Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Sept 18: Ramita Sharma, 68, from Basohli got fresh lease of life with joint replacement surgeries as she was totally bed ridden since beginning of the year 2020.
After undergoing 3 successful joint replacement surgeries (both knees and hip) by renowned Joint Replacement Surgeon, Dr Vikas Padha at Narayana Hospital Katra, she is back on feet walking comfortably after suffering the agony of 20 years.
She suffered pain in both knees since the year 2002 that gradually kept on increasing. In the year 2015, she started experiencing difficulty in walking and remained home bound due to severe pain in knees.
In the year 2020, just before COVID era, she became bed ridden as she found difficult to even move out of bed because of her knee problems. She and her family lost all hopes of fulfilling her dream of walking on her feet again.
In April 2022, her family came to know that a free medical outreach camp was being organised by Narayana Hospital Katra at Basohli where senior Joint Replacement Surgeon Dr Vikas Padha had to see the needy patients.
In that camp, when Dr Padha was told about this bed ridden patient, he attended her and told her family that it was a very challenging case.
He assured the family that after total knee replacement surgeries of both knees, she will be able to walk normally.
The patient and family decided to go ahead and a successful total knee replacement surgery was performed by Dr Padha in October 2022 after thoroughly investigating the case.
After nearly three and half years, she moved out of bed though with the support of walker after the surgery her physiotherapy was started.
As the rehabilitation process was going on, because of her osteoporotic weak bones, she unfortunately sustained fracture in her hip Joint barely 3 months after her knee replacement surgery.
Dr Padha did her second successful surgery in the form hip replacement surgery for her fractured hip in January 2023.
She recovered very well a few months ago as Dr Vikas Padha performed successful total knee replacement surgery of her other knee, her third joint replacement surgery in a row.
After 3 successful joint replacement surgeries, the patient started walking again comfortably without any pain for the first time after suffering for many years. At present, she not only performs her day to day chores comfortably but also goes for a walk outside too.
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