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SAVITHRI - 2015 Part 2 . Read the part 1 here. Part 1 was from 31 October 2015 when Savithri felt pain in her mouth sores. Her doctor at Hosur advised her to come to Chennai for further treatment. Part 1 ended at 15 Dec when she consulted doctors at Billroth hospital at Shenoynagar, and also at Kumaran Hospital, Kilpauk.  Now read further ... On Dec 18th 2015, Friday , Savithri came to KUMARAN Hospital, Kilpauk by 10:00 AM. Ramesh, and Ganesh brought her. The chemo was to have been for 2 to 21/2 hours but shockingly they were told it would last for 20 hours !! Ramesh was advised to take a room and stay for the night. Private special rooms were not available, so he took a Gen ward bed for Savithri. Ordinary saline drips started at 12 noon and continued till 6:15 PM. Vijaya and I left house by 3:45, took the bus 29C, and reached the hospital by 4:45. 13 km from our house. Saline drips went on till 6:15, Savithri was fine. Ganesh was with her. At 6:15 PM, chemo s...

SAVITHRI in Chennai 2015 Part 1. Read the previous experience of 21-04-2008    here Savithri, our sister, phoned on 31 October 2015 (Saturday) and informed us that she is not well. Her earlier mouth-ulcer is giving her pains. I do not know for how many days. I phoned her back on 2 November - the sore is still paining and she is applying some ointment. On 4th November (Wednesday) I phoned her again and she told that the doctor - Dr SHABBIR - told her to come to Chennai for further consultation / treatment. Perhaps a biopsy ? Tuesday, the 10th November was the Deepavali festival and Ramesh went to Hosur. Next day on 11th Nov Savithri left Hosur with Ramesh and Vasanth for Chennai. Biopsy was fixed for 16th November (Monday) at the Kauvery Hospital, TTK Road at 0900 . On 16th, it rained heavily , the roads were flooded. Vijaya and I left house at 09-15 with Arvind in is care. We were dropped at Kauvery Hospital by 9-45. Many tests like ECG, blood, chest X-ray were ...