A 20-year-old woman from Junagadh, Gujarat, has accused a vascular surgeon of performing surgery on her right leg without her consent instead of addressing the left leg as initially intended. She alleges that the procedure has left her with persistent pain in the right leg for six months. The issue dates back to a minor injury the patient suffered to her left leg during a religious festival about a decade ago. Over time, the pain worsened, prompting her to consult her primary care provider in Junagadh.
Following an initial examination, her doctor referred her to a vascular surgeon. She sought affordable treatment and visited a hospital in Rajkot under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme. After conducting an examination, the vascular surgeon at the Rajkot hospital initially prescribed medication for five days. However, when the medication failed to alleviate her…
