She was 44 years old. A school principal from Panchkula. She’d been told by two previous surgeons to “wait until you’re older.” She’d been waiting for six years. When she finally came to see me, she was walking with a pronounced limp, had Grade 4 avascular necrosis of both hips [...]
A patient came to me for a second opinion last year. He’d been told by another surgeon to book surgery within two weeks. He hadn’t been shown his X-ray. He hadn’t been told which implant would be used. He hadn’t been given the opportunity to ask any questions. He was [...]
The most common message I receive after a patient goes home is some version of: “Doctor, is this normal?” Sometimes it’s sent at 11pm. Usually it’s about something completely normal — a bit of swelling, a new ache in the thigh, a question about whether they’ve walked too much or [...]