Are You In Right Hand (Your Surgeon)?

After passing my medical residency (M. S. General Surgery) in India, I have worked as a full-time freelancer for around 5 years. I was travelling around some of 100kms on average across the city (Ahmedabad) on daily bases. I have a tremendous surgical skills and passion about my work which makes me woke up every morning for next 100kms. I was regulary visiting 4–5 hospitals and performing 2–3 surgeries per day. I literally exhausted after a day reaching home with a happy thoughts of doing some goods for me and for the society. It was hard work but still fun.

Now I realised that was a stupid time I’ve wasted of my life. Hardly 5–10% of patients I have treated/ operated in last 5 years, would ever come to know the surgeon they have been treated by. They are plenty of Hospitals/ Nursing homes/ Clincs at each famous cross roads in every cities of India, And hence people thinks Doctors are progressing like anything and earning a fat bank accounts. Nobody cares to acknowledge, more than 60% of small to corporate hospitals are owned by a politician, a businessman, a social trust or a Crook (Who doesnt have a degree but gained skills after working under some surgeon for long). With surprise, People trust them more than doctors with actual degrees (Who obtained these degrees after some of 10 years of hard-work and study). When you make a habit of 50–100 rs of consultation fees, It will make your health worsen. Trust Me.

Cheap and Good never comes together!

Here I am putting a guideline to identify your Surgeon:

1. Always find out and Google Surgeon’s degrees You’re being treated with.
2. Seek for Surgeon’s Expertise and Years of Experiences.
3. Always verify the Ratings/ Reviews put online when You visit the Doctors
4. When The Surgeon is Comfortable and Confident while dealing with your problem, Book the date of Surgery right away.
5. You can take 2 or max. 3 opinions from different doctors of same expertise and then take decision. (Wondering for more than 3 doctors always hampered your health and your treatment output)
6. They’re millions of marketting ways these days, So Always seek Physical consultation before plan for surgery and to better know Your surgeon (After all its your Health. Remember Nothing is more important than this, Not work, Not Money, Not holidays).
7. Online platforms are always shady. Hence Inquire and be suspicious when some online healthcare companies (Billion Dollars Business) call you. They are not Doctors, They are salesman with monthly targets.

In nutshell, Get informations of your disease first, find a good Surgeon, Always seek physical consultation, check for the above mentioned guidelines and after discussion with your family — Choose the right Surgeon for your Own Problem.