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There are medical procedures that are simple and not terrible, but on the contrary, there are terrible and not pleasant ones, so I’ll tell you about the latter.

The most embarrassing thing I have ever had to do is angiography. Do not do it voluntarily, only according to the testimony of doctors. This is a very uncomfortable and painful procedure. How did I get to her? Absolutely random. I had an MRI of the vessels of the brain, where they revealed 2 (!) aneurysms. As it turned out, this is a serious disease, from which people often die suddenly. I was admitted to the hospital and the examination began. One of the procedures was angiography.

This is me after an angiography, they immediately put a tourniquet

They put you on the table, you lie naked, covered with a sheet, there are a lot of people around in white coats, a lot of equipment and various sensors. They smear your groin with alcohol so much that everything is on fire. Then they pierce the artery in the groin to the bone with a huge needle. It was hellish pain. They inject a coloring liquid into the blood and look at your vessels on the screen. One of the sensors circles around the head, when it approaches, then there is a strong fever in the head and you are on the verge of losing consciousness. Then you yourself, like a caterpillar, jump onto a gurney, while you can’t bend a limb, otherwise you will bleed. Then a tourniquet is applied heavily, which is already a huge bruise on the body. You cannot walk. So you lie on your back for a day, go to the toilet under yourself (in a duck), then slowly walk with a limp. Such a procedure cost about 10 thousand 3 years ago, but if in the direction of a doctor, then of course it is free. Thanks to the angiography, the doctors saw that there were no aneurysms, not a single one at all, the vessels were clean. Everyone exhaled. Later they added that aneurysms are best seen on CT, not MRI, and if there is no headache, then most likely there are no aneurysms, and my head really hardly hurts.

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The second not pleasant procedure that was in my memory is gastroscopy. I went through it twice and always felt very sick and there were tears from my eyes as a fountain. It is done when you need to check the stomach. It is necessary to swallow a large and long cord, while the mouth is treated so that it does not feel anything, but the throat still hurts. As I remember, the gag reflex appears again. They say there are some painless methods, but I did it for free in the direction of a regular hospital and the sensations were terrible. Interestingly, the first time gastroscopy showed that I had gastritis, but after 2-3 years after proper nutrition, it showed that I was healthy, I was already surprised.

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The third terrible procedure in my memory is brain MRI. But here, too, it may depend on the device. I did it twice: the vessels of the brain (it costs about 2 thousand rubles 3 years ago) and separately the head. So, when the vessels were made, it seemed not so scary, the apparatus crackled and that was it. But today I did an MRI of the brain (thank you for free, in the direction of a doctor). They put me in a huge apparatus, like in a coffin. And then explosions began, as if a neighbor was drilling a wall with a puncher, but for some reason he does it with your head. The sounds are very strong and not pleasant, I already had a headache, and after that I walked like in a fog, such a disgusting state. So, it was necessary to lie in the apparatus for 15-20 minutes, which is quite a lot, it seems like an eternity, as if everyone had forgotten about you. The procedure is wildly not pleasant, I would not go voluntarily, but then the doctors themselves sent me. I don't know the result yet.

Tell me, what terrible medical procedures have you undergone?

From the military registration and enlistment office thundered to the hospital for examination. For three weeks. Sent for a food allergy test. As a result, he came out not only with a proven diagnosis of food allergies, but in general with a sickly list of sores, which in the end he went nuts with the question "why am I alive?"

Due to the fact that due to depression, driving a big and heavy bolt into sports, as well as drinking alcohol with friends at picnics and parties, he once again gained weight. Went in for a blood test to check my hormone levels. The condition they have is, once a person has got, then you need to check him for all suspected sores. In general, some kind of thunder, which is associated with the pituitary gland (part of the brain), was naughty. This hormone rises with severe depression, and then I really had reasons to worry - the military registration and enlistment office is far from the first reason, but it also rises with (tadam!) brain cancer. To be honest, such rosy prospects really made me feel unwell, they screwed up like hell that I later almost opened a brick factory right in their department. Total: 2 hours listened to dub-step in the tomograph. At the same time, it is absolutely impossible to move, otherwise the brain scanning will fail. Then they let some accordion through the vein, from which I went into some rather strange trance. I still could not fall asleep, but I had to suffer for another 2 hours of listening to the swotting of the tomograph. Fortunately, at least some soft pop music was playing from a tape recorder in the doctor's office, otherwise I heard this roar all day later.

