Walk of life

  Mindfulness. Dr Tripti Milind Galgali Hubli. I was standing at the footpath waiting to cross over.A Frail Geriatric lady was beside me.There was a heavy traffic jam.Vehicular movement was slow and lots of honking and agitated commotion around. All of a sudden a biker trying to negotiate the traffic climbed over the footpath and whizzed past.The sudden movement of the biker surprised me and the Geriatric so much ,the old lady got flustered and lost her balance .I dud try to support her but she fell down and hurt herself badly.Nearby crowd took her to hospital and rest is history. This is today a routine rough episode faced by every one. The unmindful hurry to reach our destination or complete our schedule or our assignments... We get so succumbed to ourselves that we remain oblivious to others and surroundings. Geriatric is scorned as a huddle and hurdle. I was anaesthetising a Geriatric who had fractured his hip when a biker hit him.... The Geriatric voiced his feelings ...

 Mahakumbh- an Everlasting memory forever. Mahakumbh at Prayagraj held after 144years when all the celestial planets align in single line.Very auspicious. It has come in our lifetime in 2025 makes us absolutely blessed. Social media platforms were full of posts,pictures and experiences of the Mahakumbh and Sangam Snan at Triveni Sangam.  At a personal level, I don't like visiting or being in a very crowded space is religious place.The long queues awaiting for Darshan,the jostling, pushing, loud noise, boisterous crowd.....I don't enjoy. My Octagenarian mother expressed desire. The last 3 days of Mahakumbh was the time I chose as crowd would be comparatively less and arrangements well planned.and well organised.Also Cost factor. The airline prices had slightly come down.Safety being main concern because of Age of my mother. Many who had been to Mahakumbh did warn me of the long treks due to vehicular restrictions and the massive kilometer long traffic jams. But friends were hap...

 Strength of a Prayer. - Dr Tripti Milind Galgali, Hubli. Prayer.... A faith, A Trust. As kids ,we all have been taught by elders to offer prayers. Unknowingly, I would fold hands and close eyes. I was a 3 or 4yr old.Family had gone to Mantralayam to offer prayers to Shree Guru Raghavendraswamy ji. I liked a compass box and asked my father to buy it for me.  My father told me" Pray to Swamyji and He will give it to you." Innocence of a child...I prayed loudly " Swamyji, please please  please give me a compass box.I promise will get 1st rank." A couple, a relative, got so overwhelmed by my innocent prayers..... They gifted me a Green colored plastic compass box. The whole family even today remembers this episode fondly. Prayers became a Ritual in later life. Prayers give you inner peace.The inner strength and determination to focus upon right things in life. As a Doctor and an Anaesthesiologist, Emmergency is very common and so is critical care. Faith in a Doctors sk...

 Woman Anaesthesiologist in 2025 Anaesthesia has been evolving with years. Tryst to make Surgery safer and Pain relief a priority,has motivated and inspired advanced technology, skills and newer pharmacological molecules are being brought into practice.  Anaesthesia which was once revolving around only Gases....Ether,Chloroform, Nitrous oxide( Laughing gas making people smile and endure procedures)..... is now flooded with choices and options  of Variety of techniques, technologies and drugs. No longer is an Anaesthesiologist restricted to only General Surgery or nickname Gas Doctor...... Today,Anaesthesia has entered into all fields of Medicine. Anaesthesiologist no longer only behind mask and scrubs. From Regional Anaesthesia, Peripheral Anaesthesia, Day care Anaesthesia, Critical care Medicine, Pain Palliative care Medicine.....Labor Analgesia.....apart from General Anaesthesia.  Along with the Field of Anaesthesia,...Anaesthetist has now progressed to being Anaes...

  That Person in Life. February 14th,celebrated as Valentine 's Day... The day of Love. When we are young,Love is a very superficial feeling. Chocolates, Heart shaped balloons,Gifts..... Butterflies in stomach,Goosebumps....Giggles and Wiggles... Today....yes Tomorrow...maybe.....anything. Feelings and Emotions surge inside. But not all times they reach the lips.... And rarely the right words express them. As we grow up.....our emotions get controlled....and feelings get calculated. The time taken for our feelings to express our emotions to reach our lips ...and words to take shape.....is long,difficult and strenuous. Some people are self motivated .They are independent and hardly need anyone for that emotional support. But for many.....most are emotionally dependent on another person. "That Person "...... If makes my dreams become his dreams. If motivates me to follow my dreams. If supports me in following my dreams. Holds if I fall back ever while foll...

  Is Jealousy good? Onida Television set advertisement became very famous with its tag line" Neighbors Envy.... Owners Pride". Jealousy is a natural feeling in humans. You aspire a certain thing or life....and you see your neighbor, friend,colleague,....or your Siblings get it...... Jealousy creeps into us. As a child,I wanted a Barbie doll.My parents didn't buy for me.But when I saw my cousin playing with a beautiful Barbie gifted by an overseas friend..I was jealous. During 12th boards,my bestie and myself were working hard together..But she got better marks to secure a medical seat in Mumbai whereas I fell short of marks.Whenever we met,she would gush about her Medical school ,the festivals and course.....I felt jealous. When I started my professional life, a colleague purchased a swanky car....or built a grand villa.....or went to that exotic overseas trip......Ah! I was burning inside with Jealousy. Is Jealousy Bad? Does being Jealous make me a bad person? J...

  How much is too much???? I have been giving Anaesthesia for past 2 decades. I have had to administer Anaesthesia to all age groups from newborn to extreme Geriatrics. Some have been very high risk and complicated. Sometimes, after the procedure gets over and when the patient post Surgery immediately or after a few days or months lands up in morbidity permanently....or finally succumbs... Not because of the procedure undergone....but due to stress of surgery and heavy pharmaceutical doses ..... I get disheartened. Was all this worth it???? Had  my efforts on taking the challenge of Anaesthesia gone waste??? The situation in Operation Theatre and Intensive care period is obviously stressful fir the entire team. If our patient shows better prognosis ,it's exhilarating and compensates all our tensed moments. But if unfortunately, the prognosis turns bad....a feeling of disappointment creeps inside. Each time a patient of extremes of age with underlying co morbidities l...