The day didn’t show any ominous sign as Chandrika started it with a cup of green tea. Her husband, Dinesh was still sleeping. He usually woke up at 7.00 am and by then Chandrika had served breakfast. A brisk bath and, he were at the breakfast table. A brief conversation and while Chandrika was getting ready for her office, Dinesh would have left.
But, all went wrong on that fretful day. Dinesh had already left and, Chandrika was about to leave when an excruciating pain numbed her senses. The abdominal pain made her cry, she was trying to vent out her grief but failed to utter a single word. The pain was slowly overcoming her, she was succumbing to it, with tearful eyes.
Six months back while they were still in their hometown, Chikmagalur, she faced this bout of pain. They immediately contacted their family physician and, after a plethora of tests suggested by him, Chandrika was detected with multiple chocolate cysts or endometriosis in her left ovary. The doctor suggested that they better first rely on medicines before opting for the surgical cure. And, there she was, gulping down four tablets a day.
Just a month ago, they had been shifted to Kolkata and, the regular routine of her life changed drastically. She missed several daily doses of her medicines and now, here she was, cowering on the sofa in a foetal position as the pelvic pain was overpowering her.
Chandrika tried to call Dinesh but found that she had left her cell phone in the bedroom. The distance between the hall and the bedroom seemed to be unachievable. She garnered all that was remained of her strength to reach the bedroom. Grabbing her phone, she called Dinesh. A brief conversation and, he at once turned his car, worried and anxious.
Dinesh was feeling perplexed at the moment. They were new to the city and, he was clueless about where to get one of the best gynaecologists in Kolkata! Suddenly, he remembered his colleague Ananda Bose, who had become quite friendly with him in the past few weeks. He called him immediately and garnered all the information he could while driving.
Within 20 minutes, Dinesh was back home and made an urgent appointment with a reputed clinic where one can get immediate medical support from the most reputed obstetricians and gynaecologists in Kolkata. Some immediate scans and tests and, the doctors suggested a surgery or else the cysts might rupture making Chandrika’s condition more complicated. The nervous couple was also assured, that, the surgery was not at all risky.
A few weeks later, Dinesh and Chandrika were celebrating their third marriage anniversary. Dinesh’s colleague, Bose and his wife, were special guests and, Chandrika thanked them profusely for the life-saving information provided by them on the fretful day.
Well-narrated story but I felt it was a like a chapter from a full story. Kept me hooked till the end and hopefully I could see more coming on your way Maniparna 🙂
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That’s really an idea Uma. Thanks for twitching me with that…. 😀
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Beautiful narration…
Ravishing Women
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One never knows when disaster strikes. Glad that the problem was sorted out. I know many a times illness is not diagnosed properly. Wrong treatment initiated. Further complicating the problem. Nice message through a nice story.
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Thanks:-)
Proper diagnosis…I’ve also seen many cases where the consequence had been fatal due to lack of this. I think a second or even a third opinion is a good option, always…
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Women need to consult gynaecs more often and be more aware. Nicely executed.
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Yes, I agree….Thanks, Rachna… 🙂
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Neat writing
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Thanks, Suresh… 🙂
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Wow, nice story and greatly written 🙂
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Thank you so much… 🙂
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very interesting story with very relevant information. well written Maniparna 🙂
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Thanks a lot Archana…. so happy you liked it… 🙂
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Good they had someone to help out at a time of need!
New theme? I think I like your old one better…
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Thanks, Sressha….:-)
Yes, have changed the theme..I liked the previous one, too. But, quite a lot of people complained about the colour and the readability in smartphones and tabs… 😦 So, changed it…
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Well, then I guess we’ll get used to this one 🙂
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Yes… 😀
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Very well written 🙂
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Thank you… 🙂
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An awareness post as an emotional story …only you could have done with hat soul-sis!!
One is so drawn into Chandrika’s agony … Glad it all turned put well for them .Its so necessary to have such info at your hand in a new place ..
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True, actually, I witnessed a similar incident years ago, one of our neighbours….that was the era of land phones…the lady was too naive to have the official numbers of the husband…didn’t know Bengali (they shifted to Kolkata just weeks ago) ..it was sheer bad luck for her. She had to spend a long time in the hospital. 😦
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Help in time is a great relief!
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Yes, always… 🙂
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You really drew me into the story very skilfully. I’m glad it all turned out well for Chandrika.
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:-D..Thank you…
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Hooray for modern medicine. So glad everything turned out okay.
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Yes, thank you so much… 🙂
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It’s quite a crippling disease. I’m so glad her husband was around to share her pain.
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Thanks dear, hope I’ve done justice to the post as I’ve mentioned some medical details…. 🙂
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Pretty good.
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thanks…#feelinghappy 😀
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Knowledge sure is a great resource.. It is an interesting style you are following here Maniparna, a new one and a nice narration too. Pretty cool 🙂
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Thanks Vinay, I think people need to know about such medical details and such links should be kept handy for any emergency…. 🙂
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Good read Maniparna and tough circumstances. Happy news at the end! I do understand the tremendous pain that is associated with endometriosis.
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Such exclusive problems of women sometimes become really complicated… Thanks Mary for stopping by and commenting… 🙂
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Thank u for sharing this experience ..
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Thanks… 🙂
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Glad he could take a U-turn and was not stuck in the traffic. Imagine that situation. You always need to keep the phone number of a neighbor handy if you were to live as a family.
Thanks for sharing!
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True, but these days, frankly speaking, neighbors seldom take interest in other’s affairs … 😦 Though, the scenario is not that bad in my locality…
Thanks, Anoop… 🙂
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Very true, unless your neighbor is a cool person like me…. lol 😛 😀
Glad to hear that you have a good locality 🙂
Cheers!
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😀 I wish I had a neighbour like you…. we could discuss nitty-gritty of blogging…chai pe charcha… 😀 😀
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Chai pe fiction stories 😛 😀 We could have come up with a huge chain of fiction .. lol
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Absolutely…planning a series of murders… 😀
I mean, fictional 😛 😀
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Hehe… 😛 😀 Exactly.
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These little complications can cause a lot of stress and pain. Cysts are fairly curable but the problem most women are not even aware of it. A good doctor can solve this problem. I feel women should go for regular check-ups.
Btw Maniparna, what happened to your custom domain? You had one, right?
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You’ re right Saru, most women neglect their minor health issues which give rise to great complications later….
Nope dear, I never had one…have just changed the theme. I’m thinking to go for a custom domain though… 🙂
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The story makes it interesting and easier to relate to the information which anyways is useful.
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Thanks so much, Somali… 🙂
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Very well written 🙂
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Thank you… 🙂
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Excellent creation of suspense. You’ve made her pain very personal for the reader.
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Thank you so much…. 🙂
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