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Ashok Nanda's Open Heart Surgery |
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As most of you know, Ashok is going to go through a triple by-pass surgery on Tuesday, October 24, 2006. We have received several phone calls from well wishers wishing Ashok the best of health and inquiring on the status of his surgery. We have created this web page to keep you updated on the progress of his surgery. Since we may not be available to return every phone call during the next few days, we feel that this will be a good way to communicate regarding Ashok's health to all his well-wishers. Thank you all for your wishes and consideration. Request: We will also like to request that friends and family do not send flowers to the hospital. If you want to convey your wishes, we will appreciate humorous cards that Ashok can enjoy. (I am guessing everyone is familiar with his sense of humor). Click Here for little humor on heart surgery Updates: November 14, 2006 (10:00 am): Ashok is recovering very well now. He is able to walk more than one round at the mall each day. He is scheduled to start his cardiac rehab first week of December. Here are couple of new photographs of Ashok.
November 1, 2006 (4:00 pm): Ashok came home from hospital yesterday and recovering well. It will take a few weeks for him to get back to normal. We would like to thank everyone once again for their support and wishes. We would like to request that the visitors to our house please refrain from bringing flowers and if possible avoid bringing young children with them. Ashok is still in fragile condition and can not afford to catch an infection or an allergy. We appreciate your support in this matter. October 31, 2006 (11:00 am): We would like to thank every one for their well wishes and support throughout critical period of Ashok's recovery. Ashok will go home from the hospital late today afternoon. It may take a day or two for him get settled at home. Hopefully, he will be back to his normal lifestyle very soon. October 30, 2006 (12:00 noon): Ashok is doing very well right now. He had his best night of sleep since surgery. He is able to walk relatively comfortably now. He is expected to get discharged and come home in next couple of days. (Plese note that there will be no further updates on his condition till tomorrow). October 29, 2006 (2:00 pm): Ashok is progressing well on his way to recovery. We again thank everyone for their concerns and wishes. He will be able to have few visitors between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm. October 28, 2006 (11:00 am): Ashok's condition is slowly but steadily improving and he is feeling better now. He will be able to have few visitors between 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm today. However, the visitations will be limited to two people at a time and only for 5 minutes. When he has visitors, he gets very excited and gets tired. He is on the 10th floor of the Danbury hospital. If you will like to visit, please wait in the family waiting room on the 10th floor and we will come and get you if and when Ashok is feeling up to it. Thank you once again for you support and understanding. We would also like to thank everyone who have send wishes and expressed their concern through the website and over the phone. We apologize for not being able to get back to you personally. October 27, 2006 (6:00 pm): Ashok is doing well and has just been tranferred out of ICU. The visitations are still limited and we will post tomorrow morning regarding the visitation hours. October 27, 2006 (12:00 noon): Ashok is improving and doing well now. He is expected to be transferred out of the ICU sometime today afternoon. Visitation hours are still going to be limited. I (Nandita) will call you once he is settled down and is able to visit with people. October 26, 2006 (6:00 pm): Ashok is doing well right now. He felt a little nauseous today morning. He is in better spirits now that he was able to spend some time with his favorite daughter Anjali today evening. Doctors have decided to keep him in the ICU till at least till tomorrow, when they will re-evaluate his condition. October 25, 2006 (9:00 pm): Ashok is recovering well and is back to cracking jokes at me (Nandita). He has gone to sleep for the night. Doctors will evaluate him late tomorrow morning and determine when he will be transferred out of the ICU. October 25, 2006 (12:00 noon): Ashok is doing very well right now and is in very good spirits. He is talking and is back to his humorous self. Nurses made him walk for a little bit. He was also able to sit for about 90 minutes. However, he is still being closely monitored and is expected to be in ICU at least till tomorrow. October 25, 2006 (10:00 am): Ashok is doing well now and is fully awake. He was taken off the respirator today morning. He is also able to talk although his throat is still scratchy from the ventilator and stomach tubes. He still needs to be closely monitored in ICU for next 24 hours or so. The visitation hours are limited and have to be kept to minimal. We will post an update when visitations will be allowed and the times at which they will be allowed.
We would like to thank everyone for their wishes to Ashok and their concerns about his health. We would also like to thank everyone who called and apologize if we were not able to take the call or respond to your messages. We may not able to take any phone calls today when we will be spending time with Ashok in ICU. However, if you need to call to find out more about Ashok's health you can contact Anita or Manju at the following times.
Manju Singh (12:00 noon till 3:00 pm) at (203) 743-9913. Anita Menjoge (4:30 pm till 6:30 pm) at (203) 438-8182. October 24, 2006 (10:00 pm): Ashok is still in ICU and in stable condition. He is highly sedated and still on respirator. Despite his sedated condition he is responding to the communication and touch. The respirator is expected to be removed early tomorrow morning. October 24, 2006 (3:30 pm): Me (Nandita) and Puneet were able to visit Ashok in the ICU few minutes back. He is doing fine and is in stable condition. However, the next 24 to 48 hours are still critical and the visitations are strictly limited to family members only. Thanks in advance for your understanding and consideration. October 24, 2006 (1:30 pm): Ashok's surgery went as expected without any complications at all. He has been transferred to ICU and he is expected to stay there for next 24 to 48 hours. October 24, 2006 (12:30 pm): The nurse just informed us that the doctors just completed the grafting of the veins without any complications. Ashok has been taken off the heart-lung machine and have started to close. Ashok is in stable condition and doing fine, and he is expected to be transferred to the ICU in about another hour. October 24, 2006 (10:30 am): The nurse from the operating room just informed us that the surgery is over one-third complete and it has gone smoothly with no complications so far. October 24, 2006 (8 am): Ashok just went into surgery. We expect to get an update on the progress of the surgery in couple of hours. October 23, 2006 (5 pm): Ashok is scheduled to report to the hospital for surgery on Tuesday morning at 6 am. Once he is prepared for surgery, he will be transferred to the operating room. Surgery is expected to last for 5-6 hours. During the surgery, a pump oxygenator (heart-lung machine) will be used to control Ashok's circulation. Ashok will be closely monitored for first 24 to 48 hours after the surgery and is expected to be in hospital for 5-7 days.
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