On the Rheumatologist's trail.

Lekha's ongoing medical management, on our return to Kerala, was undertaken by the Physiatrist at the AIMS, who's a consultant from Kozhikode. He was introduced to us by her doctor at Delhi. Quite an affable and genial doctor who(as he puts it) was quite fond of his patient and looked forward to his interaction with us during his bimonthly visits to the hospital.

Last week, realising that his medical management of Lekha needed augmentation, he'd referred her case to the Rheumatologist. Going from one doctor to another at the AIMS is a tortuous evolution and an ordinary patient can soon get disillusioned and opts to move out of the hospital thanks to the irritating red tapism prevalent at the reception counters - why quite a few of those young ladies, who man the numerous counters, behave in a callous manner beats my imagination! They can at least treat those who approach them with respect and a smile, at no cost!

We too had our disappointments and moments of disillusionment, but finally was successful in achieving our goal thanks to our dogged persistence and boy, wasn't it worth the wait? The doctor was affable and dot on his prognosis despite the fact that he was working late into the evening. And as coincidence would have it, we soon found out that we'd a lot many common friends in the medical field thanks to Lekha's ailment!

Lekha's on to a new set of medicines and it's my fond hope that she takes off for the better without further hiccups!