Our experience with KIMS-SIKHARA, Guntur – Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I never thought I’d be writing something like this, but I feel people should know what our family went through.

My mother went to KIMS-SIKHARA for routine check-ups and specialist consultations as her regular doctor has shifted to that hospital recently. During the evaluation, she underwent a contrast MRI. After that, her creatinine levels increased, and we were told she needed to be admitted for observation.

From that point onward, everything seemed to go downhill. The biggest shock for us was that my mother was never the same after that hospitalization. Even weeks after coming home, she had not regained the health, strength, or independence she had before going into the hospital. Watching that change was heartbreaking.

What disturbed us even more was the communication.
One evening, a doctor told us that my mother would most likely be discharged the next morning. We were relieved and thought she was improving. The very next morning, everything changed. Instead of discharge, we were suddenly told there was “no hope” and that she needed to be shifted to the ICU immediately.

What changed overnight?
To this day, we never received a clear explanation.
Our family repeatedly explained that if her condition was truly terminal, we did not want painful, aggressive interventions that would only increase her suffering. We wanted her comfort and dignity to be respected.
Instead, we felt enormous pressure to move her to the ICU.

One of our biggest concerns was that once she entered the ICU, our access to her would become much more limited, and we would have very little understanding of what treatments were being given or involvement in decisions regarding her care. After a lot of emotional discussion, we decided not to proceed with ICU admission and brought her home.

Months have now passed, and she is still alive.
We completely understand that doctors cannot predict the future with certainty, and medicine is not an exact science. But after being told so confidently that there was “no hope,” only to see her survive months later, we are left questioning how those conclusions were reached and communicated.

Looking back, we truly believe bringing her home was the right decision for our family. We were able to stay by her side and care for her according to her wishes.
I’m sharing this not to discourage anyone from seeking medical care, but because families deserve clear communication, honesty about uncertainty, and respect for their decisions. During one of the hardest moments of our lives, we often felt pressured rather than supported.
Has anyone else in Guntur had a similar experience with KIMS-SIKHARA or other hospitals? I’m genuinely interested in hearing others’ experiences.