Besides, went to check the kidneys, which is also somehow connected with this hormone. Well, if you need it, then you need it! I went, they injected another rubbish into a vein (this despite the fact that I already carried a catheter in my hand), which made me stagger, the doctor even gave me a piece of cotton wool with ammonia so that I would not fall off. After a day, I was forbidden to eat and drink (only water). The next morning they drove to the scanner, again drove the catheter, again some kind of rubbish (in my opinion it was iodine) was injected into the vein from which there was a taste of gouache in my mouth (as if flies were shitted in my mouth). Feeling disgusting. They took pictures, they said - free! Well, ok, I went, or rather crawled. It’s good that my friend in the ward went with me (he had a medical education, he just knew what it was). Finally, after a day of hunger strike, I could eat, but I still didn’t need to eat, because because of this rubbish I was drawn to nausea. As a result, he came to the ward, collapsed on the bed and slept until the evening. And yes, despite the fact that after these procedures, my kidneys really hurt. Fortunately, they were ill only for a couple of hours, but strongly. I didn’t want to complain, because they already got it.

By the way, insertion of a catheter into a vein there is still garbage in the arm, because there are catheters that are driven into the male nerve (yes, yes) for problems with the bladder. Fortunately, this fate passed me and I did not feel this divine buzz. A friend in the ward said that it was terribly unpleasant.

Since I'm cross-allergic and hyper-reactive, sent to breathe dust(check for asthma). As it turned out, I really have allergic asthma. Sniffed like an old woman with a scythe after their "hookah". After these procedures, I had asthmatic shortness of breath for a whole month. Fortunately, my father (he is an asthmatic) borrowed a berotek, which helped me a little.

In general, in three weeks, I probably donated blood a dozen times both from a finger and from a vein, pissed into jars four times. I managed to vilify the halter and some other garbage that measures the pressure every hour. I even had to sleep with this garbage. In general, they dismantled it completely and completely, and they also made me shave my chest for cycling. It is worth saying that after a week everything itched, I had to wait a month for my boobs to become covered with wool again. Well, the Nazis - what to take from them! I left the hospital with 4 diagnoses that made me absolutely unfit for military service. The most painful was the timing. Although I was glad that I got rid of the draft board once and for all, at the same time I was sure that they would take me away.

Each of us has undergone preventive examinations more than once: at school and university, when applying for a medical book or passing a military commission. Walking through the offices of doctors tired of dozens of patients, wasting hours of life in queues for specialists whose qualifications are sometimes in doubt - these are the main reasons that the culture of medical examination is not particularly instilled in our population.

Lifehacker is convinced that it is worth taking care of your health even when nothing hurts. The disease is better treated early, and identifying risk factors before symptoms appear is a sure way to save both health and money. And for those who are not attracted to the services of free medicine, there are private clinics and analysis laboratories that allow you to conduct a “technical examination” of your body, bypassing municipal hospitals.

Examination at the dentist

An appointment with a dentist with a frequency of at least once every six months should not be neglected, even if nothing hurts. An examination by a specialist will reveal hidden areas of caries, abnormal tooth growth or gum disease at an early stage.

Weighing

Measurement of blood pressure (BP)

The norm of blood pressure for each person is individual, it is considered that the indicators of a person aged 20–30 years should be in the region of 100–130 / 70–90 mm Hg. Art. If your blood pressure readings are significantly different from those indicated, then you should not postpone your appointment with a therapist. Also helpful: A heart rate below 50 beats per minute and above 100 beats per minute is considered abnormal and should be examined by a doctor.

