Pune Rheumatology Center
Dr Pravin Patil has completed 5 years training in Rheumatology from the UK and has extensive experience in the modern treatment of rheumatic disorders. He believes in patient education and involves his patients in making decisions about their treatment. Dr Patil treats more than 200 different health problems that affect the joints, bones, muscles and other internal organs (e.g. kidneys, lungs, blo
NEET पेपरफुटीच्या आरोपांमुळे केवळ एका परीक्षेचीच विश्वासार्हता धोक्यात येत नाही, तर संपूर्ण व्यवस्थेवरील विद्यार्थ्यांचा विश्वास हादरून जातो.
भारतात अनेक विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी परीक्षा म्हणजे फक्त गुण मिळवण्याची प्रक्रिया नसते; तर आयुष्यात मेहनत आणि प्रामाणिकपणाला खरोखरच न्याय मिळतो का, याची पहिली जाणीव त्यांना परीक्षांच्या माध्यमातूनच होते.
एखाद्या वयात मुलांना राजकारण, भ्रष्टाचार, वशिलेबाजी किंवा व्यावसायिक विषमता पूर्णपणे समजत नसते. पण त्यांना एक गोष्ट नक्की समजते, “मी प्रामाणिकपणे मेहनत केली, तर मला योग्य संधी मिळालीच पाहिजे.”
माझ्यासारख्या छोट्या गावातून, मध्यमवर्गीय कुटुंबातून आणि मर्यादित परिस्थितीतून पुढे आलेल्या विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी परीक्षा हा आयुष्यात प्रगती करण्याचा सर्वात मोठा आणि कदाचित एकमेव समानतेचा आधार असतो.
दूरच्या खेड्यात बसून अभ्यास करणारा विद्यार्थी या विश्वासावर जगतो की, उत्तरपत्रिकेला त्याचे आडनाव, कौटुंबिक पार्श्वभूमी किंवा आर्थिक परिस्थिती माहीत नसते; ती फक्त त्याची गुणवत्ता पाहते.
हा विश्वास डळमळीत झाला की त्याचे परिणाम फक्त गुण किंवा रँकपुरते मर्यादित राहत नाहीत, तर अनेक विद्यार्थ्यांच्या मनात व्यवस्थेबद्दल कायमची निराशा आणि अविश्वास निर्माण होऊ शकतो.
परीक्षा या केवळ शैक्षणिक प्रक्रिया नसतात, तर समाजाने तरुण पिढीला दिलेले ते एक आश्वासन असते की प्रामाणिकपणा आणि मेहनतीला आजही किंमत आहे. म्हणूनच म्हणूनच परीक्षांची पारदर्शकता आणि पवित्रता जपणे अत्यंत गरजेचे आहे. जपणे अत्यंत गरजेचे आहे.
एकदा का हा विश्वास तुटला, तर तो पुन्हा निर्माण करणे हे दुसरी परीक्षा घेण्यापेक्षाही कितीतरी पटीने कठीण असते.
– डॉ. प्रविण पाटील (Rheumatologist)
11/04/2026
दर्द से ज्यादा चुभीं नजरें
वह पिछले 20 सालों से दर्द के साथ जी रही थी।
शुरुआत में सिर्फ सुबह थोड़ी जकड़न होती थी।
फिर हाथों के छोटे जोड़ों में सूजन आने लगी।
फिर ऐसा दर्द, जो जाने का नाम ही नहीं लेता था।
लेकिन वह चलती रही।
कभी आयुर्वेद,
कभी होम्योपैथी,
कभी किसी ऑर्थो डॉक्टर की दवा।
किसी ने रूमेटोलॉजिस्ट से मिलने की सलाह भी दी थी,
लेकिन घर के काम-काज से वह कभी फुर्सत ही नहीं निकाल पाई।
“कुछ न कुछ तो इलाज चल ही रहा है…”
वह खुद को समझाती रहती थी।
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लेकिन आज की बात अलग थी।
आज उसके बेटे की शादी थी।
कई हफ्तों से वह बिना रुके काम कर रही थी।
हर तैयारी, हर रस्म… सब बिल्कुल परफेक्ट।
उसने तय किया था:
“आज कोई कमी नहीं रहनी चाहिए.”
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समारोह शुरू हुआ।
वह मुस्कुरा रही थी।
आशीर्वाद दे रही थी।
मेहमानों का स्वागत कर रही थी।
लेकिन अंदर से… हर हरकत मुश्किल थी।
प्रसाद लेने के लिए हाथ घुमाना,
तिलक लगाने के लिए हाथ उठाना,
बेटे का हाथ पकड़ना…
उसकी उंगलियाँ अब उसका साथ नहीं दे रही थीं।
सालों तक सही इलाज न होने की वजह से
रूमेटॉइड आर्थराइटिस (RA) ने अपना असर दिखा दिया था।
उसके हाथ अब सीधे नहीं रहे थे।
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लेकिन सबसे ज्यादा दर्द…
शरीर का नहीं था।
वह था लोगों की नजरों का।
लोग देख रहे थे।
कुछ फुसफुसा रहे थे।
कुछ धीरे से पूछ रहे थे…
“क्या ये गठिया है?”
