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Sugavanam's Illness

On 29th Nov 2013, Friday, we received an email from Sugavanam that he has been seeing doctors at Chromepet and Pallikkaranai for the pains he is suffering inside the anus. He thought it was piles and he consulted the doctors for this piles. The doctor after checking him told that he(the Dr) suspected something else - so he has taken samples of tissue for biopsy.

PET / CT of the whole body was taken at Bharat Scan, Royapetta for "LUMINAL ADVANCED CARCINOMA (Anal Cancer) has been diagnosed ! This will be clarified / confirmed by the Biopsy result. 75 - 80 days of Radiotherapy (five sittings a week) first will be done to reduce the size of the tumor. Simultaneously oral Chemotherapy also will be given. The radiotherapy will be at Kamakshi and later the Surgery at Chromepet. We were stunned, shocked, speechless. We two went to Sugavanam's house to see him and console him.

2nd Dec 2013 Monday : Sugavanam did not receive the Biopsy Report; so his treatment may start after 4th Dec only.

On 5th Dec 2013, Sugavanam phoned and informed me that the treatment for ADENO CARCINOMY will start on 9th Dec at Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Thuraipakkam.

9th Dec 2013, Monday - the treatment (radiotherapy) started. Being the first day, the treatment took lot of time - from 1000 to 1630 ! 30 sittings totally, five per week, Monday to Friday.

4th Jan 2014, Saturday: We two went to Sudha's house where Sugavanam is staying presently. Arjun also came. Sugavanam has severe pains at the anus. Frequent urge to go to 'toilet'. Daily a chemo-tablet (Rs 182.00 per). Chemo thru IV every 21 days also.

10th Jan 2014 Friday : Savithri came from Hosur to see Sugavanam.

11th Jan : Ashok - Neeraja came from Bangalore and they went to see Sugavanam.

13th Jan 2014, Monday : we two went to see Sugavanam. He is having severe pains, he couldn't go for the radiotherapy today!

18 Jan 2014 Saturday : Sugavanam's radiotherapy treatments are over for the present. He would go for a scan on Feb 6th or 7th and based on the result, the date for surgery will be decided.

22 Jan Wednesday : Krithika, Aditi, Arjun, TSG and Mami went to see Sugavanam.

6th Feb 2014, Thursday : We two went to see Sugavanam. Scan will be done on 10th, Monday and surgery after that. As the doctor, Dr Venkataraman, will be away from 7th to 10th, the scan has been postponed.

10th Feb : Sugavanam had his scan done at Kamakshi today. The doctor has advised him to get admitted on Sunday the 16th Feb at Chennai SriKrishna Hospital, Chromepet.

16th Feb 2014, Sunday : Sugavanam has been admitted at 0930. The surgery would be in the morning hours.

17 Feb 2014 Monday : Sugavanam was taken inside the theater at 0400 and surgery started at 04:30 !! It went on till 12 noon (7 1/2 hours). We two went to the hospital at 3 PM and saw Sugavanam and Sudha. Seven tubes have been inserted. He was sleeping. We were there for one hour and then returned. 18th Feb, Mangalam and Gopi went to see Sugavanam.

20th Feb, he was given liquid feeding and on 21st semi-solid feeding. 21st Feb he was given 4 units (bottles) of blood as his hemoglobin level went alarmingly low.

22nd Feb Saturday : Sugavanam was discharged; brought to Subha's house; we visited him on 23rd.


rajappa
24-02-2014  8:30AM









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