I went back to the National Taiwan University for a follow-up consultation last week. Dr. Chiu said that after a CT scan, there were indeed two or three small nodules in my lungs, but because they were very small, I just needed to follow up. I can finally put my mind at ease, although I don’t know the reason? But at least it’s not a life-threatening condition. I also asked about the fatty liver disease written in the report… After reading the report on the health insurance app, I have been very concerned about fatty liver disease, and I don’t dare to eat high-calorie foods. In the past, I would eat things like pork liver to improve anemia and being too thin, but I really don’t dare to eat it recently. After my body recovered last year, my weight slowly returned to normal, but I found that the fat was accumulated in the abdomen, which is really a bit concerning… (I don’t know if it’s because too many organs were removed, so I can only grow fat to fill the space) So recently I started exercising and training my core muscles, hoping to turn those soft meat into muscles, haha!
When I asked Dr. Qiu about fatty liver, Dr. Qiu immediately said: This is not important…Shocked! But girls care a lot! There is too much fat on the belly…haha! I originally thought he would ask me to change my diet, go on a diet or something like that. My current weight is indeed proportional to my height, but I still feel that I am too fat. Maybe I am used to being thin. I hope that working out can improve things a bit, but health is the most important thing!
The CT scan of low-dose lung adenocarcinoma is actually quite easy. Apart from fasting for four hours, there is no need to inject contrast agent, and there is no discomfort during the examination. Therefore, if your doctor wants you to have a check-up, we encourage you to follow the doctor’s advice. After all, there are many people suffering from lung adenocarcinoma now, and many of these people do not smoke or drink… It is not an occupational injury. Air pollution, oil smoke, etc. may be the cause. Early screening and early treatment!
The previous article mentioned the problem of the disproportionate doctor-nurse ratio. There really is a shortage of medical staff recently. It’s not that there are no hospital beds, but that there is a serious shortage of medical staff. In addition, they do not receive equal treatment. I sincerely hope that the government can make some reforms and not let medical staff and patients perish together. I plan to write a letter to the National Health Insurance Administration. Fellow patients, let’s speak up together! IBD patients are already a minority, and everyone has to put in the effort to secure subsidies for biologics. It would be unimaginable if the shortage of medical personnel threatened our right to medical treatment! Most Taiwanese people don’t understand, and they don’t feel anything (because they have never been sick). But put yourself in their shoes: what would you do if your children got sick in the future and there was no medical care to take care of them? We are all patients who have first-line access to medical care. Recurrent illnesses over the past 16 years have made me unable to leave the city where my hospital is located. We know that hospitals are very important to us, and that the care provided by medical staff sometimes exceeds that of our own family. In this case, we also need to contribute our efforts and dedication, and demand that the government give medical staff the treatment and justice they deserve.