PK discharged from Mumbai hospital

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan was discharged from a Mumbai hospital, where he underwent surgery on his right shoulder, on Wednesday.

According to the Deputy Chief Minister’s office, he will be arriving in Hyderabad, where he will take rest at his residence.

Physiotherapy will begin after three weeks as per doctors' advice.

The Jana Sena chief underwent surgery on his right shoulder at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai on July 11.

Doctors have advised him to start physiotherapy after three weeks. According to doctors, it will take four months for the operated shoulder to return to normal condition.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on July 12 visited Pawan Kalyan at the hospital and wished him a full and speedy recovery.

“Doctors are advising that he needs to rest for three weeks, followed by physiotherapy. He is having a problem in the other shoulder, for which doctors are advising physiotherapy. After six months, they will evaluate and suggest a further course of action," Naidu had said.

The hospital had said in a health bulletin that Pawan Kalyan was diagnosed with a right shoulder rotator cuff injury, comprising an extensive tear of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendon with an associated avulsion fracture of the greater tuberosity bone.

He underwent successful arthroscopic repair of the injury. According to the health bulletin, the surgery was performed by Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, Director-Arthroscopy & Shoulder Service. The surgery was uneventful, and he was comfortable and recovering well.

“Following a period of rest and recovery, Mr Pawan Kalyan will undergo a structured shoulder rehabilitation programme, with an expected full recovery of shoulder function over the next four months,” added the bulletin.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited Pawan Kalyan at the hospital on July 13. He inquired about his health and wished him a speedy recovery.