A man fears losing his job! | Random Chamber Talk | July 03, 2024
An above-50 painter came with his foreman. He has had severe shortness of breath for the last 3 days. This problem wasn't for the first time for him. He received treatment from another clinic before. This time he tried some of the medicines he was prescribed previously. Having no relief, he decided to revisit a doctor.
It was a case of acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. The paint-work was most likely the main aggravating factor here, besides some other factors such as drinking ice-cold water, exposure to dust, etc. The foreman (who was an Indian) and the patient already knew that the recent painting work could have worsened the symptoms. However, when I was trying to tell the patient about changing his job from painting work to something else, he asked me in our native language not to say so! He was afraid that due to his illness, the company might cancel his visa and send him back to Bangladesh!
In any allergic condition (Bronchial asthma, in a broad term, is one kind of allergic condition), avoiding the aggravating factor is the main treatment option. Without getting protection from it, drug management alone can't give satisfying outcomes. Despite knowing that, this helpless worker has to work with something that will put his life in jeopardy in the future! He wanted effective drug management and I prescribed him accordingly!
This patient of mine was suffering from severe breathing difficulties. It required steroid injection, and nebulization to give him some relief. On the other hand, I am quite well, alive, healthy, and thriving, Alhamdulillah.
How about you?
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Thanks for the tips.
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Well, sometimes a job is more than health. I think it's an important passion job to the patient too as a painter. It's like Uncle Roger says, "Good fried rice worth burning your house down for." I think that sickness is worth the result of his painting. It's supposedly truly an art if he can tell you, "not to say so!" Of course, I hope he's using more time to relax out of his job on break time and maybe use a mask when he's painting too. I don't want him to be down in the middle of making art. 😍
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Insane uncle Roger!!!
The patient was really in distress when came to me. I also hope that he gets a better life in abroad. However, I doubt that he will get one unless he finds an suitable alternative!
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I hope the painter feels better soon.
It is important that he follows the treatment and takes the necessary precautions to avoid future exacerbations of his asthma.
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I also hope the same. Let's see how long he stays symptoms free this time.
Thanks for curating my post.
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I had my daughter in the hospital last week she has asthma her oxygen was 88 and blue around her mouth, they gave her 8 breathing treatments and steroids before her oxygen came up to 96 and they let us go home, they said she was borderline when I brought her in. It was so scary. I hope the painter will listen to you.
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Oh. Sorry to hear about your daughter! It's indeed scary!
I hope that she is better now.
Thanks for your comment!
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Yes, she is better now. And you are welcome.