The first call, this morning, was from Sathi chechi @ the Amala hospital. Radhan chettan's condition was improving and his status was as follows:-
(a) his respiratory problem has been brought under control.
(b) the cardiac problem is also under control.
(c) the creatinine level has started showing a downward trend from the reading of 5.
(d) the wound on his foot has been getting bad steadily and she says that the tarsals - the bones
that constitute the foot, are visible at places. He's, therefore, being shifted into the surgical ward
for further management.
The hospital bill was steadily increasing and she was at a loss as to how she'd raise the finances to clear it. Meanwhile, his two younger sons (The eldest son has washed his hands off completely because he hasn't forgiven his dad for marrying a second time!) want to shift him to the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam because it was nearer to them.
I comforted her by saying that she shouldn't worry about the finances as of now, though deep within, I was at a loss as to how I'd coax his close relations to cough up the amount. Anyways, there was no point in passing on my misgivings to her......I'm sure there will be a way out when we pool in the resources at hand!
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Subbu, the team leader of doctors attending on Suresh was happy in the manner the surgery had gone yesterday. It, really, was a marathon of sorts stretching over to about ten hours. On the stuff removed during surgery, extensive tests will be carried out and the results, expected within a fortnight, will determine the further course of action/treatment! Hope it hasn't spread on to any of the lymph nodes.
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When I'd returned from the customary evening walk, there were two return calls that I'd to make urgently - one was to Reshmi and the other, to her mother. She was all in tears saying that it was heartbreaking to see Suresh writhing in pain and through sign language, he was asking to be administered with pain killers. I'd to gently remind her about not frequently calling up the doctor - just because we know him - because he'd have already passed on instructions to the staff, on duty at the ICU, to cater for all eventualities. Since she, herself, works for the ICMR, she is privy to such scenes day in and day out in her professional life.......well!
Her mother was upset because she'd called her up earlier and passed on the agony. I'd to remind her, too, that the doctors were doing their best and that, we should not complicate their work by getting back every now and then, blurting out our apprehensions!
Tailpiece.
I hope my performance as the agony aunt was fairly okay!
(a) his respiratory problem has been brought under control.
(b) the cardiac problem is also under control.
(c) the creatinine level has started showing a downward trend from the reading of 5.
(d) the wound on his foot has been getting bad steadily and she says that the tarsals - the bones
that constitute the foot, are visible at places. He's, therefore, being shifted into the surgical ward
for further management.
The hospital bill was steadily increasing and she was at a loss as to how she'd raise the finances to clear it. Meanwhile, his two younger sons (The eldest son has washed his hands off completely because he hasn't forgiven his dad for marrying a second time!) want to shift him to the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam because it was nearer to them.
I comforted her by saying that she shouldn't worry about the finances as of now, though deep within, I was at a loss as to how I'd coax his close relations to cough up the amount. Anyways, there was no point in passing on my misgivings to her......I'm sure there will be a way out when we pool in the resources at hand!
* * *
Subbu, the team leader of doctors attending on Suresh was happy in the manner the surgery had gone yesterday. It, really, was a marathon of sorts stretching over to about ten hours. On the stuff removed during surgery, extensive tests will be carried out and the results, expected within a fortnight, will determine the further course of action/treatment! Hope it hasn't spread on to any of the lymph nodes.
* * *
When I'd returned from the customary evening walk, there were two return calls that I'd to make urgently - one was to Reshmi and the other, to her mother. She was all in tears saying that it was heartbreaking to see Suresh writhing in pain and through sign language, he was asking to be administered with pain killers. I'd to gently remind her about not frequently calling up the doctor - just because we know him - because he'd have already passed on instructions to the staff, on duty at the ICU, to cater for all eventualities. Since she, herself, works for the ICMR, she is privy to such scenes day in and day out in her professional life.......well!
Her mother was upset because she'd called her up earlier and passed on the agony. I'd to remind her, too, that the doctors were doing their best and that, we should not complicate their work by getting back every now and then, blurting out our apprehensions!
Tailpiece.
I hope my performance as the agony aunt was fairly okay!
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