Former India women’s cricket team head coach WV Raman recently narrated an incident where they had a mild allergic reaction to a particular food item, which led to an anaphylactic shock. WV Raman mentioned that his doctor said he should get to the hospital immediately as he was having an allergic reaction, only to realize that it was close to a spine-chilling kind of death.
The former batter represented India in 11 Tests and 27 ODIs between 1988 and 1997 and has more than 1000 runs to his 38 Test/ODI matches. Before entering into coaching, Raman has played the game at the domestic as well as international level and has also worked with IPL franchise teams. He also represented Tamil Nadu in 132 first-class matches and 87 List A games.
“Felt a bit of blood surge in my face”- WV Raman
WV Raman claimed that after experiencing a strong allergic response, his normal checkup became potentially fatal. Raman claimed that after taking his prescribed prescription, he observed hives spreading throughout his body. While driving, he started to feel a peculiar surge of blood in his face and tightness in his chest.
“Last Tuesday started off with me consulting my GP due to a viral infection I had. He prescribed a few medicines and an hour later, i had them after food. Two hours later, I noticed a few hives on my body beginning to spread,” Raman wrote in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“I called my doc and he suggested that I go to the hospital and get an injection for a typical allergic reaction to medicine/food. Might have ignored or delayed but felt a bit of blood surge in my face. That was odd I thought, and drove to the hospital,” he added.
“I felt a bit of congestion in my chest”- WV Raman
Raman thanked the physicians for making sure he was safe and recovered. Raman’s condition deteriorated despite the doctor’s injection. His health quickly declined, and he had a terrible event where he lost consciousness for 45–60 seconds before regaining consciousness.
“The 3 km drive was very uncomfortable. Along the way,I felt a bit of congestion in my chest, reached the hospital, the doctor went about administering the injection. As the procedures were being done, I was feeling terrible,” he wrote.
“I told the doc that I was getting worse despite the treatment. Things went down south very rapidly, and there I was in an embrace with death for about 45-60 secs. I blacked out and then came to after a few minutes! Seemingly mild allergy culminated in an anaphylactic shock,” he added.
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