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How I Bypassed My Bypass-Surgery?

(By: Lt Col Harish Nagpal)


Dear friends,
Due to modern lifestyle, it is not uncommon to learn that ‘so and so’ has been advised bypass surgery or
angioplasty by the famous cardiologists of famous hospitals. On one pretext or the other, the hospitals are
encouraging people to get full body checkups at throw- away prices, basically to get some patients for the
expensive surgery procedures.
People, who have medical insurance or for whom their company/organisation is paying for their medical
problems, are more attracted for such offers and become their clients. Minor blockages in the heart
arteries are amplified and the person is advised to undergo angioplasty or similar tests leading to
‘immediate bypass surgery or angioplasty with stents’.
My advice to ‘such people or likely victims for such traps’ are to just go through my medical history
appended below.
If you wish to remain healthy inspite of blockages in your heart arteries ‘follow the lifestyle changes
adopted by me’. If you follow the similar lifestyle you may also achieve the desired results irrespective of
your health status and age.
I was diagnosed ‘ECG abnormal’ on 01.05.2000 at M H Secundrabad during Annual Medical Examination by the
cardiologist Lt Col K R M Rao, when I was 51 years of age.
He advised me to get TMT (running ECG while doing some exercise) at Apollo Hosp, Secundrabad. This was done
on 02.05.2000 by Dr Shiv Kumar, MD, DM and the result was ‘positive for exercise induced Ischemia (High
Probability)’.
I was advised by Dr Rao to go through Angiography test at Apollo, Secundrabad. Angiography was done by Dr Rao
himself at Apollo, Secundrabad on 10 Aug 2000.
Diagnosis: Coronary Artery Disease (old inferior infarct, triple vessel disease, normal LV function).
The following blockages in cardio vessels were shown in the report:
(a) LAD: Mid – 100% blocked almost 2 cms long.
(b) LCX: Distal – 95% stenosis, OM2 – proximal 90% stenosis.
(c) RCA: Dominant proximal - 70%.; Mid – 90% stenosis; PD - 100% blocked at origin.
(d) LV Angio: No MR. LMCA: normal. EF: 70%.
I was advised to undergo Triple Vessels Bypass Surgery (CABG) at the earliest, and continue on medicines to
prevent further damage to the heart, which may lead to severe heart attack, which may be cause of sudden death.
I was advised by my close relatives to take other opinions from other specialists, before taking any final decision.
I showed my reports to Dr C H Umeshchandra, MD, DM famous cardiologist in Hydrabad. Based on the video of
angiography and angio report, he also advised me to undergo surgery at the earliest.
I showed my reports to Dr (Col) B Kalra, MD, DM in Delhi. Based on the video of angiography and angio report, he
also advised to undergo surgery at the earliest.
I showed my reports to Dr A Shrivstava, consultant cardiologist at Malhotra Heart Institute, now Metro Heart Hosp,
Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. He also advised me to undergo bypass surgery as advised or meet Dr Bimal Chhajer, MD,
famous heart specialist at Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi.
I have shown my reports to Dr Bimal Chhajer, who, based on my reports, advised me to take medicines regularly
and attend his three days camp with my spouse (costing about Rs 20000/- at that time). Meanwhile I should continue
on medicines. He was against any angioplasty or bypass surgery. His advice was to improve lifestyle and remain
healthy.
I took his advice seriously and decided not to undergo any bypass surgery. I also decided to improve my lifestyle,
which was not that bad, and not to attend his camp.
Angioplasty was already ruled out in my case being triple vessel disease with lot of serious blockages.
I asked Dr Bimal Chhajer: how my heart is supplying blood and working normally as I was not having any angina
pain, which is the major symptom of ischemia heart disease. He told me that God is not fool, he has provided us
collateral arteries in the heart which become active when main arteries get blocked due to deposit of cholesterol
etc. In my case these are active and meeting my blood requirement in spite of so many blockages, and therefore I am
not having angina. (This fact is normally not told to you by any cardiologist or medial professionalist. Moreover, a
fear is introduced to you or your family about the sudden death due to these blockages). He also advised me to keep
the blood pressure, lipid profile within ideal limits and have no stress.
I took medicines advised by him and some homeopathy / Ayurvedic medicines for almost two years, till I retired
from active service from the Army in end April 2002.
Before retirement one more Angiography was done on 09.07.2001 at RR Hosp, Delhi Cantt by the cardiologist.
Angiography report almost supported the readings of earlier angiography, with minor modifications:
(a) LAD: 100% Mid.
(b) LCX: 70% distal; OM2 – 70% at origin.
(c) RCA: 60% vertical segment.
(d) LV Angio: No MR / RWMA. EF: 65%.
You can see some improvements. With these results I was again advised for bypass surgery. I again decided against
the advice.
After retirement I stopped all medicines in phased manner.
My Strategy To Improve My Lifestyle
Being an army officer I tried to implement the lessons taken in the army:
(a) If you want to win your enemy, know him well. Analyse his strengths and weaknesses (SWOT).
(b) Explore all possible routes to overcome the enemy and than take the best course possible.
