Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
A young engineering student who attempted suicide by jumping from a railway station bridge has made a remarkable recovery after undergoing prolonged treatment at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) . The youth suffered a severe head injury along with fractures to the spine, thigh bone and both ankle joints. After being admitted in a critical condition, he was treated in the ICU and later in the orthopaedics department for three-and-a-half months. He is now able to stand and walk again on his own.
The 27-year-old youth is a resident of Visakhapatnam and had attempted suicide on September 30. Following months of treatment, he is scheduled to be discharged on Friday. Due to spinal fractures, he had lost strength in his legs and was initially unable to move.
Under the guidance of dean Dr Shivaji Sukre, orthopaedics department head Dr M B Lingayat performed surgeries in stages on the patient’s spine, left thigh and both ankle joints. Doctors Anil Dhule, Muqtadir Ansari, Nilesh Kachnerkar, Pravin Ranveer, Faiz Ahmed Usmani, Saijad, anaesthetist Dr Gayatri Tadwalkar, OT in-charge Ambika Patil, ward in-charge Sumaiyya Pathan and other staff provided support during the treatment.
Father expresses gratitude to GMCH
Resident doctors traced the youth’s parents and informed them about the incident. The parents stayed with their son for three-and-a-half months and took care of him throughout the treatment period. According to the father, the youth attempted suicide due to academic stress. He added that they are unaware of how their son travelled by train from Visakhapatnam to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The youth survived only because of the timely and dedicated treatment provided by doctors at GMCH, he said.
Walking again is a moment of joy
The patient was admitted in a critical condition. After three-and-a-half months of successful treatment, he is now able to stand and walk again. Seeing him walk out of the hospital is a moment of joy for us, said head of orthopaedics department, Dr M B Lingayat.
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Dean Dr Shivaji Sukre, department head Dr M B Lingayat and others with the youth who recovered after successful treatment in the orthopaedics department.