Sunday, 3 September, 2020
About Falguni
Falguni is a 42-year old woman staying with her family in Jamshedpur. She has two daughters; one is studying in 10th Grade and the other is doing her graduate studies. Her husband is into the automobile business in Jamshedpur and Falguni manages the household. She loves spending time with her family.
Medical Details
In 2014, she started experiencing pain in her abdomen, concerned; her family took her to Fortis Hospital in Kolkata. After getting a scan done, the Doctors found the presence of a tumor in her colon. She underwent a uterus removal surgery, which was then sent in for a biopsy. The Doctor on seeing the biopsy report mentioned that the tumor was cancerous. She was advised to under-go 8-cycles of chemotherapy at Tata Hospital in Kolkata, post which she recovered completely.
A few years later in 2017, on her follow-up consultations with the Doctor, they found the presence of a tumor in her uterus. She had to undergo another tumor removal surgery which was successful. In the beginning of 2020, Falguni was diagnosed with Lung-Carcinoma. She underwent 21-admissions of chemotherapy and was put under medication, as the medication didn’t respond with her body she was put under palliative care. In March 2020, she started experiencing severe breathlessness; due to the lockdown she had to stay home. The family brought her to HCG Hospital, Bengaluru in August where she underwent one cycle of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. She is yet to undergo further treatment along the same line.
Recent Update
By the means of your contributions and support from HCG Foundation, Falguni has completed her treatment and is on her follow-up consultations.