A 57-year-old man from Vapi, who endured excruciating pain for seven months due to repeated misdiagnoses, finally found relief after consulting doctors at a Ghatkopar hospital. What was repeatedly diagnosed as pneumonia since November last year turned out to be two pieces of betel nut lodged in his lungs.

I visited my local doctor in Vapi at least four times over seven months. The symptoms were always the same, and so was the diagnosis. Only the pain kept increasing. It felt like an endless cycle. I was on medication, but nothing worked. I also lost 6 kg because I couldn’t eat properly due to the constant pain and illness,” said the patient, who suffered from persistent cold, cough, fever, and chest pain. As his condition worsened, a friend recommended he visit Zynova Shalby Hospital in Ghatkopar, where they had previously received good treatment.