Dr. S.K.Gupta

Hello everyone, my name is Sheela Bhatt, 48yr,belongs to Bengaluru. I have been a housewife all my life leading a simple lifestyle with primarily a basic vegetarian diet. So, during November 2016 when I experienced a swelling in my right eye lid, I assumed it to be a simple because I did not have any pain. But to be on a safer side, my family and I visited Narayana Netralaya where my consulting doctor suspected the swelling to be cancer, hence suggested biopsy to confirm if it is cancer so as to help us plan our next few months of treatment. The biopsy results confirmed the dreaded cancer. Support from family, helped me overcome the scare and actually face the reality of fighting it. Extended family friend suggested Dr.SK Gupta who is an expert in the field of Stem cell transplant and an Hemato - Oncologist, to become our primary doctor. Neither I nor my family had any idea of whom to approach, but since Dr. SK Gupta seemed like a very good doctor, we approached him. Upon meeting him and discussing my case with him, I was instantly put at ease because he explained to me about the Lymphoma cancer- what is it ?, how can it be treated ? and the possibility of it recurring ? . Having knowledge about it really helped me with actually processing and dealing with cancer itself. Having Dr. SK Gupta as my doctor, helped me to believe that I will be able to overcome Cancer(T Cell Lymphoma) , so when the actual treatment plan was drawn up based on the extent of the cancer cells were distributed, even though it was 6 cycles of chemotherapy with 21 days gap between 2 cycles, even with the grueling prospects of this treatment, it always helped to know that I have an excellent support system in form of Dr. SK Gupta and my family. Dr. SK Gupta, explained to me in detail the possibility of side effects of chemotherapy, which usually starts after the 2nd cycle, side effects being, hair loss, stomach upset, frequent fevers. Since these were explained to me in detail, I was better prepared to the possibility of dealing with it. 4 chemotherapy cycles were completed in Bangalore, later Dr. SK Gupta shifted to Hyderabad to American Oncology Institute, Citizens Specialty hospital, but he never once dropped me as a patient. Since being motivated by him and taking the treatment, seemed to help me, we continued our treatment with him. His presence and motivation is one of the major things which helped me to overcome the side effects and focus on fighting the cancer. Once 4 cycles were completed, PET scan was done at to American Oncology Institute, Citizens Specialty hospital Hyderabad, where it was found that 95% of the cancer cells were destroyed, which is primarily due to love and support of family and my doctor. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem cell therapy is done to reduce the chances of the recurrence of my T cell Lymphoma. Having Dr. SK Gupta, really motivated me to stay positive and fight cancer, His support and motivation cannot be praised enough or appreciated enough. My family and I will always be indebted to him. For Autologous BMT I was in a sterile environment for around 20days and the experience was without any pain. I use to walk outside my BMT room two-three times a day and eat home made sterile food as well. At this point in time the caring and hospitality was very good, post that I was discharged. .

Tensions before treatment ? Truely speaking before chemo ,i thought its very high dose drugs, i may get very pain ,burning sensation ,i may not tolerate by taking chemotherapy, because we saw lot of side effect in net ,really i tensed a lot . After the doctor support and my husband support ,and one more thing i need to share that ,my aunty (my mother sister) also cancer patient ,she received 6 cycles of chemo (8 years back)now she is healthy and fine, by seeing these live example only i decided to take Chemotherapy.

Experience While chemo was on flow ? :- I received first chemo on 17/11/2016,really on that day i tensed a lot, my heart beat was increasing like anything, that it self i came to know that, chemo drugs will be given through IV fluids (in common language we call it as glucose bottle) ,in hospital before giving IV fluids nurses will put IV cannula ,while putting this i experienced slight pain full, but cannula will be removed by 2 days, after that they started chemotherapy ,i felt some what nausea. ,usually chemo drugs will be given for 1hour ,2hours,4hours depending upon drug and dose. Through cannula i experienced pain during first chemo, so in second chemo doctor explained about PICC LINE (its very new thing for all ) by this picc line also we can take chemotherapy. Compared to cannula its very very best ,we can keep it up to 6 months, with dressing once in 7-10days . As per my own experience picc line is very useful, no harm, no pain at all, we can take blood sample through picc line only, no need to prick anywhere, this my own experience , so, no need to worry while taking chemotherapy, just have a positive vibes insides and around you.

