22 July,2011 07:58 AM IST | | Astha Saxena
65-year-old blames south Delhi institute of giving him wrong treatment for two weeks
The thermometer showed his temperature was a few degrees above normal. For the first few days, 65-year-old Swarn Singh wasn't too perturbed. He kept taking medicines at home but his condition didn't improve. Finally, after a week, his family decided it was time to consult an expert.
Swarn Singh
"The fever was not going way. Considering it a minor problem, I was taking medicines on my own. But things were not improving. Then my family took me to a hospital to find the root cause of the problem," said Singh.Singh was taken to Moolchand hospital in South Delhi. According to the family, authorities at the institute were not able to discover the reason for the fever. Singh was kept in the hospital for 14 days.
Minting money?
"In order to make money, they did not discharge me earlier. They were not even able to find the cause of the fever. They conducted various medical tests and gave antibiotics too but the fever did not go," added Singh.
Singh then took a decision and planned to shift to another hospital from Moolchand. According to him, the hospital authorities requested him not to blame them for leaving before the completion of treatment. But, the family refused and while leaving the hospital, wrote in the performance receipt that they were not satisfied. "My son- in law wrote on the performance receipt that we were unhappy with the treatment," said Singh.
Apology
After a week, the hospital sent a letter to the family. In it, the institute apologised for the inconvenience and requested them not to take the matter forward. "We apologise for the inconvenience caused. We have shared your feedback with the concerned department and we promise that the same will not happen again. We request you to treat this as an isolated matter," a part of letter said which was sent to Singh on June 13 said.The family then approached another hospital where it was discovered that Singh had a kidney stone.
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Painless stone
"It was really surprising as he never had any pain because of that. His kidney was grossly swollen up. The stone was stuck in a tube and there was pus inside which was responsible for the fever," said Dr Anshuman Aggarwal, consultant urologist, Fortis Vasant Kunj. Doctors had to remove his kidney as there was no other way to treat him.
"He was treated on the lines of fever and was given the medicines for typhoid. He was not having any symptoms for kidney stone. This kidney could only be saved if only two three years back, he would have come for treatment. It only suggested a swollen kidney and not a stone," added Dr Aggarwal. Meanwhile, Moolchand refused to give any comment on the issue.
