Many a times it seems to me that we Doctors worry more about health problems than a layman(non-medical) does. This is mainly because we know more about a disease & its progression & prgnosis, hence tend to think of the complications in detail.This leads to unnecessary & unavoidable worry.
About 2 years ago when I tore my Achille's tendon, which was promptly attended & treated by a compitant Orthpedic Surgeon to my full & satisfactory recovery, I still continue to think
about the many complications mentioned in the literature.This precise nature gets deeply uprooted in our system. So sometimes when we predict unfavourable outcome in our patients, but they fully recover we tend to wonder if we are wrong in the first place.We also tend to be biased with regards to critical diagnoses of our own kith & kin.
An interesting real life story- A cousin of mine had a massive heart attack & a doctor uncle of mine( & the patient's cousin) reached the spot only to declare the patient as nomore. Right then a Surgeon who was a friend of this patient at Badminton club happened to enter & did a tiresome CPR for about 10 minutes. To everyone's surprise this cousin breathed n got up. He lived almost 23 years & died last year while taking his morning walk. Unfortunately the Surgeon died on the Badminton court within 7-8 years of this event by a massive cardiac arrest.
I feel we must develop an attitude of "Do your duty & leave the rest to God "