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I make it a point to counsel patient relatives personally regarding covid patients in ICU over phone...it z of course my duty
Problem is
1. Then they start consulting for their whole family...
i understand these r tough times and help out of empathy... 1/n

But then family changes to 2nd degree and 3rd degree relatives...and then friends and then friends relatives

2. my number gets shared among their family and each 1 starts asking about patient condition..again i just think to update status out of empathy...they mst b worried 2/n

3. Then d nmbr reaches their known to doctors...and i receive advice to try this try that...if i say patients condition not improving..then comes d advice tontry tocilizumab, plasma therapy etc etc

4. Then they ask if i shud tk other doctors advice and shift to other centres
3/n

Literally im staying many hours on fone...Try hearing everything out of empthy...tough times...

But it is draining me completely...totally ehausted...mentally..
Worse i hardly get 2 3 minutes to talk to my wife daughter and mom staying hundreds kms away from me...4/n

My daughter is growing...im missing her growing phase...even during those 2-3 min calls wth my family...i get umpteen calls whch doesnt let me speak to my family properly
Its draining me...completely...
Plz people understand our conditions...5/n

It highly demotivating when u hear attack on health care workers when all health care workers are going through this...please understand the situation...this is a new disease wth no definitive treatment...everyones hands are full..6/n

All are giving their best with all resources at their disposal...so please bear...there is as much we can do...