Morning Walk : Vignettes.

MORNING WALK : VIGNETTES.

In the year 2001,even after short walk of say 100 to 200 meters I used to have severe pain in my right leg.Blockage to my Right Common Iliac Artery was detected as a cause.Team of Dr Rajesh Muddahda and Dr Rewatkar installed a stent at GMCH Nagpur.to get rid of this ailment which, if not treated, was threatening amputation of my right leg.I was told this was was first ever stenting done at GMCH.

Stent was a success.I had no problems  there after.Within a year I had a bad case of food poisoning and sever dehydration causing contraction of arteries.This resulted in  re-blockage of my right iliac. Dr, Rajesh and Rewatkar inserted another stent.So I had a stent in a stent.They also detected 70% blockage of my Left Iliac and inserted a stent there as well.

They advised me to totally give up smoking and walk for at least 5KM everyday.

I had never followed regime of morning walk in my life.But rather than face a legless life I decided to follow their advice.On goggle maps I chalked out a route from my house for my morning walk of as to near to 5KM as I could get.Finally found a route measuring 4.8KMs.and I started my morning walk regime.Since 2001 have been faithfully following their advice. 

It has now been  more than 16 years that I have been going over the same route.The experiences, the changes in the houses and its occupants have not only been entertaining but everyday  brings home to me realisation that only thing constant is the changing nature of the world . And that more they  change more they remain the same.Appears a contradiction.Little more thought and one realises the truth of the statement.

I was surprised to see very large number of people including ladies of all shapes and sizes doing the morning walk.

I said to myself , OMG never realised that such a large number of people was walking around with stents !!!