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A
well-oiled
money-making
factory-line!
I
had
first
been
to
this
place
about
8
years
ago
with
my
mother
and
recently
I
accompanied
her
again
on
a
follow-up
visit.
It
is
a
whole-day
affair
where
patients
move
from
one
floor
to
another
floor
going
through
:-
-
A
long
data
gathering
session
with
a
rude
associate
who
furiously
types
everything
into
a
software.
Some
of
the
information
asked
for
made
me
wonder
-
"What
are
they
using
this
information
for?
Are
they
selling
personal
data?"
India's
weak
personal
information
gathering
laws
may
be
letting
them
get
away
with
it.
-
X-Rays
-
Scans
-
Sessions
with
junior
doctors
It
is
not
very
clear
how
it
is
all
orchestrated.
Sometimes,
they
ask
you
to
wait
on
4th
floor.
Then,
all
of
a
sudden,
they
call
you
and
direct
you
to
"Go
to
the
2nd
floor
and
show
the
papers
there".
They
don't
even
tell
you
what
is
next.
Devotees
of
Dr.
Shenoy
patiently
let
themselves
be
herded
through
this
conveyor
belt
system.
At
every
stage,
more
and
more
money
is
extracted
for
different
services.
Finally,
the
visit
culminates
in
a
2-minute
'darshan'
with
the
great
Dr.
Shenoy
himself.
Dr.
Shenoy
has
attained
a
"Swamiji"
aura
over
the
years.
Entering
his
room
reminds
one
of
walking
into
the
room
of
a
human
god
like
Mata
Amritanandamayi
or
Sai
Baba.
There
are
at
least
3
girls
in
the
room
-
all
wearing
dubious
masks
and
intensely
performing
their
roles
while
Dr.
Shenoy
keeps
you
occupied
with
his
charm.
One
is
sitting
right
at
Dr.
Shenoy's
elbow
pulling
up
the
patient
on
the
screen
and
providing
any
other
technical/logistical
assistance
to
him.
The
other
girls
are
guiding
you
in
and
out
of
the
room.
A
patient
is
ushered
in
right
when
Dr.
Shenoy
is
finishing
up
with
the
previous
patient.
At
the
same
moment,
the
girl
at
the
doctor's
elbow
pulls
up
the
patient
information
on
the
screen.
The
well-orchestrated
patient
switch
takes
about
10
seconds
within
which
Dr.
Shenoy
adapts
his
charm
for
the
new
patient.
All
that
Dr.
Shenoy
does
is
to
scroll
up
and
down
on
the
screen,
look
for
relevant
information
and
keep
the
patient
occupied
-
which
he
does
very
very
well
-
like
an
expert
magician.
He
calls
the
patient
"Ammachi",
"Achayan",
"Kka",
"Ttha"
etc
based
on
what
he
observes
and
what
his
assistants
have
already
recorded
in
the
software.
He
cracks
loud
jokes
and
gives
lots
of
importance
to
the
patient.
He
always
has
something
catchy
for
the
patient.
With
my
mother,
when
she
said
that
she
is
feeling
better,
he
said,
"ദൈവത്തിനു
നന്ദി",
which
my
mother
has
already
told
10
different
people
about
-
"എന്തൊരു
വിനയം
!
".
At
the
end
of
the
2
minutes,
we
are
expertly
guided
out
of
the
room
while
the
next
patient
has
already
entered
the
room.
The
whole
feeling
was
like
a
visit
to
the
Guruvayoor
temple
-
സായൂജ്യം,
despite
the
long
dusty
drive
there,
a
whole
day
spent
moving
from
room
to
room
and
floor
to
floor,
Rs.2000+
drained
out
of
my
pocket
(for
blood
tests
and
medicines)
and
finally
meeting
the
sage
and
getting
his
blessings.
I
don't
disagree
that
Dr.
Shenoy
is
a
great
doctor.
He
is
humble
and
a
good
doctor.
But,
I
am
skeptical
about
how
he
has
built
that
into
an
organization
that
lures
people
in
from
all
over.
If
you
are
the
kind
of
person
that
likes
organized
big-name
pilgrim
centers,
you
will
like
the
whole
experience.
But,
if
you
are
looking
for
simple
medical
care
and
are
willing
to
think
of
medicine
as
a
science,
I
am
sure
there
is
a
doctor
nearby
who
will
provide
the
same
treatment
and
let
you
go
your
way
in
much
lesser
time.
In
any
case,
please
know
that
rheumatology
is
not
a
critical
branch
of
medicine.
Most
of
it
is
lifestyle
management
and
maintenance.
In
most
of
the
cases,
you
can
manage
it
yourself
without
a
doctor.
In
the
rare
cases
where
you
need
medical
expertise,
please
try
not
to
fall
for
gimmicks
like
this.
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