Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan underwent a minor foot surgery on Monday at the State-run Gandhi Hospital.
Mr. Narasimhan arrived in the afternoon to have a corn on the heel of his right foot removed. Last month, he visited the hospital to get his foot checked before opting for surgery. According to doctors at the hospital, Mr. Narasimhan was operated upon by a team of doctors who performed the procedure with local anaesthesia. The Governor was wheeled out of the theatre and to his waiting convoy as he was asked to avoid walking for 24 hours in order to prevent bleeding.
In recent past, the Governor took a keen interest in the functioning of Gandhi Hospital and enquired about the state of affairs, mainly cleanliness and hygiene, at the institution. “He said he opted to undergo the surgery at the hospital to build faith in it and also to motivate the doctors,” a doctor at the hospital said, adding that no surgery or patient was kept waiting while the Governor was treated on Monday.