Success! Annet from Uganda raised $240 to fund a thyroidectomy.

Annet
$240
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$0
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Fully funded
Annet's treatment was fully funded on December 21, 2019.
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  • Annet's update
November 11, 2019

Photo of Annet post-operation

December 11, 2019

Annet underwent a thyroidectomy.

Annet received a successful thryroidectomy treatment due to goiter and she is feeling much better with no difficulty in swallowing, breathin...

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Annet's Timeline

  • November 11, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Annet was submitted by Robert Kariuki, Process Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare.

  • November 19, 2019
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Annet received treatment at Karoli Lwanga Hospital, Nyakibale in Uganda. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • November 19, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Annet's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • December 11, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Annet's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • December 21, 2019
    FULLY FUNDED

    Annet's treatment was fully funded.

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Nan is a 50-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia. Nan's and his wife have eight children. Four still live at home - one son works in the rice paddies with his parents, and the three youngest children are still in school. His four older children are married but visit the family frequently. Last February, when Nan was on his way home on his motorbike during a rainstorm, he suddenly lost control of the bike on the muddy road. He fractured his left femur, but could not afford to visit the clinic, so he was treated by a Khmer traditional healer. His fractured femur has still not healed. When a bone fracture is untreated, the bone doesn't heal at all, which means that it will remain broken. As a result, Nan continues to have swelling, tenderness, and pain that has worsened over the past ten months. It is difficult for him to walk and he is in constant pain. Nan is embarrassed because he cannot work outside with his wife and son or help to feed his family. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) can help. On December 11th, Nan will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $483. This procedure will fixate his unhealed fracture with an orthopedic nail to help to heal the bone and allow him to walk again. Nan is able to contribute towards the cost of surgery and needs help raising the remaining to fund his procedure. He said, "I hope to be able to walk again after my operation, so I can work to feed my family and send my younger children to school."

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