He was rushed to Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, where scans showed that the rod had pierced his small

Kumar had an emergency surgery in Kalyan to remove rod

KALYAN: When Cheena Kumar, 33, fell from the 7th floor at a construction site in Ambernath on July 28, an iron reinforcement rod pierced his body, passing through his pelvis and lower abdomen before protruding through his abdomen.

About 20-25cm of the rod remained protruding from his body. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Thane | Silver Rate in Thane | Bank Holidays in Thane | Public Holidays in Thane | Petrol Price in Thane | Diesel Price in Thane | CNG Price in Thane | LPG Price in Thane Stay updated with the latest Thane news.

“I never thought I would survive,” said Kumar, recalli­ng the moments before he lo­st consciousness. he says he is recovering well with their help Although he still needs support to walk. I cannot thank the doctors enough for bringing me back on my feet,” he said, still unable to decide if he will return to Mumbai.

Against odds, Kumar survived the fall, the horrific injury and massive blood loss. He is now back with his family in Uttar Pradesh and is able to walk with support. He is the first member of his family to leave farming for construction work. His wife, two children, parents and brother continue to live in the village. The fall left him with a severe open fracture of his left thigh bone, extensive soft-tissue injuries and haemorrhagic shock. He has since returned to Uttar Pradesh to be with his family. Download the TOI App.

A farmer fr­om Siddharth Nagar distr­i­ct,UP, Kumar had moved to Ambernath just six months earlier to take up his first job outside agriculture. “I never thought I would survive, and today I am able to walk with support.

After his fall, he was rushed to Fortis Hospital, Kal­yan, where doctors perform­ed an emergency surgery as his blood pressure was critically low. He was rushed to Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, where scans showed that the rod had pierced his small intestine at several points and passed through the iliac bone. It had narrowly missed the ureter and major blood vessels supplying his left leg. With his blood pressure critically low, doctors proceeded with emergency surgery after reviewing the scan images rather than waiting for the formal CT report. The rod was removed, the intestinal injuries were repaired, and the contaminated wounds were cleaned. Kumar recovered without developing an infection and was discharged after about a week.