On Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said he is feeling “absolutely fine” as he left the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata and headed home. The former Indian skipper also expressed his gratitude towards the medical team for looking after him ever since his arrival at the hospital with chest discomfort and had to undergo angioplasty.
Talking to the reporters at the Woodlands hospital, Ganguly said, “I thank the doctors at the hospital for the treatment. I am absolutely fine. Hopefully, I will be ready to fly soon.” He spent five days in the hospital, however, the doctors will now be keeping a “constant vigil” on his health and appropriate measures will be taken whenever required.
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The BCCI President Mr @SGanguly99 has been discharged from the hospital in Kolkata.
"I thank the doctors at the hospital for the treatment. I am absolutely fine. Hopefully, I will be ready to fly soon," he said 😊😊 pic.twitter.com/iNkmsjdeGS
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 7, 2021
The former India skipper was scheduled to get discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, but he was advised to keep under observation for another day by the hospital. Earlier on Tuesday, in the bulletin, the hospital said: “Report of routine blood tests are satisfactory, Echocardiography shows preserved left ventricular function with an ejection fraction of 56 percent.”
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Sourav Ganguly was hospitalized at 1 pm on January 2 with “chest discomfort, heaviness of head, vomiting and a spell of dizziness” during his workout in his home gymnasium at around 11 am. Following this, doctors had conducted angioplasty on him.
On Tuesday, Dr. Rupali Basu, MD, and CEO of Woodlands Hospital said the BCCI chief will be monitored at home on a daily basis after being discharged. The 48-year-old will be ready for the next course of procedures after about 2-3 weeks, said Dr Basu while updating teh reporters regarding the health of Ganguly.
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Cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty also met the medical team of nine doctors attending to Ganguly and then a further course of action was decided by the hospital. Dr Shetty said that the heart of Ganguly is now as strong as it was when the former India skipper was 20-years-old.
