Survival without Surgery

R V Rajan narrates the experience of some senior citizens who achieved a complete turnaround of their cardio health by opting for a better lifestyle than undergoing surgery.

- R V Rajan

I met my friend ‘B’ after several years. He was having dinner with his family and a few friends at the club where I am also a member. When I asked him what the occasion was, he smiled and replied, “I am celebrating my 20th birthday.” Intrigued, I asked, “What do you mean?” B was three years older than me and I was already 75. He laughed. “If you want to know, come home and I will tell you the whole story,” he said. When he was 38, B had moved to a country in the Persian Gulf where he started a business connected with the building industry. Within 20 years he had built a small business empire, employing over 500 people and was making lots of money.

Thanks to his constant travel and the high stress business he was in, he had a massive heart attack in the middle of a meeting. He was then 58. Timely medical attention saved his life but investigations revealed that he had six blocks in his arteries and would need a surgery.