Head to Tail story ( How did it happen)

Hi all
I am Vikrant from Indore .
You can call me Vikki or VIk as these are my popular names amoungs my freinds
I am not but eventually I WAS a patient of brain stroke and cancer once upon a time. I was young ( so am i today) when i had a brain stroke in 2002. It was a normal day when i was at my work on 14th Nov 2002, i felt very uneasy and felled on floor at one of my vendors shop. I was braught to home immidiately. After one hour i was OK.
In the evening i visited one of the E and T in Indore where while seating on the chair i felt like chair is close to me and i made an attempt to seat however the chair was away and i was on floor again.

This made the ENT specilist very suspecious about what is happening to me. He asked me to write on a paper and speak some complicated words which i failed to do so.

He advised me to get admitted to hospital with a caution that i am attacked by brain stroke and MUST not drive the car. I ignored the instruction out of anxity and drove the car with my wife to hospital, got admitted.

All went well and was there for a months time, came back home and onec again had similar issue where in all my right side was paralised.
It was a shock to my family and other close to me . They started feeling and treating me like a handicapped person.
I resisted this behavouir very politely saying that i do not call for sympathy rather what i need is empathy. I managed to do all my work on my own. My wife use to take to me to physiotherepy lab, drop me and go to school ( Choithram) and come to see me in interval.
I spent full time and do the exercise religiously. Believe me i was a roll modl for other patients there as i use to go there NOT as a patient getup but in casual wear, clean shaved with perfume applied and with a cheering mood.
People use to wait for me to be there and i could see the joy on their faces when i arrive in the lab.
There i happened to meet one doctor who said that you may take an year to come out of this issue and resume your office and i had a bet with him that i will show you that i am back to normal in three months and with the grace of god i did it. I happened to meet him afterwards and he was so appreciative and said i can not believe.
Life went smoothly and i shifted to Pune , spent few years and retuned to Indore with new assignment.
Then came the 21st April 2007. I had some erritation on my toung and i approached casualy toa dentist requesting her for grinding the teeth so that i am relaxed , she said i will do it but show it to some E and T for further consulation. There i recalled the Nov 14th. Once again E and T specialist?
Neverthe less i approached one of our famility freind who is a E and T in Dewas , i could see the worry on his face, i said come on tell me whats wrong. He called my younger brother and asked me to stay out of the room which i politely denied.
Requested him to tell me the fact. He shared that he suspects toung cancer and i need to go for biopsy( I do not know the spelling also)
I did this on 22nd, got the report on 25th April which unfortunately was positive.
I consulted cancer specialist in Indore, and was advised foroperation. I took a single miniut to aske him when?
he said as soon as possible.
I asked can you do NOW?
He was zapped.
He said Viks its not maleria its toung cancer. Take it seriously.
My simple answer was Sir you want me to take it seriously. ( I did not give this to doctor )
1 what would you expect me to do? Cry? wip?
2 You do not want me to be ready so easily for operation?
3 You want me to collect all my relatves and freinds and creat a scene at your clinic?
Instead i said yes sir i am too serious thats why i am asking when can you operate me.
He took few moments and said get admitted immidiatly and i will let you know the.
I calledmy wife TOLD her that i am getting admitted and coe to hospitals with parents and some money.
Before admission i called my company HR he did all the arrangemens for insurance and i was there in an hours time in the room.
Then started the crowed from relatives freinds and Inlaws family to gather in the hospital. Eventually i did two things very aggressively
1 Refused to wear the gown while going to OT
2 Refused to go on wheel chair while going to OT.
The ward boy was very eluctant to allow me to do so as he was affraid of the doctor. He advised me to have a word with the mail doctor which i did.
Doctor who operated me was Respected DIgpal Dharkar and he too appreciated my view point which was
I do not want to creat an atosphere of some serious operation by way of wearing gown

I also do not want people to throw a feeling of simpathy while i seat on a wheel chair as i very normal and fine before the operation.
I wnated all people souranding me to take the operation that i was planned to undergo as a normal routine for a patient like me.
Also i did want to have all people relaxed while i wave hands and cheered then before going into the OT.
Latter i could come to know that these two step that i took made the people around me comfortable to a large extend.
The operation was sucessful , came home , took rest for weeks time and resumed office. Believe me the company where i am working is really a "Great place to work"
I was not given any simpathy but was handelled delicately and with empathy.Flexi time, choise of working hours, short rest pieces and what not.
Then came the time when i was moved to Mumbai Nanavati for radiation.
I did take a flat in Dadar .I and my wife along with my son we went there , radiation started on 3rd June 2007 for six weeks.
First three weeks we enjoyed the Mumbai went accross all spots ( My wife and son was there in Mumbai for the frst time)
I did had some problem in second half where i was not able to eat and drink properly which i could manage with the moral support from my wife. My younger sweet brother use to visit us every Sunday as he was also occupied in his business in the week days.
In Nanavati also i was a role model for other patients who use to creat a scene ,either they cry as if the world is ending today, look very scared, give a look with blank expression and expect other to show pity on them.
Dr. Nagraj specifically use to examine me at last so that i am available for him to demonstrate me like a role model for others.
Over a period of time i have seen and wittnessed that the behaviour of the pepole who were quite disturbed during the treatment has changd and they started seeing their issue with a different eye.
I made a very good association with all the team of Onchology cell in Nanavati and people wanted me to visit them ( not for treatment obviously) when ever i am in Mumbai.

I came to Indore on 13th July ,took rest for 10 days and joined office on 23rd July 2007.

I keep visiting Dr. Dharkar every week and also visited Nanavati on 13th October 2007 and all things are normal.

Here I live happy go luck life.

Any non clinical questions are wel come.

I will also share who , what, when and howand who contributed in my courage to fight the war for life some time latter.

Bye for now

Vik

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