HARE KRISHNA
FROM ACHYUTANANDA DAS
FOR ALL THE DISCIPLES AND WELL WISHERS OF HH JAYAPATAKA SWAMI MAHARAJ
After being requested by Mahavaraha prabhu, I am writing this mail to
update all the disciples and well wishers of HH Jayapataka maharaj about his
recent health events.
Today as of 31st July 2010, Saturday at 12noon IST Jayapataka maharaj is in
Kolkota , admitted in Belle View Hospital and he is recovering well. This
time we had to admit him due to the severity of urine infection which was
not responding to oral antibiotics and was getting worse during our stay in
Mayapur.
Jayapataka maharaj had developed this infection on 15th July while in
Kolkota and we had started him on oral antibiotic named Augmentin. He had
responded quickly to this treatment. But urine test results that came later
showed that the infectious bacteria is resistant to many antibiotics
including the one that Maharaj was under treatment. Hence another urine test
was done on 4th day of antibiotic to see whether the infection had cleared
or not: but by the time the test result came showing that infection was
still present in urine the course of first antibiotic was finished. Hence
reaching Mayapur, on last Saturday, 24th July, we again repeated urine test
to see whether urine has cleared of infection at the end of the full course
of antibiotic or not. By Wednesday morning , 28th July, when the test
results had not yet arrived, Jayapataka maharaj was already complaining some
burning in urine and was tired, with high pulse. So we had all suspicion
that the urine infection could be easily back , and this time with more
vigor. So we traced out the urine report from Krishnanagar and indeed it
showed that urine was still infected. Immediately we started with one higher
antibiotic, not waiting for the condition to become worse. But by the
afternoon , Jayapataka maharaj actually started with high fever and rigors.
It subsided, but came back next day morning and persisted to get worse by
Thursday morning. When it was evident that the infection is not responding
to this high oral antibiotic ( despite three doses of it fever was still
there and rising), we decided to shift Maharaj to intravenous antibiotics.
Hence on Thursday afternoon 29th IST we shifted Jayapataka maharaj to
Kolkota to hospitalize him and aggressively treat this serious infection. By
Thursday night maharaj was in hospital and was put on intravenous
antibiotics. With that by today he is getting better slowly. As of today he
is without fever for last 24 hours, urine has no burning. But Maharaj is
weak and easily tired.
Jayapataka maharaj underwent regular tests here like blood, urine and
sonography. Current plan is to administer minimum of 5 days of intravenous
antibiotics and then convert to oral ones for some time. May be by sixth or
seventh day of admission Jayapataka maharaj should be discharged from here.
Because of the nature of severe and resistant infection with antibiotics,
he will be definitely very weak and immunity will be low. Hence he should
have a good time frame for recuperation. This episode would prompt few
issues of prevention to be implemented with regards to prostate , bladder
emptying , nature of handicap leg mobility and others.
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YOURS IN SERVICE
ACHYUTANANDA DAS.