Colonoscopy

An indispensable procedure in the diagnosis of intestinal diseases, which is recommended to take place every two years. Many neglect it because of the discomfort that occurs during the examination, but modern medicine offers the procedure under anesthesia.

Examination by a neurologist

Do not forget that many diseases are neurological in nature, and the list of their symptoms is very extensive. A preventive visit to the neurologist's office will help prevent the development of such diseases.

Tetanus and diphtheria vaccination

Tetanus and diphtheria vaccines are required every 10 years.

Hepatitis vaccination

It's all?

No, not everything. Do not forget that when you reach the age mark of 40–45 years and are predisposed to certain diseases, the list of procedures recommended for passing will have to be expanded. Care must be taken to prevent exacerbation of existing chronic diseases and remission of those from which you have recovered. In this case, the individual list of recommended procedures will also increase. Do not neglect the timely visit to the doctor and be healthy.

• Gastroscopy

What's this? A small fiber optic camera is placed through a tube into your stomach through your esophagus.

When are they assigned? For indigestion, acidity and other digestive problems.

It hurts?
Rather unpleasant. Throughout the procedure, you will feel
gagging, and increased salivation will also not add to the procedure
charms. Besides, the straw doesn't really seem like such a big deal to you.
small when it's in your throat. Directly during
gastroscopy you will not feel pain (thanks to local anesthesia
by means of a spray), but after two or three hours you will feel irritation as
with a cold.

Why is it needed? After gastroscopy
yours will tell you almost everything that happens in your
stomach. Through the same tube, he will be able to take stomach tissue for analysis -
and tell you more.

• barium enema

What's this?
A barium enema is prescribed before an x-ray of the lower intestine.
Once in the rectum, barium helps the radiologist identify deformities.
and intestinal damage.

When are they assigned? With intestinal bleeding and diarrhea.

It hurts?
No, but as in any enema, there is little pleasant. Moreover, after
procedure, you will have to keep fluid in the intestines until
The doctor won't take x-rays.

Why is it needed? An x-ray of the intestine can show both small, easily healed cracks and cancerous tumors.

• Sigmoidoscopy (RRS)

What's this? A special tube with an "eye" at the end is inserted into the rectum for 3-5 minutes, during which the doctor examines the intestines.

When are they assigned? For pain in the rectum, bleeding and stool disorders.

It hurts?
Extremely unpleasant. Before the procedure, the patient must withstand about 5
enemas to cleanse the intestines. Feelings during RMS can be left
no comment. Although children and patients with acute pain are treated under
local and general anesthesia.

Why is it needed? To figure out what's wrong with your gut.

• brain biopsy

What's this? Using a special drill, a hole is made in the skull and a tiny piece of brain tissue is taken.

When are they assigned? If you suspect a malignant tumor or infection.

It hurts? Surprisingly, no. The bones of the skull and the brain do not feel pain, so the patient is not even given anesthesia.

Why is it needed?
If the biopsy shows cancer, the doctor will be able to select the best
effective for you. If you have an infection, the analysis will show which
exactly.

• Sounding of the heart

What's this? A thin plastic tube is inserted into an artery in the groin or at the wrist and slowly pushed towards the heart.

When are they assigned? For acute pain in the region of the heart or for suspected problems with the heart valve.

It hurts?
Of course. But before the procedure, patients are usually given local
anesthesia and painkillers, so that discomfort is reduced to
minimum.

Why is it needed? Once the tube
introduced, a special liquid is passed through it, clearly visible under the rays
x-ray. Thus, the doctor can take a good look at your vessels and
judge their condition.

• Lumbar puncture

What's this?
Another name for this examination is a lumbar puncture. Draw your own conclusions:
during a lumbar puncture, the doctor will make a puncture on your back in the area
of the lower back and leave the yoke until the cerebrospinal fluid
will begin to flow out of the needle. Having collected enough for analysis
quantity, the needle is removed.