Fighting cancer, I have understood the importance of having a doctor like Dr. SK Gupta whose motivation and support has been unbelievable and very much needed along with the love, care and affection of my family. He never treated us like a patient but more like a family & friend. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Dr. SK Gupta and his time and to my family Members,for their love and support.

with all best wishes.......

Dr. S K Gupta sir is a thorough professional regarding most of the aspects related to patient care, spent lot of time understanding the nature of the disease, past-history, medication etc and then came up with future course of action. He don’t need to flip through files across visits for anything as he remember. Very patient-centric approach, sir constantly says that it is your body that fight the disease for longer time and medicines are there to only help your body, If things are not good he first comforts the patient, family before slowly breaking the news and also suggest further course of treatment share with the all important family members.

My self K.Venkatesh from Amalapuram(AP).My father K Srinivasarao 48years old,affected by significant fall in heamoglobin and platelets.Dr. SK.Guptha sir treating my father who is suffering from Blood cancer i.e APML . When he was admitted to Amrican Oncolegy Hyderabd, he was very critical but after one month only he started feeling good and his vital body parameters were started getting normal .

SIR IS A GIFT OF GOD FOR PATIENTS

(Before consulted Guptha sir my father had facing so many problems , consulted many doctors and admitted at the hospitals frequently , some times felt very sad and loosed the hopes also of my fathers health condition, with all God blessing finely found the Dr.S K Guptha sir with my wishers advise through online) ,

Still treatment is going on and the most happiest thing is that now his blood reports and vital body parameters are as good as a healthy human being. It has given my family a hope that he will survive this fatal disease. All the credit goes to Dr. SK Gupta sir who is treating my father with all dedication and efforts. He has always motivated my father and gave him hope that he will be ok as treatment progress,

This all has happened due to Dr. SK Gupta sir.He always meets with beautiful smile on his face. Dr. SK gupta is very energetic and punctual. He is so good that my father waits for the day when would we meet him for regular checkup as he feels motivated after meeting him. I just want to tell everyone that patients and their family should not worry if Dr. SK gupta or doctor like him treating their patients. May god give him a long and healthy life so that he can give life to many who are suffering with this fatal disease.

Thanks to Dr SK.Guptaha sir from bottom of my hearts entire from the family.Today my Father is with us only because of Sir is a Gift of God for Patients,

My self M. D Nabi from UP (Bareli).My father Buddha khan 57yrs old, affected by significant fall in two out of three blood cells(Hemoglobin and Platelets) requiring blood transfusion. First in September 2016 my father problem is started with Typhoid fever, jaundice, for which we admitted in Majidia hospital in Delhi for 4-5 days .They did blood test ,all blood parameters are low so, they advised to do bone marrow test so, we went to AIIMS Hospital in Delhi. Again my father is feeling not good,next day we went and admit in (Apollo hospital) Delhi. They transfuse blood and platelet and second day 1unit of blood transfusion, and on fourth day they did bone marrow test and Endoscopy ,after some days report has come ,doctor told in endoscopy report there is a liver damage ,but bone marrow test is normal ,there is a chance of cancer ,and he advised to do bone marrow test after 2 months ,totally we are confused then we discharged . After 1 week my father started to feel week ,and we did CBC test near one lab ,all blood parameters are low (HB, Platelets) for this reason we admitted in Ramamurthy hospital in Bareli (UP),Again same thing blood transfusion ,they prescribed to do some investigation i.e Hep B virus DNA Quantitative ,according to this report ,doctor said this report is positive so,90% have chance to get cancer ,but proper treatment also not given ,after that we discharged . After some days again we tested CBC ,same thing all blood parameters are low ,and this time we went to Aligarh hospital in UP, there doctor told this is 100% bone cancer so, they referred to AIIMS hospital . Totally in these 2 months we consulted plenty of doctors and hospital but there is no proper answer .,Actually I am working in Bangalore so, I told my parents to come here, then we started to search oncology specialized hospital as outside doctor told us that your father is suffering from cancer and finally we went to HCG at Bangalore in First week of Feb 2017. We took appointment for Dr Sekhar Patil (medical oncologist) then he saw all reports and referred to Dr SK Gupta (Hematologist) for expert opinion and treatment. This was the time when I got proper answer of my father condition which is not a cancer and not life threating which gave almost relief to me and my family who is going with sleepless night from past few months. He advised some blood tests and meanwhile started on Tab Revolade & Inj EPO weekly. After continuing this treatment my father is recovering - no more red blood and platelets transfusion. Today (20-05-2017) we came to Hyderabad to show Dr S K Gupta and his platelet more than 1lac, Hb more than 13.0gm%. What I have understood in last 6-7month is that its long term disease and there may be recurrence of this disease (nothing 100% in life before starting any work) but proper detection of the underlying problem, guiding the patient and family members is crucial. I know this treatment may not be new in the world but using it at time is at most important. Before coming to hospital I don’t know Dr Gupta but by looking his way of taking care of patient and family, I would like to recommend Dr Gupta for any hematological disorders (cancerous or Non-cancerous) consultation and/or treatment if logistic can afford it .

