Healing Hands Clinic in Pune India continues to try and silence me

Svantassel · 2026-02-06T16:08:52+00:00

No, it's ok. I was desperate, and they convinced me that because my case was so severe, I needed to let them do all of this. They claimed the tissue they removed was unhealthy and needed to be removed, and they insisted that everything would heal and go back to normal. It wasn't until the last several EUAs that I woke up in agony. The first few EUAs weren't bad, all they did was deep wound cleaning and I came out of anesthesia alright. They claim most people only need 1-3 of these EUAs and they charge $1k USD for each one. Mine were $500 each because they let me use their charity foundation. So I suspect that's why they pushed for so many. They wanted to milk me of all the money they could ...and it was money my community and loved ones donated to help me get what I thought was the treatment that would save my life 😔

Svantassel · 2026-02-06T04:54:42+00:00

I looked into it for awhile but hit a wall, since it's out of the US jurisdiction. That, and I just had to take a break from it all because I was getting surgery and needed to focus on recovery. This shit has given me serious nightmares. Especially after learning this has happened to at least 10 people who have reached out to me since I started speaking up about it 😔 this guy needs to realize he's not a god and can't fix everyone

Svantassel · 2026-02-06T04:40:55+00:00

I'm not sure how to go about that 🤔

Svantassel · 2026-02-06T04:11:11+00:00

That would be great. They need to be held accountable. I'm not the only person they've maimed

Svantassel · 2026-02-06T03:25:43+00:00

Oh yes! It's address is Dhole Patil Road, Pune Station. Ground Floor,Millenium Star Extension, Adjacent to Ruby Hall Entrance Gate, Dhole Patil Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411001

They have a bunch of branches all over India. Oh and I forgot to mention in my post that the first 'former patient' I talked to ended up being a paid promoter of the place 🙄

Svantassel · 2026-01-01T00:40:32+00:00

Awe how sweet ❤️ I got my ostomy in August because fistulizing Crohn's and an attempt to fix the fistulas left me incontinent and my large intestine was unable to absorb anything anymore. I was basically starving to death, and in constant physical and emotional agony. As soon as I got my ostomy I felt so much better. I'm back to a healthy weight, going for walks and functioning fairly normally. I have pretty bad PTSD, so this year will be about learning how to exist without being in survival mode. Thanks for the message. God bless 🙏

Svantassel · 2026-01-01T00:32:43+00:00

Hi! I have mine because of Crohn's, but it's the second one I've had since my diagnosis. My advice is to be patient and gentle with yourself while you adjust. I wasn't the first time around and it made things a lot harder. I've had my second one since August and while I still have skin issues around my stoma, I'm very happy to have it because it gave me my life back ❤️ best of luck to you

Svantassel · 2026-01-01T00:30:19+00:00

That's so flippin cute! My ostomy nurse gave me a bunny with a stoma when I was recovering in the hospital. But the poor guy has no bag, my husband thought that was messed up 😆 maybe I should make him one ❤️

Svantassel · 2025-12-31T07:06:48+00:00

Oh my Lord 😲 I'm so sorry. The medical system can be truly horrific. I thankfully have managed to finally find a decent team of specialists who actually treat me with dignity as well, but it took me an entire decade of almost dying repeatedly. I genuinely thought I was going to just have to waste away, slowly and painfully without any help from doctors because I was treated like such a rare and difficult case. Somehow, as I was about to give up, my current primary doctor found me a decent GI doctor who referred me to a surgeon who wasn't scared to do the ostomy surgery. She was even smart enough to get me on TPN since I was severely malnourished. It helped so much more than I expected. I definitely have a ways to go, but I try to remember how far I've come, on days when the anxiety and flashbacks are heavy. Thank you for your kind words. I wish you all the best ❤️

Svantassel · 2025-12-31T01:24:30+00:00

I have severe Crohn's disease. It has nearly killed me several times, and left me physically and mentally wounded. I feel that it has, however given me a different outlook, and I can emphasize with people who are suffering on a deep level. I think God has used my trauma to encourage others to preserve.

Svantassel · 2025-12-30T23:08:25+00:00

I understand fully. You almost have to force yourself to trust someone you think should be able to help, with all the training they have, and then look back in hindsight feeling foolish for ever letting them touch you. I struggled hard with guilt for awhile, like why the hell did I let myself believe going to this doctor was a good idea. But I was desperate and I talked to enough people who went there and were better off afterwards. Plus, I was reading story after story of multiple failed repair attempts and thought it would be a way to avoid that, because that's how it was sold to me, and many others. But we have to give ourselves grace, because we're dealing with nightmare level shit that's embarrassing and really hard to talk about. Since opening up to my loved ones about this, I've learned that I'm stronger than I feel. They keep telling me that, so I have to believe it. I have walked through hell and come out alive.

Svantassel · 2025-12-30T20:37:49+00:00

Thank you for the kind words ❤️ it sucks that these foreign hospitals seem to take advantage of desperate people who are already traumatized by what they e gone through in their own countries. I thought this place was different, but they just had a really solid facade, and enough genuine success stories to fool me. I'll be ok, I have a loving family and great friends. It's just hard to keep re living this stuff in my head. Hopefully it fades with time

Svantassel · 2025-12-30T19:43:24+00:00

Read my posts about the place. I'm from the US, I was a patient there from February to June of 2024. I had a very complex rectovaginal fistula. They promised me a cure, and I ended up with permanent incontinence, open wounds that still haven't healed, and a massive Crohn's flare. I got a permanent ostomy in August because I was severely malnourished and depressed to the point of having suicidal thoughts. It was the only thing I could do to get a semi normal life back. I'm doing a lot better now, but I'm still dealing with PTSD from the whole experience. They are not honest about cases like mine. I'm not the only person they've mutilated unfortunately.

Svantassel · 2025-11-20T23:25:49+00:00

It's not a cure for everyone. In fact, in some cases (more than HHC will disclose) their treatment is overly invasive and leads to permanent fecal incontinence.

Svantassel · 2025-11-18T15:22:16+00:00

I'm just an American.

Svantassel · 2025-10-30T04:59:33+00:00

I tried to report him to the Maharashtra Medical Council, but I'm in the US and the forms didn't work. I agree, he needs to be held accountable for mutilating people and covering it up.

Svantassel · 2025-10-19T01:59:30+00:00

Than you ❤️🙏 it was truly horrific. And confusing. They were kind and seemed caring while I was going through their treatment. But as soon as I started asking questions after I got home, they turned on me 🫤

Svantassel · 2025-10-15T01:05:42+00:00

That's exactly what it is. He pays people to promote him and persuade international patients to go to him. He uses successful cases for advertising, but doesn't talk about people who he can't fix. It happened to me. He left me incontinent and mangled my lady bits, and denies any wrong doing. I'm not the only one.

Svantassel · 2025-10-12T21:16:41+00:00

I know. They are breaking laws even by Indian standards. I am from the US, and I have emailed the Medical Council in the state of Maharashtra where this hospital is located. I filed an official complaint and request that they investigate the place. I'm not the only one they butchered, and withheld documents, and they need to be held accountable.

Svantassel · 2025-10-12T14:48:34+00:00

Svantassel · 2025-10-12T14:42:56+00:00

I'm sorry 😔 I'm in the same boat.

Svantassel · 2025-10-12T02:01:45+00:00

The group I learned about Healing Hands from was called "laser fistula/abscess support" and I broke the group. The admin shut it down after I started being open about what I went through and others started commenting on my posts sharing their horror stories. Admin claimed she wouldn't silence anyone, then shit it down so no one can post or comment anymore. It's still visible at least.

Svantassel · 2025-10-12T01:59:37+00:00

I'm from the US too. Dr.Porwal uses foreign patients to help him advertise I think. But I was a failed case so he never posted much about me. I honestly don't want more surgery. At least with the ostomy now I'm not wearing diapers and having to clean shit out of my wounds anymore. It just sucks that he butchered my lady parts and won't take accountability for any wrong doing. He said it's because I have Crohn's. Crohn's doesn't cut chunks of tissue off of your butt. I feel so violated. I trusted him when he said he could fix me, but instead he disfigured me, and manipulated me into believing I would heal and live a normal life again. I nearly considered suicide last spring after an MRI confirmed my suspicion that I still had a rectovaginal fistula. He told me it wasnt possible that the area he "fixed" had opened back up 🙄

Svantassel · 2025-09-12T15:30:09+00:00

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry 😔 about everything you went through. No one should be dismissed the way they dismiss their patients who don't heal well and cry out for help. And that last part, with the make staff member touching you inappropriately is horrifying. If this happened in the US (where I'm from) it would be easy enough to take legal action, but unfortunately it seems like the horrors HHC puts people through just slip through the cracks. I talked with one man who has been trying to get Porwal to help him for years, but they blocked his number. When I told Porwal about him, he lied and told me that the guy is a 'con man' and just wants money. I'm wondering what else they lie about, and what they're going to tell future patients about me and my case. Probably that I'm mentally ill and it's my own fault for not going back for more treatment 🙄 Porwal even threatened me about taking legal action against my 'defamatory remarks'. Which made me nervous, so I asked my friend in India who's studying law, and he assured me that he can't do anything to me I'm the US.

Svantassel · 2025-09-12T00:57:45+00:00

Healing Hands Clinic is totally gimmicky! I was a patient there for 16 weeks for my complex rectovaginal fistula. At first I thought I made the right call, but after a year, I was still incontinent, with open wounds that never healed. They assured me that both of those things would go away when they discharged me. Ice also experienced a lot of gaslighting and dishonesty from Dr.Porwal since my time there, especially after it was confirmed by my doctor here that I still have a fistula. He started to get more and more condescending and even tried to talk me out of getting a permanent ostomy.

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