A 58 yr old Homemaker turned mother from Chennai used to lead a happy and contended life. But recently things were not same. She was facing immense difficulties while walking even a few steps; she would get tired fast while doing household chores; sometimes her heart felt as if it is throbbing hard!
Her cardiologist said that she was suffering from grave ailment called the double valve disease of the heart. She had to go for double valve replacement surgery.
But what scared her was the fact that she would have to go for an open heart surgery. She hesitated a lot but her condition was deteriorating day by day. Her cardiologist then referred her to Dr. Srinath and Dr. Senthil Kumar of Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai, who deal with such complicated heart surgeries on a daily basis and has a glorious track record of transforming such horrifying conditions back to normal with their deft hands and expert advice.
Dr. Srinath and Dr. Senthil Kumar gave her moral support, addressed her concerns and assured her that everything will be okay and she needs not worry.
After a few discussions, on her own volition she declares, “If I have to do this, let it be done by you.”
Their team of surgeons conducted a thorough check up and replaced her faulty heart valves with the new ones. The heart surgery took a few hours to complete.
Meanwhile the nursing staff took good care of her and she was able to sit up and talk to them.
Now, after weeks of recovery, she is back to her home, walking and playing with her grandchildren.
She would tell her friends that there is no need to panic if one happen to be in a similar condition as she was. Though she was panicking initially, she is today back to her normal self only because Dr. Srinath and Dr. Senthil Kumar gave her the morale and reassurance that she needed to face the treatment with a positive attitude and no fear.
She believes that if people like her can walk out of the hospital after such a major heart surgery and lead a healthy life, then there is nothing for others to fear too. Today, she is living proof that the team of doctors of Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre are like gods sent down to earth for people suffering from heart ailments.
