Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata

Most people walk with a frame or crutches the day after knee replacement, manage stairs with support before leaving hospital, walk without an aid at around six weeks and drive again after about six weeks. Full recovery, meaning the knee stops feeling like "the operated one", usually takes several months to a year. Those milestones sound neat on paper. In real homes they collide with narrow Kolkata staircases, Indian toilets and low beds. Here's what each stage of recovery actually looks like, and the practical fixes that make it easier. What happens in the first two weeks after knee replacement? In the first two weeks, the goals are controlling pain and swelling, bending the knee to about 90 degrees and walking short distances with a walker. Most patients go home within one to four days, and stitches or clips are checked or removed at around two weeks. Days 1 to 4: in hospital Physiotherapists usually get you standing within 24 hours. You'll practise walking with a fr...

The latest treatment of liver cancer depends on stage, but the biggest change in recent years is immunotherapy combinations for advanced disease, alongside safer surgery, targeted procedures through the blood vessels and precise radiation for earlier tumours. There's no single "newest cure". There's a much better matched menu than there was ten years ago. That matters because families searching for liver cancer surgery in Kolkata often assume surgery is the only serious option, or that a scan showing a tumour means nothing can be done. Neither is true for most patients. This guide walks through what's used now, stage by stage, and what decides which option you're offered. How do doctors decide which liver cancer treatment you get? Treatment for primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is chosen on three things: the size and number of tumours, how well the rest of the liver works, and the patient's general fitness. A small tumour in a healthy liver ...