew very well that she didn't need the operation to start off with?
Lol they wouldn't have missed the opportunity to go to Germany for a few months, no matter what. If she ends up dying, I doubt they'd be able to forgive themselves, especially since they know she died blaming them for the ordeal.
Or do we blame the election campaigns, for making everyone feel that they are entitled to a vacation even there was nothing wrong with them?
Or making it seem like child's play, when instead they should've been making those who apply understand that medical help is serious business?
Or for making people believe that medical attention in our country is inadequate, or for making them feel like they actually DID need to fix themselves up because something was REALLY wrong with them?
Or.. or.. or or or or?!?!?!
I don't blame the election campaigns. Some people truly need and deserve the help that they're getting.
But still, really, who's to blame?
posted by Extinct Dodo at 8:07 PM
7 Comments:
We blame it on the corruption in this country thats letting people seek medical assistance abroad when they dont need it and the health system here is more than equipped to handle their cases.
Its not ur grandmothers fault, she doesnt know ant better.
"Or for making people believe that medical attention in our country is inadequate"
This is somethng i face frequently & it depresses the hell of me when i go home thinking "what am i doing to myself" am i studying so at the end of the say i get dissed by my fellow countrymen, sometimes my own family members.
Do u know how many stories i heard this summer of ppl who went abroad and came back with the same diagnosis they were given in kuwait? Or how many stories like ur grandmothers?
And u know what pisses me off? The fact that noone ever hears of these stories....all we hear is how 'better' they are in london and germany and how crappy they are here...
Its all money down the drain.
Some ppl say ili7tiya6 wajib.. ili7tiya6 bifloskom mo biflos il7ikoma. Wela laish ana afta7 ilmajal 7g kilman hab o dab ysafir o yistanis 3ela 7sab il7ikoma, wallah shay yfashil tara. Dera pays for the holidays of its citizens. Wain ga3den? Derat ba6eekh wallah. (A7ibich yal kuwait...bs sij hal salfa wayid ti7irny)
When drs see a critical case, something they cannot treat, something that their expertise or experience cannot handle they are the first to advise treatment overseas. But the problem is that they dont even wait for teh drs diagnosis/opinion, they doubt them b4 the words even leave their mouth o tlagenhom already ga3den ysawon ijra2at ilvisa o ilsakan! O ya waaila ya siwad laila ildr ily ma ywafiq 3ela lajna 6ibiya! Ooooooh hwash o nijra o kilshay y9er. Some ppl think that the drs are authorative figures or something or the othet, but when it comes to this kind of thing they are P O W E R L E S S.
Sorry ishta6ait wayid...bs this is a very very extremely sensitive topic to me.
Oh and ppl....spare me the comments of "flan sarla chithy min dicatra ilkuwait" "o flana galolaha feha sara6an wela akhir shay 6ila3 3athat'ha baga!" PLZ ive heard ALL the stories.
Usually professional doctors Always advice against this type of surgery in particular, they only see it necessary in 2 cases, bladder control problems, or weakness in the legs…both cases occur because of the disc is pressing on the nerves roots in the spine.
I think you can’t blame the old lady, its our responsibility to make them aware of the risks. In addition to the political factor which basically provides the means, hope she gets better.
il title: DAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARR !!!!! :P
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To be honest when I lived in London I was just suprised by the amount of Kuwaits there seeking medical attention. There were hundred if not thousands of kuwaiti families everywhere, espically in areas around the hospitals. Walla illy may3erf hal il q8 yagool kil men bil q8 is very ill and there are no hospitals in kuwait.
Its one thing when one needs critical care that cant be provided in kuwait, but to just send everyone over for a medical vacation is too much !!
delicately realistic... THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!! FINALLY, someone who sees it from my point of view!!
Wallah i couldnt have said it any better, yislam rasich!
hal deera mo 3arfa shet'hawel ib3omorha.. mo fa'9een ila 7eg il3ayara wiljambiza oo kil wa7ed yitshe7a6 3ala 7sab 9i7itah
iverson... yes i agree everyone's partially at fault here. "partially" doesnt make them any less guilty though.
thanks babe, allah yisma3 mnik
truthseeker.. amen, thank you.
no offense, but many "doctors" today, European or Arab or whatnot, see this profession as a goldmine. in this day and age i dont think things like "professional morals and ethics" exist.
I dont think anyone could've refused operating, no matter what the circumstances, knowing full well that they had the governments blessings, and of course that teensy weensy sack of blood money.
and still, i dont blame the docs for not telling her. it was supposed to be a quick, simple procedure. they prolly felt there was no need to unnecessarily scare the poor woman
um mit3ib.. LOL wallah inich fa9la :P
fuddz.... yay :P
twix.. yes, the entire situation is giving us a very bad name. ya3ny lo ray7een 3shanhom 9ij mi7tajeen chan ma gilna shay, but most these people only go 3ashan limhaaya6
Yup i agree with u Marzouq fully, with all the points u brought up.
I dont think the health system is adequate, but i have to say its not only the drs who are the reason behind this, lots of factors go into it spanning from hospital management, to the nurses, the hospital building etc waaaaaayid wayid ashyaa...i could write a 50 page essay on it.
But what i mean is, the Kuwaiti health system is adequate enough for the majority of the illnesses that ppl are going abroad to treat. Somethings can easily be solved here, bs theres no trust unfortunately. More money is spent on these ppl to go abroad, in addition to the siteen alf murafiq they take with them etc. and instead of using the money to better the health care system here ga3den infasfis flosna ymeen o ysar!
Like i said earlier, if the treatment/procedure is available in Kuwait & they still choose to go abroad ma agol ila gargish mukhbatik ya walad :P
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