Mumbai: Surgical mop lies undetected in woman's body for months

It was a routine hysterectomy that would have improved her quality of life but Gangadevi Sen 45 is in a critical condition and bedridden as a surgical mop left inside her body during the surgery went undetected for months Her family has written to Dindoshi police about the same on June 27Sen who stays in Kasam Baug Malad East worked as a cook and earned Rs 15000 per month As she had uncontrollable menstrual bleeding for some months she was referred to a gynaecologist attached to the Jeevan Maternity and Nursing Home at Malad East who advised a hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterusThe incidentSen underwent hysterectomy on January 13 2019 and was discharged 10 days later However according to her son Rahul 24 who works as a peon in a bank My mother was always in pain after the surgery She continued to visit the gynecologist Dr Serina Relan who had operated on her and she would prescribe pain killers and antibiotics stating that my mother was experiencing postoperative pain which would last for few days But the pain went on for days weeks and months and nothing was doneAlso read Annoyed husband chews off wifes nose after heated argumentRahul and his sister Meenakshi 22 got married on April 22 and April 28 respectively at their hometown in Rajasthan Rahul said after the marriages Senrsquos health deteriorated and she started getting a fever and throwing up whatever she ate A local doctor referred her to JK Hospital in UdaipurGangadevi Sen after the second surgery in RajasthanDoctor speakDr Hemant Porwal of JK Hospital and Research Centre where Sen was operated on again on May 9 said On the second day during routine sonography the sonologist suspected the presence of some foreign body and we did a CT scan which cleared the doubtWhen we opened the operated area to our surprise we found a surgical mop which was covered by a mass The infection had spread to part of the intestine and we had to remove the affected area We had to conduct a supra major surgery high risk and managed to save her life any further delay in operating on her would have been fatal explained Dr PorwalRahul said as Sen required ICCU admission post surgery JK hospital does not have this facility they shifted her to a private hospital and then to Maharana Bhupal government hospital in Udaipur But she was discharged as the family could not afford further treatment She is in RajasthanWe want justiceRahul and his father Shivlal 48 who works in a saloon have filed a written complaint with Dindoshi police on June 27 My mother is on a liquid diet as doctors had to remove part of the infected intestine She could have worked till the age of 60 and beyond as she never had any health issues We have decided to file a case in the consumer court too said RahulAdvocate Tanya Jha who is representing the family said We have filed a police complaint with Dindoshi police We are keen to move the National Consumer Forum seeking compensation of over Rs 1 crore as my client was not only young but also earned around Rs 15000 monthlyThe surgical mop removed from Sens bodyPolice speakInvestigating officer PSI Amol Shinde of Dindoshi police station said ldquoWe have recorded the statement of all the parties concerned including the doctor who has denied any wrong doing We have also written a letter requesting Grant Medical College and JJ Group of hospitals to constitute a medical board and once we get their final report we will register the FIR under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code When contacted Dr Relan the obstetrician and gynecologist who operated on Sen only said I do not want to comment the case is going onAlso ReadMumbai Crime Husband kills wife after she opposes to his drinkingExpert speakDr Y S Nandanwar Professor and Unit head Department Obstetrician and Gynecologist at DY Patil Medical College said Leaving a mop inside the body is indeed an act of negligence However this could have been easily rectified by the doctor by seeking imaging science to ascertain the reason instead of merely pumping the patient with higher dosage of antibiotics and pain killers and leading to further unwanted complicationsJan 13When Gangadevi Sen underwent hysterectomyMay 9When she underwent another surgery to remove the mopAlso ReadMinor girl sleeping outside house raped head crushed with bricksCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates