Visited Dr. Rajshekhar C Jaka (Surgical Oncologist)
My last 18 months of life chronical will be incomplete without the mention of this man. It was not long before I met him, I realised extraordinary people do exist. I'm in complete awe of this doctor for his expertise, persona, and temperament. I met...Read moreMy last 18 months of life chronical will be incomplete without the mention of this man. It was not long before I met him, I realised extraordinary people do exist. I'm in complete awe of this doctor for his expertise, persona, and temperament. I met Dr.Jaka for the first time in Nov 2020. I was already going through the treatment then. Had consulted a handful of notable doctors prior to that and they all had one opinion about my condition. Therefore, I was against the idea of consulting more doctors when my friends mentioned about him. However, I agreed to visit him for the only reason that he is an alumnus of "Navodaya". That moment changed everything. On my first consultation, he spent more than an hour reviewing my case history thoroughly. And said, I can beat the odds as opposed to what doctors had said earlier. I was happy but not overjoyed as I wasn’t too hopeful still. I met for the second time along with my family. After discussing with him, my folks were convinced for the surgery as well. Surgery date was set. I got admitted to the hospital. He operated me on Dec 2nd 2020 and did the best possible. Everything looked good for a day. Next day onwards I started developing different complications every single day. Here is what he did during the next 28 days while I was laying there with 6-7 odd pipes stuck into my body, with antibiotics flowing into my vein all through the day and those beeping machines,1.He visited me every single day. Didn’t take any weekly off, not even Christmas holiday, above all he skipped his BIL’s engagement for his patient. 2.He was available 24/7 either physically in the hospital or over the phone. 3.During those awful days, many times I begged him, tried to reason with him to put me to sleep. (It’s not legal in India). He didn't get angry instead he sat there listening to me and would say “I promise tomorrow would be a better day”.4.When my worried family would ask him the same questions repeatedly, he would answer them with the same composure each time.5.One day, on a late evening, when CT showed a leak inside, he performed another surgery to fix it @ 10:30 in the night although it could wait till morning. In gist, he is a skilled surgeon who defines the word ‘Doctor’, comes with abundance of patience, soft spoken, composed and smiling. You rarely come across such a combination. 10 months since my surgery, I’m delighted that I took his advice. He is my go-to person for every nuisance I face medically. Today I walk 4kms a day, drive and thinking of going hiking, cycling. I was looking for a miracle and it came in the name of ‘Rajshekar C Jaka’ for me. I still have unfinished businesss with doctor 😊. He is certain it will all be sorted out.Kavitha ParameshwarappaRead less