@Pluuummm Hey! Wife and I went to Dr Arpan Dev Bhattacharya at Manipal, and he was by far the best doctor we have ever met. Thank you so much for the recommendation!
Most Indian doctors are terrible to women.
Today my wife went to an endocrinologist to discuss PCOS treatments, and here’s what happened:
1. The doctor had another group of patients, a family of 4 sitting NEXT to her as he spoke to her about her history, symptoms etc. If you aren’t aware, this is a breach of patient confidentiality bordering on criminal. Especially given the topics they covered.
2. He asked her what our plans were to have a baby. Wife said we don’t want kids. He refused to accept this and noted “planning to have a baby”, saying he’d return to the topic later. Giving judgemental looks, of course.
3. He said PCOS isn’t real, or a big deal. Dudes, PCOS is real. Very real. Symptoms often include cramps worse than a saw blade to the nuts, debilitating hormonal swings, periods that last months on end where you’re birthing buckets of blood.
4. Asked my wife a list of her “favourite junk foods” (literally noting down each), then showed his assistant’s tiffin as an example of what she was “allowed” to eat.
5. Quizzed my wife on the meds she wanted to try, instead of just TELLING her what the meds do.
6. Interrupted her constantly when she was trying to explain her symptoms.
7. Insisted on a battery of diagnostic tests before starting medication - and insisted it had to be from HIS clinic. His clinic charges ₹9k for tests that are ₹2k elsewhere.
This isn’t a one-off experience. I’ve personally seen many doctors, even FEMALE doctors shrug off women’s pain and problems like it’s hysteria.
Today’s doctor has 2+ decades of experience, 4.8 stars on Google and took ₹2k in fees.
His name is Dr S Srikanta and he practices at Samatvam Diabetic Care in Jayanagar and I’d recommend avoiding him like the plague if you’re a woman.
Never thought I would hear about @letsblinkit at a last mile conversation in Baltic e-Commerce Forum in Tallinn. It feels amazing to witness the growth of quick commerce first hand when I stayed in Bangalore to now seeing it become a global case study.
Check on your parents banks regularly!
Mine have a pension account from @AxisBank and they changed it to a “liberty account” in July, charge my parents 200 for SMS service(was free earlier) and have a minimum balance requirement that was not met since we didn’t make the change.
Which sunscreen are you using currently and why that particular brand? Is it because of cost or as per your skin?
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@dipikajaikishan I couldn’t do fixed calendar forever and tried a this long back
- listed all dish options for breakfast, breads, dry veg, gravy and dal
- marked key ingredients
- would sit on the weekends and list the weekly schedule. Share it with everyone
-order/get veggies accordingly
How are folks managing weekly meal plans + grocery orders/runs + co-ordinating with cook?
What is the system that works for you? This plan has too many variables changing, always ☹️
@likithareddy Aah. I feel you! Started with -5 when I was 7 and I am up to -10 now 😐
Two things to note- opticians usually offer to give you a lesser power on lenses and glasses so as to “not strain the eyes” docs don’t agree with it. Actively work with a doc on lasik preparation.
They told me my vision/eye power would stop changing at around 18.
I’m almost 25 and it’s been increasing every year. We’re at -5.0 now.
At this rate, I’ll be legally blind in about 12-15 years.
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