Doctors say that N Muthassir Arafath should maintain hygiene and remain free from infection
Arafath is all set to give his medical examination after succesful kidney transplantation. He received a kidney from a brain-dead patient who also donated his liver that was transplanted to a 51-year-old man from Vadapalani at the hospital the same
Chennai: Just 23 days after undergoing kidney transplantation, 22-year-old N Muthassir Arafath, a final year medical student is confident of writing the examination this academic year. Doctors at Stanley Medical Hospital where he was treated for the high-end surgery say that Arafath is responding well and can write the exam, but should maintain hygiene and remain free from infection.
Arafath says, “I have wanted to become a doctor since my school days, just for the respect they receive and the way they are treated in public. I completed class 12 from my hometown in Dharmapuri with 1139 marks out of 1200 and joined Kilpauk Medical College in Chennai as a hosteller. Everything was normal till one and half years earlier, after which I had severe and nonstop headache. Doctors diagnosed me for kidney failure with no cause identified. During treatment, I underwent 145 dialysis. Now, I am on leave from the end of October and have already lost one month’s portion, which is worrying me. The examination is scheduled for February 2015,” he adds.
“Candidates with 85 per cent alone will be allowed to write the examination and I fear for this,” says Arafath. In fact, he was seen reading the lessons right from the fourth day of the operation from his iPad, his doctor Edwin says. He was advised to wear a mask and avoid crowded places to avoid infection. His concerned mother Aasma feels that his health is more important than seeing him in a white coat. “Let him rest at home and we will decide about his attending the exam,” she adds.
Arafath received a kidney from a brain-dead patient who also donated his liver that was transplanted to a 51-year-old man from Vadapalani at the hospital the same day.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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