Surgery to be performed on ECR mishap victims today

Chennai: J. Anita (23), daughter of Aramulam, and pharmacist at Apollo Hospitals, was on her way back to Chennai from her hometown Chidambaram, when her bus was involved in a collision at Muttukadu on ECR two days ago.

Having broken both her legs in the accident, she is still in shock as her relatives try to counsel her and encourage her for the surgery she has to undergo on Wednesday.

“I took two days of  leave and went home to complete my Aadhaar card formalities, the last date for which was Sunday. I don’t know what happened on the bus, except that my legs were hurt terribly,” she said.

Anita and three other victims of the accident, who were admitted at the Royapettah Government Hospital on Sunday, are expected to be operated upon on Wednesday. “Anita broke both her legs and hurt her temple after glass pieces hit her head.

The doctors said her hemoglobin count was too low and they needed to wait before she could be operated upon. After two units of blood were given to her on Monday, doctors said she was ready for surgery to be done on Wednesday,” said a relative A. Anbarasan. “She lost a lot of blood until Monday,” he added.

“We are doing all we can to encourage her for the surgery. The doctors said they will join the broken bones on both legs and assured us that she will be able to walk after rehabilitation,” said Anita’s uncle.

Govindaswamy, a BCA graduate of Chennai, and a native of Villupuram, was on his way to Puducherry when fate held him down. The accident resulted in immense damage to his collarbone and he is to be operated upon on Wednesday. “I am eagerly waiting to return home after surgery. I need to focus on my health and recovery,” he stressed.

R.Ganesan (47) was also admitted to ortho ward of the hospital. Devastated, he is desperate to get out of the hospital.

The doctors assessed the patients and only after they saw they were fir for  surgery did they inform the patients, said an orthopedic doctor. They are all out of risk, he said.