Twenty-five years ago, on this day,
that is on 7th May 1989, my wife underwent major life-saving surgery. This
article is to once again express our gratitude to the Surgeon, Dr Amaravadi
Prabhakar Chary, his team, and Aditya Hospital for saving her life.
This surgical complication developed
all of a sudden as we were going through very happy times. Our 10th Wedding
Anniversary was two days ahead on 9th May 1989. We made all the arrangements to
celebrate the event with family, friends, and relatives at our house. All the
invitations were extended, cooks engaged, sweets ordered, gifts for the guests
procured, and so on; everything was fully planned and arranged. On 6th May,
late in the evening, we went to the house of a friend, the last of the
invitees, to extend our invitation. And on our way back, we went to Chermas – a
Readymade Garment Outlet on MG Road, Secunderabad, for some last-minute
shopping for our children and returned home a little after 10 PM. Because of
the snacks at the friend’s house, we had a light dinner and as I was watching
TV my wife went to sleep. Sometime later she developed pain in the stomach, and
when it became unbearable, she informed me about it a little after midnight. I
went to our family doctor, Dr G. Sampath, who stays very close to our house,
and brought him to see her. He administered an injection and said that in case
the pain does not subside, I may call him again. And he advised that she may
consult her lady doctor the next morning. The rest of the night she had some
relief, and in the morning, we went to see the lady doctor, who said that the
problem might be because of having had mango the previous evening and
prescribed some medicines.
An hour after we returned home, her
pain aggravated. She did not complain, thinking that the medicines she had just
taken would soon relieve the pain. In the meantime, my brother, Dr
Lakshminarsu, a Dental Surgeon, came home for lunch, and on seeing her, he said
that her condition was not good as she had become very pale and was clenching
her fists out of pain. He said that we should immediately rush her to Dr
Amaravadi Prabhakar Chary, a renowned doctor and surgeon, and a relative of
ours. Those were not the days of Cell phones; we called his residence landline
and came to know that he is at Aditya Hospital, Boggulakunta, Hyderabad. We
then contacted him over Pager and phone about my wife’s condition and requested
him to wait for us. Being a Sunday afternoon and as all establishments were
closed due to Ramzan Eid that day, there was hardly any traffic on the roads,
and I could drive with no delays and reach the Nursing Home by 2 PM. My
sister-in-law accompanied us. My mother and brother stayed back at home to take
care of the children, my brother’s two sons, and my two sons, aged 5 and 3
years...
Immediately upon reaching the
Hospital, the doctor found that her stomach was bloated due to internal
bleeding and that she had lost a lot of blood, and that her condition was
serious and rapidly deteriorating. I am told that despite her condition being
critical and her Blood Pressure very low, the doctor insisted and convinced the
anaesthetist and the operating theatre team to go along with him for the
surgery, as it was the only recourse to save her. The situation was very
serious. I was asked to immediately procure three bottles of blood from any
blood bank, and I went out on that task. And as the surgery commenced, the
doctor summoned my brother, Dr Lakshminarsu, to come to the hospital. My
brother was taken into the Operation Theatre to explain my wife’s condition. My
brother stayed in for a few minutes and was shocked to see the amount of
bleeding and the mopping being done for cleaning. The cause of the bleeding was
an Ovarian Cyst.
The surgery and blood transfusion
lasted for well over four hours, and it was 10 PM by the time my wife regained
consciousness from anaesthesia. The surgeon stayed back until such time. He
told us that she was alright and advised the hospital staff to cautiously
monitor her condition due to the transfusion of new blood and to see how she
would react to the surgery, and asked them to call him in case of any
complications. By the grace of GOD and the doctor, there was no complication
whatsoever. The next day, 8th May morning, she was normal, though very weak.
On 8th May, I called up all my
relatives and friends to tell them about my wife’s surgery and the cancellation
of our Wedding Anniversary Party. I also cancelled all other arrangements for
the Party except for the sweets.
And the next day, 9th May 1989,
Aditya Hospital became the place of our Anniversary celebration with flower
bouquets decorating our room. All the invitees of our (cancelled) Party came
there to inquire about my wife’s condition and wish her a speedy recovery with
flower bouquets and gifts, and wish us a Happy Wedding Anniversary. And from
our side, there were sweets to offer them and the hospital staff. They were all
thrilled to see us happy and our celebration.
Once again, thank you, GOD. And thank
you, Dr Amaravadi Prabhakar Chary, other doctors, and staff of Aditya Hospital,
for saving a life so dear and precious to us. We will always remember you for
your excellent service.
May GOD bless this excellent team
richly.
Very touching
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