Patient Experience
Had my gallbladder removed last month. The surgery itself went fine, but the first few days after were rough. Dr. Dutta was really clear about what to expect with the pain and how to manage it. He didn't just hand me pills; he explained the whole recovery timeline. I still had to take it easy, but knowing what was normal and what wasn't made a huge difference. The nurses at Manipal were great too.
Our 8-year-old son had a nasty stomach bug that just wouldn't let up. We were so scared when he couldn't keep anything down. Dr. Dutta saw him at Manipal and was just... calm. He talked to our son directly, not just to us, which made him feel better. He explained everything in a way we could understand without making us more panicked. He checked in the next day too, which meant a lot. We felt like he genuinely cared.
Went to Dr. Dutta for a persistent cough. Parking at the hospital was a nightmare, had to circle for ages. But the appointment itself was good. He listened, didn't rush, and figured out it was a weird allergy thing, not an infection. Got the right meds, cough cleared up in a week. Straightforward and helpful.
I've had this dull ache in my side for months. Saw a couple of doctors who just shrugged. My wife finally pushed me to go to Manipal. Dr. Dutta actually sat down and went through my whole history, asking questions I hadn't even thought were related. He ordered specific tests the others hadn't. Turns out it was a minor hernia that was just getting irritated. The fix was simple, but finding it was the hard part. He just had a methodical way of piecing it together. The wait in his clinic was a bit long, but honestly, it was because he spends time with each person.