“क्या बेटे को भी होगा?”
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एक पल के लिए वह रुक गई।
दर्द की वजह से नहीं।
उन सवालों की वजह से।
इतने सालों से वह खुद को “सामान्य” दिखाने की कोशिश करती रही।
नजरअंदाज करती रही।
जैसे-तैसे संभालती रही।
लेकिन आज, खुशियों के बीच,
उसे लगा… वह छुप नहीं पा रही है।
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उस रात, सबके जाने के बाद,
वह देर तक अपने हाथों को देखती रही।
और पहली बार उसने धीरे से कहा,
“मुझे इस बीमारी को इतने साल नजरअंदाज नहीं करना चाहिए था…”
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संदेश
रूमेटॉइड आर्थराइटिस सिर्फ दर्द नहीं है।
अगर समय पर इलाज न हो, तो यह जोड़ों को स्थायी नुकसान पहुँचा सकता है।
👉 समय पर इलाज से विकृति रोकी जा सकती है
👉 देर न करें, रूमेटोलॉजिस्ट से जरूर मिलें
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IRA Rheumatology Awareness Month
👉 दर्द को नजरअंदाज नहीं, समझना जरूरी है
The Doctor’s Side of the Waiting Room
Today being Saturday, our OPD was jam packed. The kind of day every clinic in India knows too well. The waiting area was full, and everyone was understandably eager to be seen quickly.
In the middle of this rush, our receptionist interrupted me. A man wanted documents for insurance purposes. His wife had died recently due to disease related complications.
I did what was required. Formalities completed.
When I returned to OPD, something had changed. Not outside, but inside me.
The clinic slowed down. I was no longer moving at the same speed. I could still see patients, but not with the mechanical efficiency expected on a busy Saturday. Soon, impatience in the waiting area became visible.
And that made me think.
Do patients ever know the doctor’s side of the story?
We talk a lot, and rightly so, about how illness affects patients and families. But we rarely talk about what daily exposure to pain, suffering, and death does to doctors. Every time we hear that a patient has died, it leaves a mark. This is not something you get used to, no matter how senior you become.
For me, one of the hardest moments is seeing a regular patient who, for years, came with their spouse, and then one day comes alone. Or hearing that slight tremble in the voice when they casually ask, “Doctor, you remember my wife?”
In that moment, you are expected to move on. Examine. Prescribe. Stay on schedule.
We do all of that. But somewhere inside, we carry those stories quietly, from one consultation to the next. They accumulate. They slow you down. This is hard to explain, and probably impossible for people in the waiting area to imagine.
Perhaps it shows up later, in ways no one sees. When I reach home this evening, the weight of the day may follow me inside. The enthusiasm to celebrate the start of Christmas vacation with my kids may not be the same, even though I try my best to be present.
Yes, we chose this profession, and we get paid for it. Some things, however, can only be experienced and not explained. We may worry that people in the waiting area may not understand. But even then, I feel this side of the story also deserves to be told.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 "𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰: 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲?
Today I saw a patient who had come for a second opinion. In reality, it was his fourth or fifth opinion. In India many call this doctor shopping. But I do not believe patients are looking for a new treatment option. They are looking for peace of mind. Sometimes the problem in Indian healthcare is not access to doctors. It is access to unbiased and trustworthy validation.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁
In our current ecosystem, information is rarely viewed as neutral. Patients often feel that medical advice comes with a bias.
• If a surgeon suggests surgery, we fear a commercial bias.
• If a hospital advises many tests, we fear an institutional bias.
• If we Google something, we are flooded with worst case scenarios that create panic.
Patients are drowning in opinions but starving for validation. They do not need a second opinion on the medicine. They need a second opinion on the authenticity of the advice.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿
This is the unspoken role AI needs to play. We do not need AI to replace our doctors or generate five more differential diagnoses. What most patients want is a calm voice that says: yes, you are on the right track.
Imagine an AI companion that acts as a translator between doctor’s expertise and patient’s anxiety. It would not offer treatment. Instead, it would answer the simple but haunting questions that keep patients awake at night.
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲: "Based on current guidelines, the treatment Dr Patil prescribed is the standard approach for this stage of the disease."
𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: "The doctor wrote idiopathic. This means the cause is unknown. It does not mean anything dangerous was missed."
𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: "You are worried about this side effect. Data shows this happens in less than 1 percent of cases. Your fear is valid but the risk is low."
𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Google may say 'no cure available for this condition'. AI can explain that this does not mean no treatment available. It helps patients understand chronic management vs a dead end.
𝗗𝗲-𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: "My pharmacist said I was prescribed steroids. Are those bad?" AI can clarify. "These are corticosteroids used to reduce inflammation. They are not anabolic steroids. It is safe and standard for your condition."
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽
The future of AI in Indian healthcare should not only be about faster diagnostics or robotic procedures. It should be about rebuilding trust. If an unbiased AI can verify that your doctor is doing the right thing, you would be ready to commit to the treatment plan.
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Pune Rheumatology Center, Ground Floor, Flat Number 1, Sheetal Apartment, Opposite Mahaveer Jain Vidyalaya, Sathe Path, BMCC College Road Deccan
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