A Labasa Hospital attendant is in Suva in search of means to improve his health.

Rajeshwan Pillay, 39, of Siberia in Labasa was among those heart patients who flocked to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva on Thursday to undergo angiogram tests by the Sahyadri Cardiac team from India.

According to Webmd.com, an angiogram is an X-ray test that uses a special dye and camera (fluoroscopy) to take pictures of the blood flow in an artery or a vein.

It can be used to look at the arteries or veins in the head, arms, legs, chest, back, or belly. Mr Pillay had always been suffering from frequent severe chest-pains for the last three years.

He said this sickness had always left him bedridden and not able to do any work.

“I just hope that they will be able to treat my sickness so I can go back to work and help my family back in Labasa,” Mr Pillay said.

“I want to be free from it and also be able to live a healthy life because this sickness has always given me a hard time.”

He said he was informed about the Indian team’s trip to Fiji by his insurance company, Dominion Insurance, before he decided to come over and seek treatment from them.

“I thank the Government for enabling these surgeons to come to Fiji and operate at an affordable cost especially for low income earners like us,” Mr Pillay said.

The team started their Angiogram on Monday and they would be at the hospital until February 2 before the commencement of open heart surgeries from February 3-17.

Close to 40 surgeries are expected to be conducted.

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