When are they assigned? For diagnosing meningitis, inflammation and cancerous brain tumors.

It hurts?
No, if you first get an injection of local anesthesia. If in
at the time of the puncture, the doctor will accidentally hit the nerve with the needle, you can experience
discomfort and leg cramps. In some patients, the procedure
accompanied by prolonged migraines.

Why is it needed? To find out what exactly you are sick with and what antibiotics it is treated with.

• Urethral swab

What's this? A small cotton swab is briefly inserted into the urethra (urethra).

When are they assigned? If during urination you feel a burning sensation and other unpleasant sensations.

It hurts?
Quite unpleasant for a healthy person and painful for a sick person.
The severity of sensations depends on how advanced the infection is. But
quite bearable.

Why is it needed? With the help of a smear, the doctor will determine which infection you are suffering from and which antibiotic you need.

• Mammogram

What's this? X-ray of the mammary glands (in other words, the chest).

When are they assigned?
For pain in the chest. But in general, doctors advise women, especially after
50, to be examined every six months - in order to notice
malignant formations.

It hurts? A little. To obtain a clear picture, the chest is squeezed between two metal plates.

Why is it needed?
Most often - for prevention. In many countries, including
Russia, there are state programs to prevent cancer
breasts, and the first weapon of doctors in this case is a mammogram.

• Cystoscopy

What's this? A thin tube of a special instrument called a cystoscope is inserted into the urethra all the way to the bladder.

When are they assigned? For problems with urination and kidney disease.

It hurts?
In most cases, yes. However, it all depends on the state
is the urethra, is there inflammation or deformities, etc. However, even
in a healthy person, such a procedure can cause a clear
feeling of discomfort.

Why is it needed? To find out the condition of the bladder mucosa, if there are stones, find out their size and position.

• cardioversion

What's this? Two powerful shocks of electricity are passed through your heart: the first one stops it, and the second starts it up again.

When are they assigned?
With severe cardiac arrhythmias. That is, when your heart is beating
not regularly, like a healthy person, but every other time, as he wants.

It hurts?
Since cardioversion is indicated in extreme cases, it is usually
is in a state of lethargy or even half asleep and does not feel pain.
Cardioversion is much more dangerous for conducting doctors - they can also
"shibanut", but already without therapeutic indications.

Why is it needed? To restore normal heart rhythm.

• Arthroscopy

What's this? A fiber optic camera is placed in the joint so that the surgeon can see what is happening inside.

When are they assigned? With persistent pain or a serious knee injury.

It hurts?
In most cases, arthroscopy is performed under general anesthesia, much
less often (if the patient, for example, is allergic to the drug) - under the local.
Then, after the procedure, the knee will ache for a few more days.
Special elastic bandages will help to cope with discomfort.

Why is it needed? To understand how damaged your joint is and how to treat it.

• Liver biopsy

What's this?
A needle and a thin scalpel are inserted into the abdominal cavity, after which the surgeon
cuts off a small piece of liver tissue and takes it out.

When are they assigned? With yellowing of the skin and eyeballs.

It hurts?
During the procedure - no, because a biopsy is performed under local
anesthesia. Unpleasant sensations will appear later, when the anesthesia begins
"depart". The main thing is not to breathe when asked to do so, otherwise the needle and
the scalpel may go too deep into the liver.

Why is it needed?
To diagnose cirrhosis, hepatitis or inflammation. Less commonly biopsy
helps to detect traces of cancers that originated in other
organs.

Surgical and therapeutic treatments come and go. For example, modern doctors oppose the use of arthroscopic surgery to treat certain knee problems. Such operations are slowly becoming a thing of the past due to inefficiency, but some treatments have fallen out of favor because they were more like torture. We invite you to learn about the most unpleasant and unusual.