My Sister is diagnosed with CML in 2008, we took treatment in gwalior however her disease progressed over the last couple of years and we Consulted Dr Gupta in May 2017. She was diagnosed with CML in advanced stage and her further treatment included Chemo, Medicine followed by allogenic bone marrow transplant (allo BMT). Dr Gupta counselled us about the current status of the disease and encouraged us to start treatment immediately. We are taking treatment from Dr Gupta for last 6 months and my sister’s condition has improved a lot. She is currently in the middle of transplant. I want to share our experience with stem cell donation required in allo BMT where stem cells are taken from the healthy donor who is genetically matched with the patient preferably sibling, or other family member. If there is no match in the family then outside person with matched HLA tissues.

Fortunately for us my younger brother was a match for my sister. For stem cell donation, the donor needs to take growth factors injections for 4-5 days which activate bone marrow to release stem cell into the blood. We were concerned about the side-effect this process might have. Dr Gupta counselled us that the process may have some short term side-effects like mild nausea, vomiting but no long term side-effects. My brother had mild side-effects (trouble sleeping for first 2 days, couple of episodes of vomiting on 3rd and 4th day) which subsided after taking medicine given by the doctor. My brother did not have side-effects after the donation and started his usual activity next day itself and feeling happy that he donated. Based on our experience we feel that one should be ready to donate if he/she is a match since a small contribution from the donor can have potential long term benefit for the patient.

Few things we found good about Dr Gupta which might help other’s to decide.

1. Dr Gupta spent lot of time understanding the nature of the disease, past-history, medication etc and then came up with future course of action. He don’t need to flip through files across visits for anything as he remember. Very patient-centric approach.

2. He constantly says that it is your body that fight the disease for longer time and medicines are there to only help your body. He stresses a lot on healthy diet, exercise and will power to fight the disease.

3. If things are not good he first comforts the patient, family before slowly breaking the news and also suggest further course of treatment.

Myself V .Mallikarjun Yadlapure, from Bidar , my son Sumit Yadlapure who is just 10 year old, affected by Severe Aplastic Anemia, requiring almost every 4th -5th day platelets supports . Below I am explain my son and ours treatment journey of this critical illness.

My son problem is started (18/1/2017) with fever, tiredness, Immediately we went to meet children specialist doctor Subhas patil, they did blood test in that report all blood parameters (Hb, WBC, Platelet)are very low , so doctor referred to Hyderabad hospital (Novodaya), we were admitted for 7 days, at the time of hospitalization they did so many blood investigations, we spend lot of money , finally after repots we came to know that my son is having Aplastic Anemia. Really we were very shocked , we don’t know what to do next ,we are not satisfied with doctor response also, day by day my son weakness also increasing, health is not recovered meanwhile we are giving medicine also, Before meeting him we visited Yashoda hospital –Hyderabad but moved to Bangalore by poor structure and communication there. We thought to visit Narayana hospital but because similar problem there also , my relative stared searching in online for hematologist , and we got Dr SK Gupta (Hematologist & BBMT Consultant) profile. There were lot of queries, worries in our mind before meeting him.