(c) Know your strength and weaknesses.
(d) Attack the enemy with full strength to destroy him forever.
The first one was to know the enemy. In my case: to know about the functioning of the heart and why we have
heart diseases. As heart does not function in isolation we have to know complete cardiovascular system. This system
that looks after our blood supply and purification (with the help of respiratory system) also does not function in
isolation. So we have to know our body anatomy and physiology. Therefore, I started reading available material on
the subject, starting with heart, which was my major concern at that time. I came to know: what are the risk factors
for heart disease, which are the heart diseases – their symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and prevention.
I also got lot of material on the net and studied it seriously. This has changed my total outlook towards life.
To remain healthy physically and mentally we have to tackle following aspects:
(a) To control the inputs to your body: food, water, air, thoughts etc.
(b) To exercise your body and mind regularly.
(c) To remain stress free all the time.
(d) To improve your environment affecting your life.
(e) To improve your relationships with family members, friends and neighbors (emotional health).
(f) To remain independent in most of your daily needs – physical, mental, emotional, social and economical;
this will reduce stress level.
(g) To cater for your future needs: to have security and therefore living tension free – physical, economical,
emotional, social and spirituals.
You may add some more aspects.
To meet the first requirement (control of input to the body), I have to know ‘what to eat/drink, how to
breathe properly, how to think positively etc’ and than implement the knowledge gained.
To meet the second requirement (to exercise body and mind regularly), I have to again gain information
about how to exercise, when to exercise, how much to exercise etc. and after gaining the info to do
what is best for me.
To meet the third requirement, I have to work in such a way that I am always stress-free. The main cause
of stress is to do what you don’t want. Again I have to study the causes of stress and how to overcome
these. After gaining the knowledge, implement what is best for me.
To meet the fourth requirement, I have to analyse the environment in which I have to live or work and if
need be improve it so that it does not affect my health in any way. Environment may be physical,
social, emotional etc.
To meet the fifth requirement, I have to be friendly with all my friends, relatives or people I meet
causally, so that they don’t become cause of stress, which is a major cause of heart problem.
To meet the sixth requirement, I should work in such a way that I have not to depend on any one for my
daily needs, this gives lot of mental security and remove a major cause of stress.
To cater for the last requirement, I have to plan my future economy needs so that I have sufficient
resources to meet my requirements adequately and I have not to work for money, which again leads to
stress. No job is without tension. So, I have decided not to work for money, if possible.
Now, I have achieved most of my objectives and living tension free, having adequate exercise, having control on
body inputs. I have control on my eats/drinks, thoughts and have Yoga exercises / Pranayam, sleep etc.
I sleep at 11 pm and get up at 4 am daily without any holiday.
I do regular yoga in Colony Park with 10 to 20 persons and teach them. It helps me to remain energetic throughout
the day.
All these have resulted better medical results: complete body tests were done in 2006 in R G Stone Hosp, N Delhi
and results were very encouraging. The results were again checked up in 2008 and are good one.
Dear friends,
If you wish, you can also follow them or make your own strategy. If you need my help do write to me at
harinag49@yahoo.co.in .
Do become member of SCIENCE AND ART OF HEALTHY LIVING yahoo group, moderated by me or similar
groups and get ready material for improving your lifestyle.
If you wish to become member of this group do write to me:
SOME COMMENTS:
Posted by: "Nandita Shah" shahnandi@gmail.com
Tue Apr 8, 2008 12:44 am (PDT)
I too am a medical doctor and I use the same technique as Dr Bimal Chajjer on my patients. You can also
read more about this technique in Dean Ornish’s book Reversing Heart Disease, and Prevent and Reverse
Heart Disease - Caldwell B Esselstyn as well as Bimal Chajjer¹s own books. I have also seen numerous
patients that have avoided bypass surgery thanks to Dr Bimal Chajjer.
I think it is not difficult to make the changes, especially if you realise that if one artery is 100% blocked,
many other arteries will be nearby there too.
One bypass surgery generally leads to another unless you make the changes, so eventually you have to.
Why not avoid the operation then in the first place?
Heart disease and hypertension are so common today that I feel this is the information that everyone
should know and live by, even if they are not yet diseased.
I think people like Dr Bimal Chajjer, Dr Dean Ornish, Caldwell B Esselstyn and my self have huge
successes only because we run workshops, where people learn firsthand how to make the lifestyle
changes and they are not just told to do it. Also the fact that we practice what we preach so we know both
the difficulties and the solutions.
I hope many will follow the suit of Mr Nagpal.
Dr Nandita Shah.

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