Saturday, October 1, 2011

My right shoulder started aching, and soon my other shoulder too developed similar pain.

She recounts, “About 8 pm my right shoulder started aching, and soon my other shoulder too developed similar pain. I was rushed to a nearby hospital. I was unconscious and the moment we reached there, doctors admitted me in ICU instantly.“

Once she regained consciousness, her first worry was how her family would arrange money for her treatment. All of a sudden she got up from the stretcher, pushed all the ward boys and left the hospital.
“My husband felt very bad at this action of mine, and told me that nothing was more important at that moment than my health. We spent the most uncomfortable night of our life.“
Next morning she went to the hospital. Anand feels that women often make the mistake of neglecting their own health in the name of family, but they should never make that mistake. Life has changed for Anand now. She is now taking her medicines properly, getting all her check-ups done on time, eating light food and exercising properly.
What the doctor advised...
However, don't think it's only normal people who commit mistakes like Neelam did. Even doctors can fall into that trap of neglecting their own health. A heart-healthy lifestyle, to minimise the chances of heart attack is what every doctor suggests.
But Sr. Cardiologist Dr Sameer Srivastava, 45, from Fortis Escorts Hospital failed to follow his own preaching and landed in a situation, he will never forget in his life. He explains, “I would exercise and eat healthy, but generally had long working hours. I also used to take a lot of stress at work, and had really high expectations from myself at work. It was all piling up I guess, for I had a completely unexpected heart attack at 3.30 pm one afternoon with no prior symptoms. I was rushed to the hospital immediately.“
Srivastava was advised bed rest for two weeks after the surgery. “This was the time for introspection and understanding where I had gone wrong with my health. Now I am scripting a book Science Knows Nothing , adds Srivastava.
Take care of your heart before it's too late.

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