In first meeting - doctor listened us patiently following which he saw all available blood and marrow reports. He explained in detail (nearly 1 hour) about our son problem . By this one hour only we came to know about doctor way of talking, way of explaining the disease, treatment facility, we thought by luckily we got right doctor for my son. (29/1/17) Because my son platelet is only 3000 its very dangerous, for this condition transfusion is very necessary, my son received 1 unit of platelet transfusion. As this was high risk disease we were counselled about Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant (BBMT) to cure this non-cancerous hematological disorder . We don’t have knowledge regarding BBMT then doctor explained in easy language then only we decided to take this treatment. Doctor told us to do HLA typing test , at that time still report is awaited, doctor told he will going to shift in Hyderabad (AOI , Citizens Specialty Hospital), totally we

are confused next what to do ? . We finally decided to go to Hyderabad, because Dr Gupta is very good doctor, way of treatment, talking with us liked so much. On 4/3/2017 we all went to Hyderabad, after 10 days report (HLA) came, luckily report is 10/10 match with me only (father –(donor) . Then on 15/03/2017 my son was admitted in Hyderabad hospital in hematology ward and treated for infection. On 19/03/2017 my son shifted in BBMT (Blood & Bone marrow transplant) ward, nearly 4 weeks we stayed in hospital, during which he received some of injections for 8 days and on 27/03/2017my blood producing stem cells were collected from blood in near to my son room and transfused like blood product to my son(no surgery done). This is the most important step as my son body can either accept or reject.

Specially my son is not listening our words, he will not at all responding to take injections, medicine, at that time doctor and all nursing staff only spoke, and they diverted my son mood, then he started to listen everything because my son cooperation is very important . In this journey doctor words are supporting a lot. so many doctors we have seen , but gupta doctor is very humble, caring nature, smile face, calm, dedicated care. Truly speaking we are very lucky to have liked this doctor. On 24/4/17 my son has been discharged(Though he was fit to discharge on 18/04/17 but to our request Doctor kept for 1more week under his observation) , and now regular follow up is going on, my son is recovered ,blood parameters also normal. From past few days we are at our native place Bidar and my son is doing well.

It’s fortunate that there was full HLA match with me for my son, but there are plenty of patients like my son who don’t have any HLA match, and in this scenario unrelated voluntary Hematopoietic stem cell donor by registering himself or herself can help the society. HLA test can be done by putting a cotton swab in mouth and its just like knowing our blood group. Beauty of this voluntary BMT Donation as per Dr Gupta is that –“ few hours of yours time can be some one’s life time ” . I am live example of this. I am diabetic but I donated my HSCs to my son without any problem and doing well.

I and my family feels that now any patient in Telangana, AP, and border area of Karnataka, Maharashtra need not to go to Chennai, Mumbai or Bangalore of treatment of any hematological disorders – cancerous as well critical non-cancerous but curable- like –Aplastic anemia, Immune deficiency disorders and Thalassemia.

I am KP Gowrishankar from Bangalore aged 57years, I wish to give u a brief account of my

Experience with Cancer , of whatever I have gone through.

As we all know Cancer is a dreaded disease which sends chills down the spine of the patient

& his family members , if late be treated we are on the threshold of death which is a very dreadful experience. I was having frequent hike in temperature & then about one or two hours at a time & my tiredness started increasing progressively, biopsy was conducted & it was identified I had Cancer detected as T cell Lymphoma a aggressive type of Cancer, on learning about this me, my wife & my sister were in a state of confusion not knowing what to do.

