Health protection
Doctors tell us that in addition to learning and having good hygiene habits, we need to protect ourselves with vaccines. Polio, for example, is a disease that once crippled or killed many people. A few years ago, a researcher discovered how to protect people against this terrible disease by vaccinating them. When we are vaccinated we are usually given an injection in our arm. Some diseases only require one injection. Others require spaced injections.
In most parts of the world, people can be vaccinated at clinics or doctor's offices. People can be vaccinated against diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, typhoid fever, whooping cough, smallpox, polio, influenza and tetanus.
In addition to vaccines, medicines in the form of liquids, pills and other solids have been designed to prevent or cure disease. It should be used with caution by following the instructions of doctors. Medicines prescribed by a doctor for someone else should not be taken.
Another way to avoid illness is to have a medical exam once a year if possible. The first symptoms of illness can be detected during this regular examination. Because young men are required to undergo a medical examination when called on a mission, having regular check-ups is one way to prepare for a mission.
What to do when you are sick
If serious illness occurs, the doctor or clinic can provide the best medical help. We should not only ask the medical staff to examine us when we are sick, we should also allow them to teach us good hygiene habits.
Unfortunately, some people think that going to the doctor is lacking faith in the Lord. The Lord wants us to exercise faith in the power of the priesthood when we are sick, but He also expects us to use all available knowledge and medical services.
Prior to becoming President of the Church, President Spencer W. Kimball experienced serious health problems. Wanting to have the best possible health, he consulted a doctor. He told him he would have to have a delicate heart operation. Brother Kimball trusted his doctors and had an operation.
On the day he was ordained and set apart as President of the Church, he received a letter from Russell Nelson, who is a surgeon, concerning his health. This doctor knew President Kimball would be wondering about it. He therefore pointed out to her in his letter that he had recently undergone a thorough medical examination which showed him to be in excellent health again. The letter said, "Your surgeon wants you to know that you have a strong body, a better heart than it has been for years, and that within the limits of his ability to predict the future, you can. undertake this new task without undue concern for your health. ”
Dr. Nelson's letter adds: “When I performed this critical intervention on April 12, 1972… I was keenly aware of your apostolic calling and of my human weakness in preparing for one of the most risky and most dangerous operations. complexes never practiced. This has proven to be technically perfect in every way and I gratefully see the Lord's help in it. The most special thing of all was that when the operation was almost over, I had the revelation that one day you would become President of the Church ”(see Edward L. Kimball and Andrew E. Kimball Jr., Spencer W. Kimball, p. 8).
Through his faith in the Lord and his trust in his surgeon, President Kimball was able to fulfill his responsibilities as the Lord's prophet.
We can also have the best possible health if we receive proper treatment for illnesses and if we know the symptoms of the illness. Many diseases are treated very well, provided they are treated in time.
Which symptoms indicate that you should see a doctor? List the following symptoms and discuss them one by one:
Unexplained bleeding and other abnormal bodily emissions
Wounds that do not heal
A constant cough or difficult breathing
A high or lasting fever
Chills
Difficulty expelling bodily waste
Dark spots or a rash of pimples on the skin
Unexplained weight loss
Acute and prolonged suffering
Prolonged vomiting or diarrhea
Syncope and seizures
Blurred vision or any change in vision
Serious burns or burns over a large area of the body
Pain or swelling
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