When my little sonny was diagnosed with choledocal cyst(type IV), an abnormality of the bile duct in simpler words, it seemed our world had fallen apart. We were scuttling from one doctor to another, hoping to avoid a surgery, as a couple of them had suggested, because we were devastated by the thought of our kid having to go under the scalpel.
It was then that we happened to meet Doctor Sarath Gopalan. Such was his charisma that immediately we felt we were in safe and secure hands. His advice and guidance were crucial to our decision to get the surgery done at the earliest at the Apollo Hospital.
Dr. Gopalan was with us all through, sharing our worries, sorting out each and every problem - almost like a guardian angel.
The expertise of Dr. Gopalan and surgeon Dr. Sujit Chowdhary, ensured our son underwent a four-hour surgery without any blip. In fact, he was back on his feet inside four days and kicking football in the hospital corridors on the sixth day!
In a most touching gesture, Dr. Gopalan also presented my son with a toy car and this memory will be cherished by all in the family forever.
We continue to consult Dr. Gopalan for everything, bothering him with phone calls day or night - and trust him to always take the call without any hint of displeasure.
We feel blessed to know him - I think that says it all!