An unforgettable doctor-patient relationship

  Three years ago, I received a patient, I remember that day I was not on the clinic, it seems that she called me after arriving at the hospital, said, is on see my name, specially from Mianyang to Shanghai to find me to do myopic laser surgery, hope to help to operate as soon as possible, there are friends from far away, I said, you are very lucky, today I happen to be in the hospital, myself feel very happy, immediately to her to do the examination and pre-operative preparation, at noon I instructed The operating room should not be turned off, and I would return to operate on her after my afternoon surgery from an outside hospital.  The next day the patient went back happily after the review, and I told her: she could go to the local hospital for a review, and contact me in time if there is any situation, my cell phone is on 24 hours, if I don’t answer the phone, I am in surgery or in a class meeting.  The patient contacted me a few times after she returned, mostly about her medication, and occasionally sent me two funny text messages using the code name 00 (the last two words of her name).  A month later, 00 came to my follow-up appointment and saw that the cup of tea in front of me was empty, so she said, “Dr. Zhou, you are busy, let me get you a glass of water. I never thought of letting patients help me to do this kind of thing, after all, patients come to the hospital is to seek the help of doctors, and no patient has ever taken the initiative to mention this kind of request. Then I couldn’t resist, so I let her go. This glass of water made me never forget: there is such a patient friend, she is in Mianyang, she is a soldier, she took the initiative to help me pour water.  00 Occasionally or interesting text messages, Dragon Boat Festival I received another one, just received an invitation from Mianyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology Branch, I said, I will soon go to Mianyang meeting oh. She asked about my schedule.  When I went to the airport, 00 asked when I would arrive. The next morning, 00 said to invite me to dinner, I said the meeting are arranged, no need to bother, convenient to meet and catch up. In the evening, when I finished the event, it was already more than seven o’clock, she and a friend were waiting at the entrance of the hotel, I hurriedly invited them to sit down, after sitting down 00 kept serving me food, which made me very embarrassed, my fellow experts and friends were so envious of my fan visit, I told everyone the process of our meeting and the existence of my heart that touched. 00 said, Dr. Zhou, you are working overtime to give me surgery, I should thank you, my surgery results are very good, you and your team is very dedicated, very professional, and after I came back I also called to consult you, gave you a lot of trouble. I felt very warm in my heart: I am so lucky to meet such a patient. I said, “If 00 comes to see me today, we are friends now.  In the evening, my friends in Mianyang wanted to celebrate my birthday in advance, because they don’t like trouble, they always avoid birthdays, and they have never made a wish on a birthday cake. I made a wish in front of the cake for the first time in my life: ” I hope that all doctors in the country are as lucky as I am and can often meet patients like 00, so that doctors and patients can become friends.” Because I know that if so, we doctors will definitely love our work more and be willing to burn everything we have to help our patients.  My friend said that the moment I made the wish, I was very religious.