tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21424034.post116177382920236425..comments2023-11-19T23:18:59.966-08:00Comments on Mud Ghecko: Sadism alive and well in ColomboUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21424034.post-1163166098881493162006-11-10T05:41:00.000-08:002006-11-10T05:41:00.000-08:00Actually, ECT isn't as horrible as shown in movies...Actually, ECT isn't as horrible as shown in movies, although I was "shocked" by the thought at first. The patient is anaesthetised, and given a muscle relaxant (so that there is no convulsive thrashing around). It is specially used when urgent response is needed like in severe depression and psychosis following pregnancy and also for elderly patients who cannot tolerate the side effects of drugs. The treatment has to be given every 3-4 days for 6-12 cycles for it to be effective and anti depressants or anti psychotics are started at the end of the cycles to prevent a relapse.<BR/><BR/>I don't know to comment about the flicking of food and sewing machines by the staff though... but I do agree that the Govt. can provide a better alternative to 1/4 loaf of bread... but all hospital food sucks, even in the paying wards. anyway, I will be there in a couple of weeks time (alas for my loved ones, not for personal treatment) and will scope the place out.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, do keep writing... I love your posts!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21424034.post-1161840331212324142006-10-25T22:25:00.000-07:002006-10-25T22:25:00.000-07:00thanks for the comments. I posted this because rea...thanks for the comments. I posted this because reading this really affected me badly. I could just visualise them in my minds eye, shuffling sadly around with half gnawed loaves of bread, like something out of "One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest" or a Stephen King horror novel.<BR/>Is THIS how our majority Buddhist State works, I wonder? and is there anything we can do about this,personally?aljuharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590170015987321465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21424034.post-1161807881274156062006-10-25T13:24:00.000-07:002006-10-25T13:24:00.000-07:00Great Post! This is something most of us refuse to...Great Post! <BR/>This is something most of us refuse to pay attention to. We talk about war and things – things we can not fix easily. But we have much more humanitarian crises in Sri Lanka that we can sort out real fast. Why we all focus on impossible things and ignore simple things we can fix simply? May be we all crazy too.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681922480048360185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21424034.post-1161791198698386232006-10-25T08:46:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:46:00.000-07:00It is pretty sad!! But there is always reasons dee...It is pretty sad!! But there is always reasons deeper than what meets the eye. The fact that certain procedures are cheaper depends on budgets. If budgets for this is to be increased then it has to come out of some other form social benefit. It is hard for a poor country to fun all its social programs effectively. Then there is the element of war. A lot of dolalrs are spent on a meaningless, stupid conflict. But then again can the government stop funding the war? It is also sad to imagine the staffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com