1. Trepanation

Trepanation (drilling or scraping a hole in the skull) is the oldest form of surgery known to scientists. It was carried out in the Neolithic. It is difficult to say why people began to do trepanation, but some experts believe that in this way they wanted to get rid of the "demons" inside the skull. The most amazing thing is that many people endured such a procedure, and lived for many years after it was carried out. This scientists managed to find out thanks to the ancient skulls, on which traces of healing are visible.

Although doctors no longer make holes in the skulls of patients to rid them of restless spirits, some continue to perform the procedure to relieve pressure on the brain. For example, a general practitioner at a community hospital in Australia used a power drill he found in a nursing closet to drill a hole in the skull of a 13-year-old boy. Without this operation, the child would have died due to a blood clot in the brain.

2 Lobotomy

It's hard to believe, but even more cruel than trepanation, the procedure was popular with doctors of the 20th century. Lobotomy involves using a leucotomy tool, similar to ice tongs, to sever connections in the prefrontal lobe of the brain. The procedure itself was invented not so long ago, in 1935, by the Portuguese neurologist Antonio Egas Moniz. A year later, a lobotomy was first performed in the United States. Walter Freeman, who became an evangelist for a new form of "psychosurgery", was not afraid to do so. He traveled all over the country performing the procedure on thousands of unfortunate patients.

Instead of a leukotome, Freeman used real ice tongs, which he inserted into the patient's skull through the corner of the eye socket with a hammer. Then he swung these tongs in the hole. Needless to say, this whole procedure was carried out without anesthesia. Patients most likely lost consciousness due to pain shock.

Fortunately, advances in the development of psychiatric drugs led to a decline in popularity of the lobotomy in the 1960s. The last two procedures were performed by Freeman in 1967. One of the patients died of a cerebral hemorrhage three days later.

3. Lithotomy

Ancient Greek, Roman, Persian, and Hindu texts speak of a procedure known as lithotomy, which was performed to remove stones from the bladder. During a lithotomy, the patient had to lie on their back while the doctor inserted a blade into the bladder through the perineum. The surgeon then used fingers or surgical instruments inserted into the rectum or urethra to remove the stone. The procedure was too painful, and the mortality rate reached 50%.

Lithotomy began to lose its popularity only in the 19th century, and was soon replaced by more humane methods of stone extraction. In addition, healthy diets in the 20th century helped reduce the number of patients with bladder stones.

4. Rhinoplasty (old school)

In the 16th century, syphilis began to spread in Italy. It is generally accepted that the first infected were Italian sailors who were returning home from the exploited territories of America (the so-called Columbian exchange).

This venereal disease is characterized by rather severe symptoms, for example, decomposition of the bridge of the nose. This deformity of the nose was indicative of indiscretion, and so many infected people opted for surgery to help cover up this symptom.

The Italian surgeon Gaspare Tagliacozzi developed a method that helped to hide the deformity of the nose. He created a new nose using tissues from the patient's hand, and then covered the "fake" with skin from the shoulder, which at that time was still attached to the limb. After the skin graft was securely attached (after about three weeks), the skin was separated from the arm. Patients' new noses have been reported to turn purple or even fall off during the cold winter months. Today, syphilis can be cured relatively easily with a course of antibiotics.

5. Bloodletting

In modern medicine, blood loss is generally considered a bad sign. However, for 2000 years, bloodletting has been one of the most common procedures performed by surgeons.

The procedure was based on an erroneous scientific theory that there are four types of fluid in the human body: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. It was believed that it was the imbalance of these fluids that led to the disease. That is why doctors opened superficial veins, and in some cases arteries, to release blood in an attempt to restore balance in these important bodily fluids. For the procedure, lancets and blades were used. Bloodletting was customarily carried out over several days. In the West, bloodletting was popular until the 19th century. In 1838, Henry Clutterbuck, Lecturer at the Royal College of Physicians, argued that "bleeding is a remedy that, when used judiciously, cannot be overestimated."

6. Beer will revive the dead

And finally, another medical procedure, the description of which is first found in the earliest Egyptian medical texts. It was believed that half an onion and foamy beer could cure ... death. Is it any wonder why this remedy did not take root?