We were advised to visit Apollo Hospitals, HCG, Manipal Hospitals & Narayana Hrudayalaya

Which are reputed for treating Cancer on visiting these hospitals we met Dr.SK Gupta at HCG

During consultation he gave us an assurance that the disease could be cured , during consultation I

Had many apprehensions & doubts i had asked you if chemotherapy was painful, you had replied that it does not involve any pain and the side effects would only be nausea & vomiting , which could be controlled by medication, which proved to be true & asked us to go through six cycles of chemotherapy .His smiling countenance & way of communication gave us a lot of confidence, I immediately went through a PET Scan & it was found that i had 4th stage of Cancer.

Dr. SK Gupta started me on chemotherapy immediately, he used to visit me daily & assure me that

Everything was going fine which was very comforting, During each cycle I was given a injection in the spine to control the spread of the disease to the central nervous system & in the procedure room

I used to ask many questions which were all answered patiently & assuringly without me knowing

that injection was administered.

During consultation between each cycle I used to feel very depressed & the doctor used to assure me that the results were more than what he expected which instilled a lot of confidence in me.

Unfortunately Dr. SK Gupta had to leave for Hyderabad after 4 cycles & without an alternative i had to continue my treatment at another hospital, when i realised the difference between Dr. SK Gupta

& other doctors.

He is very professional & his first priority are his patients he visits the patient irrelevant of which time of day it is depending on the patients needs, comforts the patient & instils confidence can confidently say my mentally fought the disease with his help & encouraging words which cunts a lot

As fighting the disease mentally is also a significant step to resist the disease.

By the end of 4th cycle another biopsy was conducted & it was found that the Cancer was completely cured.

I once again thank Dr. SK Gupta for the care that he has shown when i was his patient, even after that he has given me medical advice over phone whenever needed after I was discharged from his care.

May God bless him & may his tribe increase

KP GOWRI SHANKAR

Hello everyone, I am Saritha 23 year old ,married. I was affected with cancer (Classical Hodgkins Lymphoma), and I want to share my experience with this life threatening disorder. My problem started (Feb 2016) with Fever , neck side swelling . For this reason we went to St John’s Hospital, Bangalore . They did blood tests followed by, lymph node biopsy, by these reports its confirmed as cancer. Doctors there told to give chemotherapy and they told lot of side effects while taking chemo. We all were very shocked, then somebody told us to take Ayurvedic medicine as there are minimal side effects . From Feb to Oct 2016 I took Ayurvedic medicine but there was no proper response . After some days I started to feel very week and suddenly fall down . There were repeated spikes of fever ,at that time I was unconscious . Iin that situation my husband friend told us to admit in HCG Hospital Bangalore. There we met Doctor SK Gupta (Hematologist&, BMT Consultant). At that time he gave hope to all my family members . Slowly I recovered in ICU Then they shifted to Ward. During my ward stay Dr SK Gupta explained about my problem to my husband and family members, in a simple language. He explained regarding disease, treatment facility, duration of the treatment i.e. Chemotherapy. Before only he explained side effects of chemotherapy (hair loss, constipation, indigestion etc)so I am worried of these side effects but Doctor told these side effects are temporary ,anyway at that time I am very upset because of hair loss,, ,as we know its long term treatment . He also told us regarding minimal side effects of chemo as he will take care major of side effects by giving certain medications and proper close follow-up finally we decided to take chemotherapy, at the time of first chemo I experience some nausea sensation otherwise smoothly I finished. Truly speaking, before chemo I thought its very difficult to take it, there will be pain and burning while taking this. But after first chemo my fear is reduced around 50%. In totally I have received 6 cycles of chemo, today (24/05/17) is my last chemo ,(From Nov 2016 to May 2017), in Hyderabad under doctor SK Gupta. As per my own experience we should not take tension for any side effects, we should follow good dietary measures( In fact I gained around 6-7kg during chemotherapy), physical activity, peace mind, regularly medicine intake. Always we should be in confident; I am a live example for this treatment.

