You all are aware of the story of a patient who was treated for morbid obesity by an eminent doctor and his team. They offered free treatment and took it as a challenge, as a successful bariatric surgeon. But once the reduction of weight happened from 350 to 170. She developed a stroke it seems. Relatives turn hostile and now crying loud in media that they are cheated. What do you call this psychological phenomenon? Just because they have to take care of a patient in rest of her life.
As doctors, are we supposed to make such offers? Is it a good or bad trend? He must have done it with utmost sincerity and wisdom, but fate has something else in store for him? He must not have slept last days. Are we consider ourselves thaumaturgists with a magic wand to predict tomorrow? Please share your concern on such issues.
