KRISHNA Heart and Super Specialty Institute

This spring, after having a lot of pain in my left hip for several weeks, I decided it was time to explore having my hip replaced.

Because of an infection in my hip socket at age 13 my hip has been stiff and progressively more painful. Also at this time I began to have back pains while sitting.

While talking to people in the medical field I began to realize that this would be a very costly operation. My health insurance would not cover this expense because of a clause in the insurance contract which states it does not cover a pre-existing medical condition.

My research found that this surgery would cost a minimum of $30,000. While searching the internet for recommendation on the different types of hip replacement, I came across an advertisement in Google, about this hospital’s joint replacement program. In exchanging e-mails with KRISHNA Heart I learned my operation would cost about 1/4 of what I would cost in the USA. I had enough money saved to cover this amount.

My knowledge of India is very limited. However, the experience with medical people, I have had contact with in the USA, who came from India has been very positive. A growth on the side of my face was removed and most of my dental work done by medical people from your country. Also, I had a friend to mine,Tony Hansen, who travels to India on business, check out KRISHNA Hospital on his last visit. He told me the hospital had a very good reputation and that the father of someone he knew in India had Heart surgery at this hospital and was very pleased with the results.

My expectation on the medical care at KRISHNA Hospital was that it would be adequate and my stay here would be very lonely. I was surprised to find that Dr. Vikram Shah and his team were able to extend my leg by almost three inches.

From the moment your staff met me at the airport I have not been lonely. I never expected that stranger would treat me with so much care and kindness. It seems the staff at KRISHNA really cares about my mental well being. Having only been in KRISHNA Hospital for my stay in India I do not know if it is just your staff or that the people of this country are just kind to strangers. I hope it is the ladder.

I hope others patients from the USA will be able to share in the friendliness of a stay at KRISHNA Hospital.

In closing I wish to say that my visit here has been one of the most positive experiences in my life.

Gary Konkol
Milwaukee, WI, USA
30 November 2005