If I go back and see myself, I have wasted almost 8-9months in taking various treatments. If I would have been counseled properly about side effects of chemo probably I should have not admitted in ICU with fits. I know that though I have completed chemo today but there are chances of recurrence especially in initial 2yrs from now, but I am much better than before starting chemotherapy. By looking the quality care provided by Dr SK Gupta and his dedicated team, I recommend to show him at least once for any hematological disorders starting from child to elder age. Though he is an expert in blood- bone marrow transplant, but as this treatment is not required in my disease at this moment so he didn’t Dont recommended it

Thank you and best wishes to all.......

I am father of my 7yr old child and we belongs to Bangalore kormangala , , affected by cancer (B-ALL),on 26/04/2016 , when he had fever and sever leg pain, for which we were admitted in nearby hospital but from past 5-7 days they were doing blood tests and not able to recognize my son problem. When I met Dr SK Gupta though somebody reference, by seeing first day blood reports itself he told that most likely he is suffering from blood cancer(which outside doctors took 6days to detect this life threating blood disorder). We all were very shocked ,we don’t know what to do next ,because we are belongs to poor family and he is only son to us. Finally we decided to get admitted to cancer specialized hospital (HCG) in Bangalore, and get treated only under hematologist specialized Doctor S K Gupta .

After doing further investigations like bone marrow, my son diagnosed as Philadelphia positive B-ALL and Doctor started treatment & gave chemotherapy to control it. My child tolerated all cycles of chemotherapy well with some episodes of fever which require in between some admission. As per common belief what we were having like- chemo will cause pain and burning to body. None of like these side effects (Pain excetra) were there. As this was high risk cancer we were counseled about BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT to reduce the chances of recurrence in future. We don’t have knowledge regarding BMT then doctor explained in easy language then only we decided to take this treatment. There was no full match in my family but there was half HLA match with me (Haplo-identical transplant). Initially we were very much worried about risk and success of Haplo-identical transplant vs full matched transplant. Dr Gupta tried lot to get full matched blood producing stem cells from Inside or outside India but meanwhile he continue to counsel about as equal success with half matched transplant compare to full matched in cancers. Finally my son was admitted on 06.01.2017 in BMT ward for Haplo-transplant and nearly 4-5 weeks we stayed in hospital, during which he received whole body radiotherapy and various chemotherapy which most of time don’t know but Dr Gupta and his staff explained every day in detail, specially doctor gave hope and psychologically support for us and his way of talking, smile face ,dedication gave us confident. We know that there is no guarantee that this cancer will be 100% cured but he has been given world class treatment for this fatal cancer and to not to forget to thank god that its almost 3month my son has been discharged and recovered and in regularly follow-up is going on in OPD. What myself and my family has learned in this almost 1yr Journey that most of time treatment protocol are same for any cancer but how it’s being delivered at personal level to each patient is very important.

Its my and my family members personal advise to consult Dr SK Gupta for any bone marrow or blood related cancerous and non-cancerous (Aplastic anemia, Thalassemia, ITP, Bleeding and Clotting disorders) to get benefit of early diagnosis and proper guidance which are most of time are lacking in these days .

Hi... My name is Azad Bihari & i belong to Patna (Bihar) India. Right now i have just recovered from a life threatening disease of Veins Thrombosis where my JK2 was positive as well. (Bone marrow disorder affecting the veins of liver)

Let’s talk in brief as how i reached to this condition. In mid-April 2015, when i was in Delhi for my job, i had suffered from fever & throat infection. At that time i had taken some Paracitamol with anti-biotic & anti-allergic tablets as per local doctor advise & it feels me that i am ok but after 15-20 days it again arises & once more i repeated that Medicine course but after having these medication i noticed that my stomach gets heavy & bloated. Again i consult my local doctor, this time he diagnosed & advised to do an ultrasound test of full abdomen & some blood with urine test as well. After performing these tests he advised me to earthier admit in a hospital or take another review with a Gastroenterologist as my stomach accumulated liquid & my liver & spleen gets bigger in sizes as well.

