A Minor Surgery

My Histopathology/ Cytology report said :

Name : Harshit Chauhan
Age: 21 Years
Referred by: Dr. Nandini Sahani
OPD No. 12076131
Accession No.: 71650/12
Registration date: 22/09/2012
Report Date: 25/09/2012

Specimen: CYST- BACK

Gross: The specimen consists of cyst measures 0.5 cms. On cutting filled with pultaceous material. Entire pieces taken for embedding in 1 cassette.

Microscopic: Biopsy reveals a cystic lesion by stratified squamous epithelium. The lumen is full of keratinous material. The surroundings tissue shows inflammatory reaction.

Impression: Epidermoid Cyst.

                                                 *** End   of    Report***

There was nothing terrifying about the above report, Doctors declared it 'Normal'. But before this report was developed, I underwent a minor surgery at Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur. It was a painless experience and is worth narrating too. I complained of a minuscule wart near my neck, behind my shoulders and for the same a operation was conducted on September 22 2012 after anatomizing by Dr. Nandini Sahani on September 18 2012. I woke up in the morning and saw a text on my cell from one of my bosom pal, Dinesh Lalwani.

It said, "don't worry it is just a minor one and you'll surely cope up and if you want me to come with you to the hospital, do tell me before 6;30 AM, I'll accompany you and take leave from college"

I was engulfed and replied, "No, you follow your regular routine and thankx for your love & concern".

I was instructed not to have any kind of food before the operation but was allowed to have tea before surgery. On that day I followed my regular morning routine of paying my respect and offerings at the temple but on that day, I did special prayer to  God to bless my surgery with success. I came home with a religious mark on my head and sat on facebook to upload a status, which then said:

"Harshit Chauhan, will be facing a minor operation today :( Hoping to pace up with life soon after the surgery :)"

We (my parents and I), egressed our home for the hospital at 0900 hours. After making a payment of about 3500 Indian Rupees, a compounder took us to the operation theater. Soon my name was called and I entered in. A nurse gave me dark green operation clothes and advised me to wear them. I did as instructed. I went in an isolated room and it was really a damn difficult task to cope up. Somehow I managed to wear and then the same nurse gave me a cap akin to a shower cap which she herself put on my head. I was instructed to wait. Sitting in a unique dark green colour outfit with shower cap on :) , it was really a different kind of feeling which I never experienced before.

"Are you going to fight a fancy dress competition, they have made you dressed like a Doctor or I feel, like a compounder :) ? ", a thought penetrated my mind.

Soon I was called in. I saw operation theater the very first time in my life and it was a damn tidy dangerous site. BIG machines surrounding one bed. I was made comfortable and they adjusted me on the bed according to their convenience. They together were three members and when Dr. Nandini came in, their total touched 4. One of them tied a cloth strip on my eyes and after that I observed zilch.

"Is it going to be that dangerous and painful ", my psyche commented to me, personally.

Then they took one of my finger of my right hand and attached it with something for which I asked, "for what it is?", they didn't answer. I asked them to remove the strip of cloth tied on my eyes, they resisted :(  Then came the big enchilada, Dr. Nandini. She asked how I was feeling and advised me to relax. I asked, "will I suffer any pain...you'll be using anaesthesia, I guess. They all bursted into laughter.

"Just relax, we do not aim to give you unnecessary pain or trouble", a female voice dominated.
"You people will use anaesthesia, please make a mental note of it and if you don't have it then please let me go, I'm in no mood to undergo any surgery", I showed my concern very seriously.

They all guffawed radiantly :)

To my relaxation, Dr. Nandini said, "We don't perform any surgery without anesthesia in this operation theater".)

I was relaxed to my core :)

Immediately one of them said, "We are now going to operate you."

"What about Anesthesia ?", I commanded in a tone of phobia.

We are giving you the same, Just relax.

"We are beginning with an anesthesia injection, I'm now applying the injection on your shoulder." one of them said.

I felt the pain as well as a feeling which reminded me of presence of some sharp foreign material in my shoulder. Deep in my mind I also started with the Holy words of Hanuman Chalisa:

Jai Hanuman Gyaan Gun Sagar,
Jai Kapis Tinhu Log Ujyaggar.....

They were busy operating me and I kept worrying about the pain but I was not experiencing it. Magic...No, it was not. I knew anaesthesia is doing the job for me. Blood was pouring out of my body, I could not see but was experiencing the flow on my shoulder. They kept swiping my shoulder for, the blood was pouring out. I knew it was blood but in order to verify it, I started breathing hard so I could smell the same and prove my sensing capability to be good. It all took about 20 Minutes. The part which they operated was bandaged and I was advised to slowly get up. The compounder removed the strip from my eyes and I saw all Doctors smiling at me. I smiled backed too.

One of them said,"You speak too much". :)

I nodded.

Dr. Nandini Sahani showed me the root cause for which I was there in the operation theater. She showed me the extra part or wart which they operated out of my body. The minuscule wart, about 0.5 cms was floating in the transparent liquid material.

"Now I have finally got rid of you", I said looking at the wart.

They all again bursted into laughter. I egressed the theater by thanking the Doctor and their team and was greeted by my mother who showed her love and concern by hugging me. I was instructed not to apply water to that part and was advised to take rest and again come back for a check up after one week.