Editorial Vere Álvarez N
Dr. Mosqueira Clinic is with you from start to finish, from the moment you arrive with pain until you leave without it. A closeness that inspires confidence and, in turn, allays fears. The word "patient" is replaced by "friend" in this place where visitors find their ray of light.
A visit to the doctor, surgery, and home again. Hope is the last thing anyone loses, because the impossible is something you don't try or, unfortunately, something that has no solution. Many people with severe pain come to Dr. Mosqueira. They see him as the cure. A solution they thought they would never find, that breath of hope they need to be able to live without suffering. and thus enjoy the beautiful moments of each day without worries. Like when you look around and everything is cloudy., you never find that light at the end of the tunnel, but it turns on or appears when you enter the operating room.
Hand in hand until the end
"We are with the patient and their family at all times, during the preoperative period, on the day of the intervention and until discharge.", says Sonia Peña, director and coordinator of Dr. Mosqueira Clinic. When a patient, upon receiving a diagnosis, needs a surgical intervention, the details of the procedure and the benefits of the procedure are explained to them. noninvasive microsurgeryYour decision will mark a before and after. It will be like going from a life of pain and problems to one without them, from having various obstacles to enjoying a full quality of life. Everything is done from the heart.Peña explains that the preoperative is usually done a few days in advance., although there are exceptions, as in many cases, if the person has a medical condition, and it can be done up to a week beforehand. A questionnaire, a complete blood test, a chest X-ray, an electrocardiogram, and, in these times, the corresponding Covid-19 test are performed.
Once the preoperative has been carried out correctly, A day arrives marked on the calendar in green hope, the day of the operating room, where the patient will cross the tunnel in search of the light that will give him happiness.The operating room is prepared with all the necessary equipment, the procedure is outlined (even more) with the team, and hands are thoroughly scrubbed before beginning. The instrumentation is prepared by nurse Miguel Carlos, who is also accompanied in the clinic by the assistant, orderly, anesthesiologist, and assistant. Everything is ready. The surgical microscope, guided by the eyes and hands of neurosurgeon Bernardo, begins to function.. Microlaminoforaminotomy for spinal canal stenosis or microdiscectomy for herniated discs, for example.
Fist bump, synonymous with new success
“While the patient is undergoing surgery, I accompany the family without leaving them, I keep her informed about how the intervention is going for her peace of mind and thus I stay connected to her, giving her the affection and closeness she deserves," the director emphasizes.A fist bump between Bernardo and the nurse marks the end, inaugurating a new success. Without letting their guard down, in the positive sense of the phrase, they continue monitoring the patient throughout the postoperative period: "Calls are made throughout the day, visits are made if necessary... and the next day the doctor comes back to see how the night went and how the recovery is going." Normally, the patient is discharged within 24-48 hours, with the shortest possible stay in the hospital..
This is the first step toward regaining the quality of life these people, more than anyone, have longed for over the years. The second is to maintain healthy routines and habits, where exercise and nutrition are paramount. In between, a series of regular checkups to monitor progress (at one month, three months, and six months). That way, everything will run smoothly. The light at the end of the tunnel is reached with surgery, and we ourselves are the protagonists of this journey, ensuring that it remains lit throughout our lives…
