Love story of a doctor... a bittersweet SMS

Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan
personDr Roshan Radhakrishnan
August 20, 2009
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I was in 12th.
She was in 12th.

I got MBBS
She got BSc.

I was doing MBBS
She got MSc.

I was doing MBBS
She got PhD.

I completed MBBS
She got a doctorate.

She got married.
I was preparing for a PG entrance.

She is the mother of 2 children.
I am doing my MCh.

Her child is in 1st standard.
I completed my MCh.

Her son passed 10th.
I have opened my clinic.

The irony of it all ...
Today is my ENGAGEMENT...
And today is her tubectomy.

Author's note : I guess this SMS was sent as ajoke to me... but there's just something so truthful about it that struck me... because I know many a medical heart that has suffered this scene in real life and had to carry on.
Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan

Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan

For me, bringing a smile on a person’s face and making them forget their own worries is the ultimate reward at the end of the day. Professionally, I achieve this by donning a mask every day and working as an anaesthesiologist to relieve physical pain and suffering. On a personal level, I do the same with my words, replacing the mask of an anaesthesiologist with that of a whimsical writer. My name is Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan and welcome to my Godyears.

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  1. IlleenAugust 20, 2009

    funny but sad all the same..

    how you doing Rosh?

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  2. aishu_hereAugust 21, 2009

    Was funny except for that last line..why tubectomy? Condoms or pills would have been as good, no? :P

    Jokes apart, I have a few friends who chose the medical line and are still studying for god-knows-what. Add to the fact that they moved to a different country..and that involves additional years of studying for the eligibility certificate..phew!

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  3. Dr Roshan RadhakrishnanAugust 21, 2009

    Barely getting a few hours in bed thanks to increased work load, Illeen.

    Aishu, I'm part of that same loop. Have to make the choice between focussing on studies on having a good marital life... we end up wasting our entire 20s behind books eventually.

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  4. SunshineAugust 21, 2009

    one of the major reasons i wasnt so keen on doing medicine...its endless years of studying!! which im def sure i did not have the perseverence for!

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  5. SumanaAugust 21, 2009

    :D ..Good one.But felt bad for u ppl

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  6. Jinu PeyetiAugust 21, 2009

    ha ha ha!! damn awesome! my entire family minus me is made of doctors. I TODALLY know what u mean! :D

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  7. MeiraAugust 21, 2009

    A cousin's in the 'same loop'. She's crazy about her work, despite all the frustrations. So I guess, there's something satisfying in it for all you docs. It's a good thing for us , i guess.

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  8. apAugust 21, 2009

    For once I thght it was ur engagement. :)

    Hope u are doing fine

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  9. broca's areaAugust 22, 2009

    lol

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  10. ReniAugust 23, 2009

    higher studies can sumtimes swallow u up and even wat matters da most in ur life...

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  11. DhanyaAugust 23, 2009

    In school we are four friends and only I took engineering while other 3 went for medicine. They tell the same.. All of them just finished their studies while I started earning long long back.. But I guess the nobility of the profession is worth the trouble..

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  12. Dr Roshan RadhakrishnanAugust 23, 2009

    not yet ap.. miles to go.

    Dhanya, somehow the nobility bit sounds hollow when we watch how everyone's been able to have a life while we've been running around amidst blood and books forever, giving up everything else.

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  13. CRDAugust 23, 2009

    hehe. her hubby seems to be very active :P

    dun worry, nows ur time to have fun :P

    Cheers
    CRD

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  14. Smilie!August 23, 2009

    doctor -- exciting miles to go....!!!! :)

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  15. PratsAugust 24, 2009

    You know someone else's tragedy is other peoples comedy.....

    So my take ROFL!!!! :-D

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  16. amnaAugust 25, 2009

    and here i was, thinking you wrote it..

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  17. Dr Roshan RadhakrishnanAugust 25, 2009

    Smilie, you sure about that ? I could use some major optimism right now :)

    Prats, Grrrrrr !!!

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  18. Chithira MenonOctober 12, 2009

    nice one...kinda hilarious though..:)

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