Talking about SARS

In 2002, SARS, one of the most terrible infectious diseases in history, swept the world. With the efforts of countless people in angels in white and other countries, the epidemic was gradually controlled and eliminated in 2003. But why do some people say that the most terrible thing about SARS lies in its sequelae?

First, we need to know what SARS is. SARS refers to severe acute respiratory syndrome, which is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV. It is characterized by acute onset, strong infectivity and transmission through respiratory tract. It took countless lives in just one year.

What are the main sequelae of SARS? ?

1, lung infection: Because the virus damages human immunity, bacterial infection may occur again. If the patient's basic condition is good, after active treatment, it will generally not lead to lung dysfunction. However, some patients with poor immunity may cause lung infection.

2. Liver failure or renal failure: Even if the lung symptoms improve, liver failure and renal failure can be caused by a large number of drugs, and long-term treatment is needed, such as dialysis and artificial liver. ;

3. Emergence of other diseases: Because hormones must be used in treatment, other new diseases may be triggered. Surgery is needed, such as joint replacement, or taking certain drugs for a long time. ?

In other words, in fact, the sequelae after the cure of SARS are mainly due to the decline of body resistance and the damage of some organs, which leads to the loss of other functions and eventually leads to many complications.

When a small part of our body hurts, not to mention such great pain. Maybe you didn't feel it. Let me give you an example, such as lung infection. The main function of the lung is to transport oxygen from the air to the blood and discharge carbon dioxide from the blood to the atmosphere. Simply put, it is an important organ for people to breathe. To put it more vividly, every time we catch a cold, we find it difficult to breathe and feel very painful. However, as long as you endure it for a few days, patients with lung infection will last for a long time, and the terrible degree can be imagined.

Pulmonary infection can still be cured, but when we lose a part of our body and our bones are necrotic, whenever the weather is cold, we have to endure the pain and report to the hospital every winter. This experience is even more exciting.

At this time, I remembered a report once. The hero in the story is called Fang Bo. In 2003, after he was discharged from the hospital, he was interviewed by Face to Face. At that time, he had black hair and a slightly fat figure. He smiled and said to the host Wang Zhi, "I think I am a new student." However, more than ten years later, he was gray-haired and terminally ill, and life gave him no reason to smile. Every winter, Fang Bo will go to the orthopedics department of Wangjing Hospital to "report". Because of his bone necrosis, he even wanted to end his life with a bottle when the temperature dropped. All his joints hurt badly. Moreover, he has had bilateral femoral head replacement surgery more than once.

Although he survived SARS successfully, he suffered from the sequela of osteonecrosis. However, such physical torture is only a small part of it. He has to endure loneliness alone in the grief of missing his loved ones every day. In 2003, nine members of Fang Bo's family were infected with SARS, and his wife and sister died one after another because of ineffective rescue. Since then, all five people have different degrees of sequelae. His medical report also shows that he suffers from depression.

In other words, surviving SARS is only one of the key points, physical torture is only one of the problems, and there are more challenges to face afterwards.

1. People's eyes

Indeed, they are lucky because they have overcome the disease. But the road ahead and those fears still need to be faced by one person. That year, I had a friend whose family was also one of the suspected cases. Because of his appearance, our whole school was isolated for several days. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with him. However, when he came out of the hospital, he became lonely and people's views on him changed. Some inexplicable rumors began to appear. Finally, I couldn't stand the pressure and had no choice but to transfer. He is just a suspected case, that's all, not to mention those patients who really suffer from SARS. To face so many people's doubts and inexplicable eyes.

They were lucky because they survived. They are tragic because they left a legacy. They are lucky because the help of the country keeps them alive. They are tragic, because many people will have different eyes because of this. Let them be gradually withdrawn. I think of a relative of mine who has epilepsy. Fortunately, the greatness of medicine has basically cured him, but it is also because of this disease that people who know that he is sick have intentionally or unintentionally isolated him. Because of the isolation of his friends, he also has various self-doubts, thinks that his illness is a burden, and makes suicidal impulses several times.

So many times, the influence of public opinion and surrounding environment is even more terrible than disease. If there is no timely guidance, it is not the disease that hits them, but these eyes that are more terrible than the disease.

2. Endure loneliness, life is worse than death.

At that time, many families were infected with SARS, and some families couldn't survive the difficulties and left first. Although some people have survived, they can only go down the road alone and move on alone.

Once I remembered a picture and interviewed a survivor of SARS, "Are you glad you survived?" "No, I hope I die with them. I know everyone has made a lot of efforts to survive, but I am the only one left. What should I do? I really want to die every time it hurts, but I can't die yet. I want to take photos of them and see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. " The unknown healer did take photos of his family and traveled all over the country. Ten years have passed, and I don't know if he has fulfilled his wish. I just hope he is still fine.

This is also a problem that many patients will encounter. Life is hard and my family is away, but I still have to move on alone. When they lose their loved ones, they can only solve their own problems, but they can only miss their loved ones in their hearts. In the end, they still have to go on for their own lives.

3. Financial pressure

Every winter, the orthopedics department of Wangjing Hospital welcomes dozens of inpatients with SARS sequelae, and nurses and doctors have been familiar with them for many years. For 50-year-old Qi Lanxiu, her husband is a driver and can't take time off to accompany her. In Wangjing Hospital, she is in the same boat as a group of "patients", and no one will look down on anyone. Talking and laughing is also comfort. Xiu hopes that she can leave the hospital as soon as possible, because it takes 130 yuan to hire a nurse one day. After suffering from the sequelae of SARS, Xiu Lan Xiu was unable to work, and the whole family lived on her husband's salary. Although there is a subsidy from the Red Cross, it is only a drop in the bucket for the sky-high and long-term treatment costs.

According to the questionnaire survey of 1 10 sequela patients, more than 70% were treated for femoral head necrosis, more than 60% were treated for pulmonary fibrosis, and more than 1/3 lost their ability to work or take care of themselves because of sequela.

Can't work, can't earn income, can only go to the hospital for treatment often. Every treatment costs a certain amount of money. Although there are subsidies, it is also a huge expense over the years. I just want to live well, but as difficult as living is the sky-high cost of living.

4. Negative self-denial

"I'm still alive? I'm a basket case! After so many years, mom, let me die! " This is what a SARS patient said to his mother. And he said this sentence more than once. He can't work at all because of bone necrosis. And his nest is his world, and his friend has only one doll who has been with him for many years.

Her mother is also very helpless, because she loves her children very much, but there is nothing she can do. She has tried her best to make them suffer less. However, children deny themselves in various ways and see that their mother can only cry alone in the corner. "I have encouraged her more than once, and her mood will be somewhat relieved, but it will still be like this after a while."

Yes, when you encounter this kind of problem, when you know you can't be like ordinary people. People's moods will definitely change. Moreover, people have another feature, that is, they are easy to bump into a dead end. Generally speaking, the more you think about it, the worse it is, and finally you completely substitute yourself. This is actually an important factor for patients with depression. Because they feel that no one in this world can understand themselves, they have to close their hearts bit by bit and eventually be isolated from the world. But at the same time, we have to face the cruelty of reality, be passive in all kinds of self-denial, and finally go to the point of no return step by step.

Written in the last words:

A person's life can't be smooth sailing, there will always be some twists and turns. It is not terrible to encounter various diseases (such as SARS), so we must trust the doctor and actively cooperate with the treatment. As long as people are alive, there are no obstacles. As long as you face it, there is always a solution. Although the sequelae of SARS are very painful, as long as you believe in yourself, everything will pass.

I also hope that every friend can treat life well and treat himself well. May everyone be happy and safe for the rest of their lives.