Mohali, Sanjay Pahwa: In a heart-warming story of love, affection and sharing of good times and bad, 83 year old Mr. Shiv Prasad and his 79 year old wife Mrs. Laj Rani got Total Knee Replacement of both their knees done simultaneously at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. The twin surgeries were successfully conducted by Dr. Manuj Wadhwa, Additional Director, orthopedics and joint replacement, Fortis Hospital, Mohali.
Mr. Shiv Prasad and Ms. Laj Rani travelled specially from Yamunanagar to get the surgeries done. After the surgery, as both of them walked with the help of walkers, they could not stop smiling. “We have been married for more than 50 years now and it’s after such a long time that we have been able to walk without pain and that also together. What could be better?” Mr. Shiv Prasad exclaimed.
Mrs. Laj Rani was equally happy. “While I could still hobble around the house, my husband had become totally bed-ridden. All his life he had been very active and I felt really bad on seeing him in the state he was in,’ she said. “We had actually come here to see if his knees could be replaced but he insisted that I should get mine replaced also along with him. Our children also pressurized us and I am so glad they did that,” she added.
“We have shared everything over the last 50 years, gone through the ups and downs of life together, how could I get only my knees taken care of while she lived in pain?” quipped Mr. Shiv Prasad
Talking about the surgeries, Dr. Wadhwa said, “This is one of the best cases I have done through which I have been able to bring in so much happiness into the lives of my patients. When they came to me, we did the relevant investigations and the pre-operative diagnosis was osteoarthritis of both knees for each of them. Ms Laj Rani has been hypertensive for 30 years and also had a history of hypothyroidism. I advised them a bilateral Total Knee Replacement which we conducted successfully and both of them have now been discharged from the Hospital.”
Commenting on the surgeries, Col. H S Chehal, Director, Fortis Hospial, Mohali said, “The important message that comes out from this case is that older people need not live in pain because of their knee problems any more. In their golden years, they deserve to live a quality life full of happiness and that is exactly what Dr. Wadhwa and his team have done. We are extremely proud of this.”