Kidney patient needs another life-saving surgery

Time is of the essence for 31-year-old Reena Sultan, a kidney patient who is in need of a second transplant.

Ten years ago, the mother of one underwent a kidney transplant and now has to do another in India. The woman now needs about G$4M before she can have the operation done. Back in 2007, Sultan had undergone a successful kidney transplant. She recalls that her brother had donated a kidney to her. “I was feeling well and my life was back to normal, but then a couple months ago, the symptoms began to return. I started to feel dizzy again and my body started to swell,” she revealed. Sultan said that she visited the doctor’s office and learnt that the condition had returned. “The doctors told me that if I don’t get this transplant again. I am going to die,” an emotional Sultan lamented. She is pleading with members of the public to help her raise the money to undergo a surgery in India.

She explained that the surgery can be done locally, but the cost amounts to $8 million. As such, she is seeking help to go to India. “I already have a donor. He is my nephew. He is 24 years old and he is ready to donate, but it is just to raise the monies.” At present, Sultan undergoes treatment for her condition at the Doobay Renal Centre. In an interview with Kaieteur News, the woman’s husband, Fazil Sultan stated that the treatment his wife receives involves dialysis. She would receive this treatment thrice weekly. (Kaieteurnews.com)