Third Relapse

Shekhawat

Shekhawat is once again, in deep trouble. Since Saturday last, his chest has started smarting under the sutures (from a bypass surgery, years ago), leaving him terribly weak and exhausted. Apart from the intense pain, continuous pus formation in the affected area has gravely worsened his condition.
“On Sunday we had forcibly squeezed out four tablespoons of pus from the area,” his wife informed. “On top of that, he is hardly eating anything. He says he has lost his appetite due to the pain. This morning, we checked his weight and found he had lost two kilos in the past few days.

On the first day of Ramazan today...

He has become so weak…”
Yesterday (Monday), Shekhawat managed to visit his local GP and was told to immediately get in touch with Asian Heart Institute – if possible, with the surgeons who had operated on him. They were best equipped to suggest a future course of action. This was the same piece of advice the good doctor had given earlier also – on the two occasions when Shekhawat approached him with the same problem.
On both occasions however, Shekhawat chose to ignore him and went to the Naval Hospital (in Colaba) instead, only to be faced with a relapse each time. This time though, good sense prevailed and he has booked an appointment with Asian Heart Institute for tomorrow, i.e. Wednesday. Till then, he shall have to depend on painkillers, including an ointment.
Strangely enough, some members of the Club are seeing a ‘larger conspiracy’ in all this. Their considered view is that had Shekhawat not gone to his village last month, he would have been saved from so much grief and “none of the pus formation and pain would have happened”. This is obviously the result of messing around with the chudails of his village, they argue.
Now, who would quarrel with this argument?

Karun Sharma:
Traveling consumes lots of energy and exposes one to health risks. We would like Shekhawat to be healthy and jovial. But for this he must learn to conserve energy and maintain good health.

Bihari Milwani:
To be healthy, Shekhawat must be happy. And he is happy only when all his four saalis come to the Club. So someone must make the effort to bring them in the morning.