Kota Kidney Case: There is a stir after the death of 5 women suffering from kidney disease in the hospital of Kota. He says that he is dying in the kidney dialysis machine. Therefore she will not undergo dialysis now.
Kota (Rajasthan): Female patients undergoing treatment for kidney failure in the super specialty wing of the District Medical College, Kota have now refused to get dialysis done. In this case, after the death of 5 women, these patients have demanded kidney transplant from the administration. Describing his problem, one patient said that his condition gets worse after every dialysis session. He appealed to the government to arrange for his kidney transplant as soon as possible.
“I don’t want to live my life on dialysis.
The women told reporters, “I don’t want to live on dialysis… I have only six months or so… Please get my kidney transplant done as soon as possible. I appeal to the government to help me recover. It’s been two months. I have left my family and everything behind. I have two small children at home. After dialysis, I feel very uneasy – my hands and feet become cold and I “I start trembling.”
A written promise was sought from the government
- Another patient, while speaking to reporters, alleged that despite repeated assurances to politicians and officials, no concrete steps have been taken regarding her treatment. He demanded that the government give him a written promise to get him a kidney transplant.
- He said, “The Collector has also not given any concrete answer. All the leaders have come and gone after giving assurances, but till now no one has taken the actual responsibility of getting the kidney transplant done. The government should officially take the responsibility and give us a written notice that it will get it done, whether now or later. Only then will we be satisfied.”
Someone went into depression and someone’s husband lost his job.
- Talking about the mental and financial problems being faced due to long treatment, he said that the patients and their families are facing a lot of difficulties by staying away from their loved ones.
- She added, “We are falling into deep depression by being confined here. Our health is continuously deteriorating due to this stress. We are completely cut off from our families; our children are crying at home and we are lying here in the hospital. On top of that, my husband is on the verge of losing his job due to this prolonged crisis. This is a very terrible situation, and we do not want to live just on dialysis.”
What did the Principal of Kota Medical College say…
- On the concerns of the patients, Dr. Nilesh Jain, Principal of Kota Medical College, said that dialysis is a life-saving procedure and a dedicated medical team is continuously monitoring the affected patients.
- Dr Jain told ANI, “Dialysis is a life-saving procedure, and the Nephrology department of this super-speciality hospital performs dialysis on about 80 patients every 24 hours. I can’t say whether others are having problems or not, but it seems only these five people are having problems. An entire medical team has been deployed to handle any kind of symptoms and they are constantly monitoring the patients. Has been.” Jain appealed to patients to talk to their doctors instead of getting into any misconceptions about their treatment.