Surgery, question by Andriani
Hehehe, I was very happy to know that my bestfriend in Batam has finished reading my book in 2 days! And she said it's impressive and giving lessons to her :) --"mengesankan & memberi pelajaran..."
She has one question that I think, most readers would also ask, esp if you seldom liaise with doctor(s). Not everyone can freely ask your doctor ;) There is a character who had a surgery. The surgery was successful, but at the end, it is said that he's died due to complication of the surgery. If the surgery was successful, then why he's still dead at the end?
If you don't operate, he had 0 (zero) chance of living. But we never know how much the result of the surgery will help a patient to prolong his life. It's case by case basis. This is a bitter and painful fact of a doctor's life. He has to explain to the patient's family (and the concerned patient sometimes) that we have to operate, but we don't know how long it will last...
She has one question that I think, most readers would also ask, esp if you seldom liaise with doctor(s). Not everyone can freely ask your doctor ;) There is a character who had a surgery. The surgery was successful, but at the end, it is said that he's died due to complication of the surgery. If the surgery was successful, then why he's still dead at the end?
If you don't operate, he had 0 (zero) chance of living. But we never know how much the result of the surgery will help a patient to prolong his life. It's case by case basis. This is a bitter and painful fact of a doctor's life. He has to explain to the patient's family (and the concerned patient sometimes) that we have to operate, but we don't know how long it will last...
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