MEDICAL APPEAL FOR A BRAIN SURGERY
MERCY KAMBU MBUKO
About two years ago, to be precise it was one fateful Saturday 29th February 2020, when a day that was normal and had seen me go around and about my normal chores turned sour in a split second.
I was visiting my mom and coincidentally my cousin brother(an angel sent by God to save my life) had checked in on my mom too. I was preparing some mangoes for my cousin in the kitchen when suddenly someone hit me so hard on the back of my head…so I thought! but on struggling to stand up straight found out there was no one who had hit me.
After offering the visitor the fruit I struggled again to get to the bedroom and all this while my cousin was oblivious of what was happening and I too wasn’t sure what was going on but honestly felt life slowly slipping out of me.
By this time, I heard mom come into the house and I called her into the bedroom, and she immediately gave a loud scream…by this moment am soaked in my own sweat, my neck is stiff and my head was pulled backward… and then I started vomiting green substance (which by now I have known is bile)
Cousin drove like a mad man and upon realizing that I may not make it to the district hospital he branched off to Karen Hospital Branch Meru which was like 5minutes drive from home.
They got me to the emergency room and were doing everything possible to bring my pressure down which by this time had clocked 183/108. After a bit of first aid, they recommended immediately transferring to Nkubu Consolata hospital which had the facilities to take a brain CT scan.
By this time, I had the “world’s worst headache”. If you have suffered a migraine, please take that pain, kindly multiply it with infinity…that’s how painful that headache feels. Did I mention my cousin accidentally hit another vehicle and we had to go to the police station? Anyways.
The CT report was that I had Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Bleeding in the brain
A second CTA, Circle of Willis done on 3rd March 2020, gave an impression of an ACOM aneurysm.
The CEO directed that I should be transferred to Mathari Consolata Hospital Nyeri (please see the report attached herewith)
For lack of funds for the ambulance, we used a private car and drove for about 3 hours where we were received by Dr. Nyaoncha and Dr, Sharon both Neurosurgeon in the hospital
Here again, I was diagnosed with a ruptured ACA aneurysm on the 4th of March 2020. ( Report attached) Was scheduled for an immediate operation in the following week but since we couldn’t raise the total amount the hospital discharged us and I deteriorated further. Violent tremors attack my legs and eventually my whole body.
My brother-in-law drove the better part of the night (such a blessed soul) to Nyeri to pick me, my husband, and our daughter en route to Nairobi Kenyatta National Hospital.
Our little sister Nancy had gone very early in the morning and booked us an appointment with Dr, Reuben Lubanga a Neurosurgeon
He recommended an MRI scan. This day was another dark one. The tremor attacks became so violent that the nurses had to rush me into the MRI room, and at that moment as everyone else made way for me …for once I felt like the hour has come. But when I saw the pain, agony, and tears on my daughter’s face, she was literally trembling .. I couldn’t let death win. I just couldn’t. The MRI reported? Leaking aneurysm.
He further requested we do CT/CTA/CTV Scans
This one showed normal brain CTA (All reports attached)
It was during that time the first Covid-19 case was admitted In Kenyatta and he advised that It wouldn’t be wise at all to be admitted because if I got Covid19 I wouldn’t survive and advised me to go home, take medications, and do follow up with him from time.
The suffering that I and my family have gone through especially after the lockdown due to Covid19 cannot begin to cover up.
Until April this year 2022, all hope was going when our brother Dr. Allan and his wife Mercy (they have walked the journey with us, encouraging, supporting, and counseling us and giving us hope..how can w ever repay you) consulted with Dr. Wanyoike the Neurosurgeon at BSR and we were able to see him.
He recommended a CT Angio which reported an aneurysm and scheduled surgery for 4th April 22 which didn’t happen. (Report attached)
Currently, we have seen Dr. Edwin Mogere the Neurosurgeon at Agha Khan University Hospital Nairobi, who has recommended a DSA and possibly coiling or clipping of the aneurysm(Report attached)
The cost stands at 1.6M.
You are the only chance we have now to save my life from this aneurysm of which all the doctors have agreed that in case of a rebreed then it will be fatal causing a stroke or even death.
With your donation, I can go for the procedure as early as possible since our family resources and funds have now dried up.
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