It’s an uncomfortable pattern nephrologists in Delhi keep encountering: patients in their 20s and 30s arriving with kidney function already meaningfully reduced, often with no earlier warning
Patients occasionally ask their surgeon a version of the same question after being diagnosed with both weak bones and joint damage: if I’m getting a new joint
This question really has two separate parts, and both deserve honest, specific answers. First: is there a genuine need for knee replacement surgery in your particular case,
“Your valve is damaged, but you don’t need surgery yet.” It’s a sentence that confuses many patients. The answer lies in how cardiologists actually make this decision:
