Here’s a brief history of my allergic rhinitis and a short testimonial about my FESS experience –
I was first told that I’m suffering from allergic rhinitis about 5 years ago. It came as a surprise to me because I’m a born-and-bred Bangalorean and I thought I was quite immune to the allergy proble...
Here’s a brief history of my allergic rhinitis and a short testimonial about my FESS experience –
I was first told that I’m suffering from allergic rhinitis about 5 years ago. It came as a surprise to me because I’m a born-and-bred Bangalorean and I thought I was quite immune to the allergy problems that many people complain of, after living in this city. Anyways, I was told by an ENT specialist that I should try alternative therapy because the allergy wasn’t severe. So off I went to a homeopath. Although there was some relief initially, things didn’t get much better. So I changed course after some months to Ayurveda. This too worked temporarily. When my allergy became worse, I met with an allopath who put me on medication and also told me that my nose was full of polyps. With the medication, I felt that I was back to normal, but the allergy and breathing problems were back with a bang within a year. So I again tried alternative medicines with not much effect. Finally, I decided to get my polyps removed because running around looking for alternate solutions got me nowhere.
I had earlier met Dr Anita Krishnan, ENT expert at Nova Medical Center in Koramangala, Bangalore, because both of us consult there. I had liked her friendly introduction. So I decided to ask her opinion about my polyps removal. After the initial consult, I decided to undergo FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery) at Nova and Anita would do the procedure. She reassured me that there would be no complications and that I could go home the same evening.
On the day of the surgery, I found that she had given all instructions clearly and the OT staffs were well prepared. The next thing I knew was that I was already in the post-operative area and my nose was plugged and bandaged. Since I didn’t go home the same evening, Anita dropped by in the evening to check if I was doing ok. What really touched me was that it was her daughter’s birthday, and after the party while her daughter was waiting in the car, Anita came by to see me and also changed my nose dressing. What a caring doctor! The next morning I wanted to go home as soon as possible, and again Anita came early enough to discharge me. During the follow up visit, she handled the nose-plug removal so gently that I hardly felt any pain.
Dr Anita Krishnan is not only a dedicated ENT expert but is also very gentle with patients and makes us feel most comfortable. She is a warm human being. She’s soft spoken but a thorough professional. I would recommend Dr Anita Krishnan for any ENT procedures because she has the healing touch!”
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