Tiring Day at Hospital

Location: OPD at Hospital, Pune

It was one of those days where you spend countless hours for work which could have been done within an hour.

The counselling session did happen. Most of the things doctor told us were already covered in our last session. However, the protocol has changed slightly. Apparently this protocol is the one which haemotologists prefer now for patients receiving autologous transplant. At the end of session we were told to get few more blood-related tests done along with X-ray and 2D Echo Doppler test for my heart. Unfortunately we had to make two trips to the hospital to get everything done today (and driving through Pune traffic in peak hours is no heartwarming experience).

For the 2D Echo Doppler the waiting time was 1.5 hours and actual procedure took less than half a minute. While we waited we noticed that we were surrounded by a sea of medical representatives. They were hard to miss with their formal attires and traditional leather bags that possibly carried samples of various pharmaceutical companies for which they must have rehearsed their spiel. They outnumbered the number of patients who were waiting. It almost seemed like they were having some kind of birds of feather conference.

My cardiologist concluded that my heart, only the physical one, is good. On that good note we ended our tiring day at the hospital.

Next few days will be uneventful, thankfully. On Monday the injections to induce the growth of my good blood cells will start. So I will have more updates on my treatment then.