Uvaise, who is here with her son, had alleged negligence on the part of doctors at Hiranandani hospital, and had filed a case in Bombay High Court. The hospital refuted the allegation. The court had referred Uvaise’s case to JJ hospital, asking it to probe whether there Uvaise’s condition was reversible. Now, doctors at JJ hospital have concluded that her condition is not reversible. Doctors at JJ hospital said that Uvaise is a quadriplegic - no sensation below the hip and in the limbs. The doctors say her condition will not improve as her spinal cord has been damaged.
Uvaise, who arrived in Mumbai in April last year said she had undergone surgery for cervical spondylosis on April 30. Her 28-year-old son Efe said that three hours after the surgery, his mother could not move her limbs, something which she could prior to the surgery. Normally, a patient can move her legs in case the surgery is successful, say doctors. "Neurosurgeon from Hiranandani Fortis hospital Ashok Hande, whom we had consulted before reaching India and who operated on my mother, asked for a second operation the same day. But there was no improvement."
Efe said that Dr Hande then assured them that his mother's condition would improve within six weeks. “Dr Hande told us that she would be able to walk by then,†said Efe, who is among five siblings. “But even seven weeks later, there was no improvement at all.â€
Two months later, a specialist from Pune was called by Hiranandani hospital and Uvaise was put through a third surgery, which did not help at all. By then, the mother-son’s troubles compounded with the expiry of their visa. “We came to India as we had heard a lot about the good quality medical treatment here. But the doctors have damaged my mother's spinal cord and I will never see my mother walking again,†alleged Efe.
The family had spent around Rs 8 lakh, and the hospital forced them to take discharge, but Uvaise refused and decided to file a case against the doctors. "No negligence on our part", Dr Hande said there wasn’t any negligence on the part of the hospital or its doctors. “During the eight months that the patient was admitted to hospital, we operated thrice on her but charged only for one operation. We were taking care of her, what else could we have done?†said Dr Hande. Asked why they had to perform three surgeries,Dr Hande said Uvaise had severe cervical spondilysis. “There was low blood supply to her spine. In order to improve blood supply we operated twice. As things did not improve, we sought help from a specialist from Pune for the third surgery and this surgery was successful. The damage detected by doctors at JJ hospital existed even before we operated on the patient.â€
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