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Apollo Hospital, Banerghatta Road - An experience with death after Coronary artery bypass graft(CABG)

This is my experience of a life time, I wanted to share with people who might not have such experience or planning to go under the knife for Coronary artery bypass graft. The intention is to make people aware so they don’t go through what I did. It all happened when my father was diagnosed with blocked coronary arteries and was researching for a doctor who can perform a bypass/CABG. We happened to meet several cardiologists but we were looking for a surgeon. The one we met in Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, was a famous MICS surgeon. We discussed with the surgeon and asked for alternative to operation.   He said medicine is not an alternative but death if not operated at the next available slot and sighted examples of big and famous people dying due to delay in operation ( Smart Talk Trap ). Incidentally, he claimed to be the 2 nd best in India, only one in south India and we fell into the trap. The take away: -         ...