Joko Santoso (44) employee of a drinking water company in Pasuruan participant JKN (Photo: SDM Komlik)
PASURUAN, BIDIKNASIONAL.com – Diagnosis of a serious and risky illness such as being struck by lightning during the day. This is experimented by Joko Santoso (44), an employee of a drinking water company in the city of Pasuruan. His daily life, mostly traveling as a salesman, made him think of the pain he was suffering from. Pneumonia made Joko change his lifestyle and he had to undergo regular treatment.
For information, pneumonia is a inflammation of the lungs caused by infection. Pneumonia can cause mild to severe symptoms. Some of the symptoms commonly experienced by people with pneumonia are cough with phlegm, fever, and shortness of breath.
In this condition, the infection causes inflammation of the air sacs (alveoli) in one or both lungs. As a result, the alveoli can be filled with fluid or pus, causing the sufferer to have difficulty breathing.
“The frenetic Covid-19 pandemic last year (in 2020) made me sick that lung. At first I had a cough that didn’t go away until I had pain in my chest. I checked in. clinic and was referred to the Soedarsono hospital, initially I had to do a PCR test, I was afraid of Covid-19, then I did a chest x-ray, chest, blood tests, sputum was also done, from the examination detected the disease, “explained Joko.
Joko is an active smoker, it is the cause of the disease he currently suffers from. He admitted to consuming more than 4 cigarettes a day. This disease is one of the most dangerous, especially during COVID-19, comorbidities when exposed to the Covid-19 virus will worsen a person’s immune condition.
“Fortunately I was not accompanied by positive Covid-19, so it was purely a consequence of a lung disease and I was given a cure that I had to face for 6 (six) months, I couldn’t stop. Once a week I have to go to the hospital for checkups and have regular checkups by a pulmonology specialist, “she added.
Participating in the National Health Insurance (JKN) program has proven very beneficial. Joko, who has long been registered as a JKN participant, is currently using it to treat him. The disease is classified as a dangerous disease and must be checked regularly, it certainly requires a lot of money.
“When I got into the hospital, what I thought was the cost, being sick was very expensive. I am grateful to have a guaranteed JKN card from the office, as long as I registered I never used it. Once used for serious illnesses and should be checked regularly during that time. Test me without a JKN card, what do you want to pay with? “Joko said again.
Joko was grateful that the presence of the JKN program was very helpful in her emergency situation. Nobody wants pain, including himself. Having health insurance for you is very important. “Paying the dues has nothing to lose, rather than being sick, it is better to be useful to help others,” concluded Joko.
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