Thane, June 27 (IANS) A man who survived despite contacting various life threatening ailments including cancer and paralysis and who underwent 10 major surgeries hopes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for his feat, doctors said Sunday.

Doctors who have treated Shamji Solanki, 47, said his survival surely deserves a mention in the Guinness and they have sent his medical records to London.

"We have submitted the case details of Solanki to the Guinness and they have agreed to run an initial scrutiny," said cardiologist Vijay Surase, who treated Solanki at the Jupiter Hospital here.

It all started in 1995 when Solanki, a Thane municipal corporation employee and an otherwise healthy man, was diagnosed with diabetes.

The trail that followed included gangrene as well as most major ailments like cancer, paralysis and hernia meningitis besides lung diseases.

"Except for gangrene that was connected with diabetes, none of his other ailments were connected with one another," said Surase.

"This is the reason why we thought he should find a mention in the Guinness book. Most of his ailments are mutually exclusive and he has been cured of them through medicines and surgeries," he added.

Solanki, a Thane Municipal Corporation employee, salutes his wife and their eldest son for their endless and unconditional support.

"I have undergone 10 major operations and except for my face, every single part of my body has undergone the knife," he said.

"My family had to sell my wife's ornaments and my sons sold their flats to fund my surgeries," Solanki added. His wife is a Shiv Sena municipal corporator.

Solanki's eldest son Rajesh said that when his father had a heart attack recently, many well known hospitals refused to admit him citing his complicated medical history.

"We could have given up. All we wanted is that our father should live. I am glad the team of doctors led by Dr. Surase took the responsibility," he said.

Solanki has also undergone bouts of malaria and dengue.

He has been treated with heavy dose of antibiotics to avoid amputation of his hand and leg due to gangrene.

Medical science notwithstanding, Surase pays tributes to the man's refusal to give up.

"I think it is Shamji's strong will power, apart from his family's will not to let him die, that rescued this man unscathed from the gravest of ailments," he said.