Ahmedabad: Sunday, July 21, 2019.
My father is suffering for diabetics for past 25 years. Since last 5 -6 years he was having severe pain in his left leg for which we consulted many doctors. But none of the doctors could diagnose correct reason for such a pain. He undergone physiotherapy for months, Naturopathy, oil massage almost everything that we could in our vicinity.
Two years back, he got wound in his lower limb. it showed very slow healing. Antibiotic and daily dressing went on for months. Meanwhile, one doctor suggested Doppler Sonography, which showed problem in blood circulation in both the legs.
We went to GOA Medical College, too. We were told that, surgery in lower part of limb may not help much. However both the legs had by now become black and outer skin almost look dead. He had also lost sensation in the lower limb. Though wound was big, he could walk as he did not feel pain to that extent.
Meanwhile, we consulted Vascular Surgeon at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and he told us that father need to go Angioplasty to understand where blockage in blood circulation was. Angioplasty was done, to diagnose blockages upto 70% in both the limbs just below knee.
Two week before his Peripheral Angioplasty was done (for left limb) here in Ahmedabad and blood circulation started.
When we approached GOA medical college, we were told that such surgery could have been done there too, and there was no need for us to come to Ahmedabad.
However website of Goa Medical College do not show any Vascular surgeon neither regular nor visiting consultant or expert. There is only Cardio Vascular Theocic Surgeon , who is different from Vascular Surgeon. We are worried that Angioplasty in lower limb in Goa is being done without having Vascular Surgeon.
There are lot many patients in Goa who suffer from severe leg pain, blackening of leg, or non functioning of limbs or slow healing of wounds. Normally it is being treated by general surgeon, or physician. There is very little awareness on this among people. Thus there are many many Goans who are suffering from slow healing wounds and living with that.
We will definately raise this issue with Chief Minister and Health Minister of Goa and hopefully they will do the needful.
My father is suffering for diabetics for past 25 years. Since last 5 -6 years he was having severe pain in his left leg for which we consulted many doctors. But none of the doctors could diagnose correct reason for such a pain. He undergone physiotherapy for months, Naturopathy, oil massage almost everything that we could in our vicinity.
Two years back, he got wound in his lower limb. it showed very slow healing. Antibiotic and daily dressing went on for months. Meanwhile, one doctor suggested Doppler Sonography, which showed problem in blood circulation in both the legs.
We went to GOA Medical College, too. We were told that, surgery in lower part of limb may not help much. However both the legs had by now become black and outer skin almost look dead. He had also lost sensation in the lower limb. Though wound was big, he could walk as he did not feel pain to that extent.
Meanwhile, we consulted Vascular Surgeon at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and he told us that father need to go Angioplasty to understand where blockage in blood circulation was. Angioplasty was done, to diagnose blockages upto 70% in both the limbs just below knee.
Two week before his Peripheral Angioplasty was done (for left limb) here in Ahmedabad and blood circulation started.
When we approached GOA medical college, we were told that such surgery could have been done there too, and there was no need for us to come to Ahmedabad.
However website of Goa Medical College do not show any Vascular surgeon neither regular nor visiting consultant or expert. There is only Cardio Vascular Theocic Surgeon , who is different from Vascular Surgeon. We are worried that Angioplasty in lower limb in Goa is being done without having Vascular Surgeon.
There are lot many patients in Goa who suffer from severe leg pain, blackening of leg, or non functioning of limbs or slow healing of wounds. Normally it is being treated by general surgeon, or physician. There is very little awareness on this among people. Thus there are many many Goans who are suffering from slow healing wounds and living with that.
We will definately raise this issue with Chief Minister and Health Minister of Goa and hopefully they will do the needful.
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