Are the Maps to Medical solutions taking “New Routs” for 34 Fibroids?

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A single lady trusting India & Indian Doctors for her life threatening operation, going alone, getting it done successfully and returning to U.K. in seven days will chart new paths for patients going to India for their treatment even from the developed countries.
Here’s strange but true incident changing equations for patients as also for new generation doctors.
1. Tina Ankrah, a patient from U.K. had pain in abdomen and frequency of micturition, troubling her since many years and on MRI investigation found to have multiple fibroids(19 cms size)
2. Searching on Internet(http://www.laparoscopyexpert.com
) & counseling with Dr. Pragnesh Shah & then by conviction about endoscopic surgeries ensuring less cuts/pains/hospitalization, and finally by Endoscopy Excellent Institute, Bavishi Fertility Institute, name the patient agreed for the needed surgery.
3. Dr. Pragnesh Shah well versed on such surgeries, successfully operated the patient of multiple fibroids at Bavishi Fertility Institute on 13th January, 2009.
4. After successful operation of removal of 34 fibroids patient was discharged and her post-operative period was uneventful. DVD of her recorded surgery also given to the patient for future reference and/or further treatment for Infertility.
The Problem:
On her MRI & USG examinations was showing multiple fibroids and she wanted to preserve her fertility & uterus after operation.
What was unique in this case?
1. Single lady, unmarried
2. No parents, No siblings or close relative
3. No responsible Colleague/friend to accompany her
4. Nobody to reach Ahmedabad even in case of dire emergency or eventuality
5. She was advised removal of uterus in U.K. for her Multiple fibroids.
6. She was advised open surgery with unwanted vertical scar by many consultants in U.K.
7. She was willing to preserve her fertility & uterus.
8. She found right doctor through website & internet.
9. She arrived as a single lady and underwent the operation all alone.
New Scientific Solutions:
1. Today, it has been established all over the world that such case can be operated laparoscopically and long scar , post-operative adhesions & pain & future redo operation can be avoided, as redo surgery results in subsequent more difficult operation and even results are also compromised in Redo surgery.
2. So, there is urgent need for increasing the awareness about this condition among all doctors and all patients in the world who are suffering from this disease.
Reflections:
1. Gynecologists in particular and Doctors/Surgeons in general need to seriously rethink and even re-train themselves about how to make the best use of advances (mainly laparoscopic & endoscopic methods of surgeries) both in technology and skills.
2. There is urgent need to bring about the needed education especially among emerging specialists about learning and using these surgical methods to ensure less pain, less cuts/scars, less hospitalization and more transparency in Gynaec care.
3. Appropriately and adequately develop education material so that the people/patients, insurance companies, related agencies, etc become aware and rightly counsel the patients seeking solutions to their chronic or acute problems.
4. Patient Mrs. Tina Ankrah had willingly agreed to communicate with any one on Email: tina.ankrah@gmail.com for any quarry for the benefit of anyone who had big fibroid and worried about operation

News Headlines(25/01/2009):
34 fibroids removed from UK woman
A whopping number of 34 fibroids were removed from the uterus of a 44-year-old woman from UK who had come to Ahmedabad for treatment.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/402...

Dr Pragnesh Shah (President-Elect, AOGS)
Chief Endoscopic surgeon

Hospital is India based Advanced Gynecological Laparoscopic Training & center for Excellence for most of the Gynecological Endoscopic Surgeries. Dr.Pragnesh Shah & Dr.Parulben Shah are experienced laparoscopic Surgeons & they have experience of most of the advanced Gynecological Surgeries with world class infra structure in Ahmedabad for any difficult & complicated laparoscopic surgeries.