04/08/2025
Three years ago, I met an 18-year-old boy in my OPD. He came from a poor, rural background— from a remote village in Parvathipuram Manyam. He was diagnosed with liver cancer. The tumor was large, measuring 13×10 cm.
I strongly felt he deserved a chance at life. I was determined to operate and give him a cancer-free future. But a senior oncologist disagreed with my decision. He forecasted that the boy would die within three months and questioned my intent, “Why do you want to operate on him?”
That day, I felt sad as i couldn't help that guy. I knew what a surgeon can do, what a surgeon can give.
So I took him to a different hospital and performed the surgery Right hepatectomy enduring five hours at the operating table. He was discharged on post-operative day 5 uneventfully. I never took a single rupee from him or from the hospital. I didn’t do it for the money. I did it because I genuinely wanted to help because I believed he deserved the chance to live.
When our intentions are pure, the outcomes often follow suit.
Today, three years later, that same boy walked into my OPD alive, healthy, and smiling. I felt nostalgic and emotional. These three years of his life, I feel like they belong to me in some small way.
This is what a surgeon can do and it's my answer to that senior oncologist
I thank almighty and the people who believe in me ...
