Ramesh Kr. Jaroli's story
~Patient themselves speaking
Your name?
Ramesh Kumar Jaroli
And what type of cancer do you have?
It is prostate cancer
When did you find out?
In September 2023
So which treatment is currently going on?
The first surgery was for testicle removal and then therapy started here in RNT in May 2024
And who pays for the treatment?
We have insurance from ICICI bank that pays for it
What symptoms did you have before finding out?
I had pain in urinating, fatigue, tiredness...the doctor said that we will need to have a biopsy, and that came back positive for cancer.
When you found out that you had this disease then how did you and your family feel?
Well, there was a little uneasiness. It was painful as well in the beginning but the doctor told me to be light-hearted and act 'normal'. After that I have been fine
How much treatment is left?
The doctor said that it will take about another year