Location: Hospital's Post-operative Recovery Room, Pune
My apologies to all my English-speaking friends who might not have understood the pun in my blog caption today. However, my experience in the recovery room could be aptly described by this Bollywood movie title, after brushing it up a little with a stroke of pun.
I got what the doctors promised me. The moment the anesthetic drug was injected into my vein within seconds I started feeling drowsy. When I woke up both anesthetist and doctor had packed their paraphernalia and gone away. I had woken up after a good hour of sleep. Had it not been for the slight pain in the pelvic area, I would have felt I only came to the hospital for grabbing forty winks. After I woke up I was allowed to take water after two hours and then an hour later I was given a sumptuous treat of cardamon-flavoured tea and Parle G.
While I was still drowsy my doctor visited me and talked something about a new protocol that he had come across for my chemotherapy. Protocol as I have understood is the medicine plus its dosage to be given to a patient. How is this new protocol going to be different? Will it have lesser side-effects? Will my hair grow instead of falling? :) We are still to talk with him and educate ourselves about this new protocol.
The good news is that the rest of the week is event-less, so I can spend uninterrupted time at work and at home. Next week will see me going to hospital to get injections to induce the growth of my blood cells - hopefully only the good ones :).
So that is all from my side for now. Talk to you all really soon.
P.S.: I didn't know that "Dil Diya Dard Liya" was based on Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".
Kartik I didn't know you wrote so well ! Nice command over the words.
ReplyDeletePS I studied Wuthering Heights in Xth ! Though like any academic subject I hardly remember a thing.
Thanks so much, Sandipbhai. I have a faint recollection of "Wuthering Heights" being there in our syllabus as well. I must shamefully admit that the number of classic books that I have read so far is very low :(.
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ReplyDeleteDear Kartik, thank you for sharing the journey with us, your raving fans. Your diary has transported me from Madison to Pune a la Star Trek's "Energize!" command (BTW, I have on many long flights to and from the US found myself wishing that it WAS possible to energize between India and US at will, without having to leave a huge carbon footprint via the jumbo jets that I fly a few times a year). No illness can stand against the powerful combination of the care and love of your family and friends, the medical treatment, and above all, your terrific spirit. These hospital stays, the "drill diya dard liya" episodes, the bald pate and the low RBC count -- all will soon be things of the past, my friend. Let us hang in there! Your friend, Murali
ReplyDeleteHi Kartikbhai, from what I heard the new protocol is from somewhere in Abroad (right?), so what? Phir bh Drill hai Hisdustani! And what do the doctors know for thm it is "drill apna aur peeda parai" :) Could not resist these!
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ReplyDeletedrill itself is a dard and you have very easily explained your experience. i remember my shoulder operation when i was given general anaesthesia and when its effect was over i remember my dham pachhada. it was nice and obvious that girishmama avoided medical terminology in his letter but came to know where is medical science heading. all these efforts along with the will power of yours are to be helpful and we pray that you forget to be habituated to visit hospital once you are back well home. your will power and our prayers are with you.
Gaurangbhai family.
Thanks for your encouraging words, Murali.
ReplyDeleteDevangi - LOL! Nice pun :).
Gaurangbhai - thank you so much.
I loved Wuthering Heights, at least the BBC adaptation of it. Loved might be a strong word as that story is pretty depressing. I mean usually after watchinga sad drama I feel depressed, but this one really went into the stratosphere. Even the horses were depressed in this story.
ReplyDelete@Grant, I am putting it in my reading queue. Thanks for the review :).
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