| Date |
Event |
The Hospital & doctors |
Remarks |
| Major |
Minor |
| 2001-aug-1 |
Diagnosis through incision biopsy |
|
University of Medicine and Dentistry, NJ,USADr Benevenia
Joseph973-972-2150 |
Diagnosed as Osteo Sarcoma-high grade and advised chemotherapy
before surgery. After all scans found to be local and did not spread
to anywhere else. |
| 2001-aug-10to2001-nov-11 |
Chemo-therapy |
|
Hackensack Medical University,NJ,USADr Flug Francis,
201-996-5437 fflug@humed.com |
Chemo protocol=standard neo adjuvant chemo therapyDrugs
used=high does methotrexate with leucovorin rescue, cisplatin and
doxorubicin |
| 2001-dec-4 |
Surgery |
|
Newyork University of Medicine, NY,USADr James Wittig,
212-263-3491wittij01@med.nyu.edu |
The bone cut off=145 mm from femur, 3 mm below femur=total
148mm.. Replaced with prosthesis of howmedica 145 mm femur +8mm in
tibia=153mm, expansion provision 27mm available,proximal tibia
poliethyline component. Cement used is polymethomethacyn |
| 2001-dec-20 to 2002-mar-25 |
Chemotherapy |
|
Hackensack Medical University,NJ,USADr Flug Francis,
201-996-5437 |
|
| 2002-apr-23 |
Surgery |
|
UMDNJ,Dr Bethel |
Medi Port catheter used for chemo removed. |
| 2003-Jan |
|
Fall and injury |
Appollo hospital,Hyderabad.Dr Ramchander Pingle |
Fell down in school, the femoroal bone shown breaking like
appearance, was treated with cast and healed allright |
| 2003-dec-25 |
|
Surgery for extension |
MN Orthopedic hospital, Chennai,India.Dr Mayil Vahanan
Natarajan,drmayil@bonetumour.orgPh:044-26442279/1572;F=3365 |
15 turns of expn done * 0.9mm=13.5 mm.15 more turns left
!Perfectly done no complications |
| 2005-Jan-7 |
|
Surgery for extension |
Krishna Institute of Medical sciences, Hyderabad, IndiaDr Satish
ReddyM(India), drsatishreddy@hotmail.com, left to UK on 15 Jan,
Follow up treatment byDr RV Rao, Dr IV Reddy.Dr Guruva Reddy, Dr
Pingle, Dr Sanjay. |
Developed fever on 14 Jan , 102C. After one week of treatment
with powerful antibiotics and no change in fever. Observed fluid
collection at the Knee, aspirated, Arthroscopy wash & irrigation
for 3 days did not cure. Opened up washed and irrigation for 7 days,
and antibiotic meropenem did not cure with 40 days hospitalazation,
sent home with tabs rifampicin and ofloxacin. Was scheduled for
surgery by Dr Mayil Vahanan at Chennai,India to take out the
prosthesis ,2 months medical treatment and re-insertion of
prosthesis after debridement. Luckily could not make it to the
surgery and the fever went down on its own slowly ( Miracle !).
|
| 2006-Apr-10 |
|
surgery for insertion of 40mm fixed component |
Tatat Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish
Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
No complications. Now able to straighten and flex by 90 degrees
a new interbody segment of 4cm is inserted |
| 2007-Apr-11 |
|
surgery for lengthening of expandable component |
Tatat Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish
Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
12 mm lengthening, 15mm more available |
| 2007-July-13 |
|
surgery for lengthening of expandable component |
Tatat Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish
Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
No complications. 15 mm done, no more left |
| 2008-May-16 |
surgery posted |
|
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish
Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
To replace expandable component with a longer one to give 6..7
cmm expandability |
| 2008- Aug-13 |
|
Surgery for extension |
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
15mm extension done, 4.5cm expansion left |
| 2009- Jan-20 |
|
Surgery for extension |
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
15 turns that is 15mm extension done, 3cm expansion left |
| 2009- Aug-XX |
|
|
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,India. Dr Manish
Agarwal,mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O):91-22-24177184 |
Consultation, Decided to go for operation in summer |
| 2010- April-27 |
|
Surgery for extension |
Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India. Dr Manish Agarwal, mgagarwal@yahoo.com, (O)91-22-24177184 |
Extented only 1 cm due to tightening, No complications |