After having a healthy discussion with my parents they suggested me to come back to home for better medical assistance & carefulness but after meeting 2-3 specialist doctors there in Patna i have to move again to Delhi as doctors suggested that it is an acute liver disease or vein blockage case & it would be a surgery case. So, for better treatment i went to Medanta the medicity where Dr. Sanjay bajjel (Director, Intervention dept.) & its team taken initiative to do a surgery called TIPS on 13th May 2015 along with under taking care of Sr. Gastroenterologist Dr. Suraj bhagat but after 4-5 days of TIPS unfortunately my surgery was failed due to my body & blood responding against their nature. In short, my body has producing more immature WBC than its need & as end result my blood getting thicker day by day & it tending again blocking that path which opened by TIPS surgery. This time hospital management analyzed & decided to add Oncology/ Hematology dept. for fine assessment of my body & blood condition & then Dr. S.K.Gupta introduced & join my case. After his great assessment & supervision i went for another surgery for second time stenting successfully. After this successfully surgery, he advised me to take some superior medication approx. 18 to 24 months to maintain the required components in blood for better recovery & faster healing from my disease & believe me it works nicely. I am continuously following his instruction & precautions strictly for saving my beautiful Life. As a patient i have faced many physical, mental & economic problems until now but in spite of these i am recovering well & feeling healthy now. And believe me it is only happens because of such great human beings like Dr. S.K.Gupta & other doctors are there to guide, help & cooperate me all the time till the date. *** * ***** ** ****** ********* ** ** ********* ******* **** *** ********* * ****** ***** ** **** *******

Though Dr Gupta has shifted to Bangalore almost 8-9month back but still I am in constant touch with him regarding my illness. What I feel in the last 2yrs or so of my treatment journey—early diagnosis of any illness and its proper treatment and follow up during treatment its very important and to do this it require at least close supervision with doctor and I can say from heart that Dr S.K Gupta (Clinical hematologist) and Dr Suraj Bhagat (Gastroenterologist) take care there patient with full precautions. I advise that there is no harm in getting second opinion from these doctors, if somebody is suffering from any of the disease related to their specialization.

My Father is suffering from high platelets problem. We got to know this accidently in July 2020 after a precautionary health check post covid. We thought it is a side effect of Covid. But it persisted, so we checked past report as well. The platelet count was around 16 lakh in March 2020 report as well. So we initially consulted an hematologist at Apollo Delhi. He prescribed various blood test, but all were negative. We then consulted an Oncologist at TMH Jamshedpur. The bone marrow aspiration was done in September 2020. But the reports were not conclusive and the doctor prescribed hydroxy Urea 500 mg twice. Initially the blood platelet count decreased and it was recovering around 4 lakhs. But within 6 months, my father was experiencing many side effects of the medicine. The hand and leg skin have become dark, there was pain in the heels and he was not able to walk. The skin issue was so much that the doctors at TMH reduced the medicine dosage to just one tablet. My father requested him to change the medicine but he was reluctant to change it and told my father that it is the only medicine for this disease. When the side effects became so prominent, he referred to a hematologist at Kolkata. I was living at Hyderabad and it was difficult for us to go to Kolkata and consult the doctor. So, I finally decided to search a good hematologist in Hyderabad. I googled and read reviews of many doctor and then finally decided to consult Dr S K Gupta. The reason for that was the doctor has studied from topmedical college and his reviews are really good. I visited him alone as my father was at Jamshedpur. The doctor spent around an hour to understand the case and finally asked to have vitamin B injection and in person visit within 15 days. After taking vitamin B12 injection, there was some relief. My father finally met the doctor in September 2021. The doctor relooked at the bone marrow slides and finally concluded it could be MPN (Myeloproliferative neoplasms). He also took a decision to change the medicine-hydroxyurea to Anagrelide. Anagrelide is not having serious side effects as compared to Hydroxyurea. This was a game changer for my father. My father started taking this medicine from mid-October 2021 and within 4 months the platelet count was reduced to 2.8 lakhs and all the skin issues subsided. He is not having any pain in the heels and is being able to lead a normal life. Many thanks to Dr S K Gupta for this turnaround. He not only relooked at the case with an open mind, but also clarified all our doubts with great patience. I would certainly recommend him ** ** *** ** *** **** *************