Take Advantage of Every Health Opportunity

Many of us are privileged enough to be able to afford medical care, foot our bills, and see not only to our basic needs but to the needs of those who depend on us as well as those that we find ourselves close to. That said there are opportunities we shouldn't let go of.

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One such opportunity we should always make an effort to patronize is that of health care opportunities. Recently my hospital has been going on lots of healthcare outreaches, the goal of the team which comprises of myself as a head of the eye unit as well as a general practitioner and a nurse, is to take healthcare to the doorstep of individuals.

The good thing about what we do is that one gets to have free health consultations and even free medication sponsored by the hospital. Because of this we tend to visit quite far and remote areas with no access to healthcare or health facilities.

I noticed however that although these places tend to be quite remote with no access to healthcare, you will always find some particular individuals who feel they are the gurus of the town and so do not want to patronize, they probably feel like they have money and can afford healthcare when they go to the towns however it should be so.

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Why do I say So?

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If you decide to skip the medical care that has been brought to your doorstep because you want to come to the hospital itself because you feel you can pay, there is nothing wrong with that however do not forget that you will still come and meet the same doctors there and our quality of care or standards wouldn't change in anyway.

The best care we would give you there is what we would give you here, whichever test we may have opted to be done is the same test we would ask you to do. So make good use of these opportunities. You never know how you could be saving your life or your sight but simply checking your blood pressure or letting the doctor take a look at your eyes.

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There are so many reasons people stand to miss out on these opportunities and I feel it is not a good habit to practice. I do remember the story of this woman who had been taking Nifedipine for about 10 years consistently without any checkup or review, she had only been to the hospital once within this period and she was given the drug because her BP was high, and instead of going back to be reviewed after the drug was done.

She decided to just buy some to use and it went on consistently every month for the past decade. This woman was lucky to pass through our setup to check her pressure because then this woman would definitely have died of hypotension because her pressure was so low we were even shocked how she was just okay walking around and so the necessary things or protocols had to be followed whies we got her to the hospital. She is always grateful she didn't miss out on our program that day.

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Conclusion

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And so I admonish you to take your health seriously. When in doubt do not assume or just do whatever you feel like doing because one medicinal preparation or drug may become poisonous for your body the next day and it is up to your healthcare provider to know what is right for you at any point in time.

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And so do avoid over-the-counter medication, and take good care of yourself. Love yourself and be the very best version of what you can be always. Stay safe and have a wonderful time, cheers!