Dec 10, 2016 06:10 PM
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(Updated Dec 10, 2016 06:10 PM)
In December 2014 I had undergone a surgery for Parathyroid Adenoma. To my badluck and misfortune I came across this jerk called Ritesh Agarwal who used to then operate from MGM hospital vashi or Bombay hospital. Since I reside at Thane I chose to go to Vashi MGM.
I was detected of this parathyroid adenoma after a long scrutiny mostly self research and with the help of this Endocrinologist called Sudhir Kulkarni who is a great doctor however he recommended us to go and visit this arrogant, self obsessed, inexperienced and egoistic doctor called Ritesh Agarwal. Without hesitation we went to see him to MGM hospital.
The first time we met he explained to us and tried probing questions to understand the symptoms of what I am diagnosed with. He was
Arrogant while explaning - if you interrupt him, he would actually show his hand and say "please don't interrupt and let me complete"
He was pushing us in the process of getting us admitted
Earlier to this the guy had no record of undertaking a parathyroid adenoma surgery. This was going to be his first one and he wanted to make a mark at MGM so that he becomes the chosen doctor there.
Without taking second opinion or going to another doctor I decided to admit myself at MGM. I guess this was somewhere Dec 15th. I took my chances which was a big mistake, what happened then was a complete disaster as a first timer into hospital and as a patient
SURGERY-
On a monday morning I was admitted with the psychology of being operated the next day as the operative procedure normally requires the patient to be admitted a day before.
What then happened was unbelievable and here are the reasons why!
The doctor came out of nowhere on the same day and started speaking arrogantly stating "you'll have to be operated today itself as I am travelling outstation tomorrow".
I was shut for a while coz I wasn't psychologically prepared for it the same day, which I didn't realize at that moment.
My mother told him no we will get the surgery tomorrow but he was adamant and persuaded and forced us somehow convincing that today is the right time.
I had to agree to him.
I was scared, they asked me to change they gave me a room and everything. It was crazy they didn't even have a stretcher to take me to OT I had to walk it down and I saw people literally being operated around me before I could reach my bed.
Now, when I laid down on my bed within 3 mins I was out.
My adenoma was supposed to be on the right however turns out it was on the left. The surgery had to go on for 3.5 hours
surgery was successful however they had injected me too much with Anesthesia.
What then happened has made my life miserable to date - Since I wasn't prepared for surgery on the same day I had hit a state of psychologically dangerous state called "DEPERSONALIZATION". If you google you would know what that means. The unpreparedness on behalf of the doctor to a patient led so much of trigger and trauma that I wasn't able to recognize my self being for atleast 2 months. I can't begin to explain what I have gone through mentally because of this episode. Life felt like in existent. This is what it means
"Depersonalization is described as feeling disconnected or estranged from one's body, thoughts, or emotions. Individuals experiencing depersonalization may report feeling as if they are an outside observer of their own thoughts or body, and often report feeling a loss of control over their thoughts or actions.[1] In some cases, individuals may be unable to accept their reflection as their own, or they may have out-of-body experiences.[2] While depersonalization is a sense of detachment from one's self, derealization is described as detachment from one's surroundings. Individuals experiencing derealization may report perceiving the world around them as foggy, dreamlike/surreal, or visually distorted.[1] In addition to these depersonalization-derealization disorder symptoms, the inner turmoil created by the disorder can result in depression, self-harm, low self-esteem, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, phobias, etc. It can also cause a variety of physical symptoms, including chest pain, blurry vision, visual snow, nausea, and the sensation of pins and needles in one's arms or legs."
The doctor then never came to visit me even once as he had his f*g conference of some sort to attend which was more important than the psychologically affected patient. I request you to beware of such doctors.
Do your homework. take 2 3 4 opinions and don't take chances with jerks like him. Get yourself treated from an experienced doctor because they know that a patient has to be treated with certain level of education, a feeling of trust has to be built. The doctor has to make the patient feel at home, relaxed and assured. This guy made me felt terrified, insecure and in-confident. Please don't ever visit this guy! Find better doctors.
