Sagar is a 60-year-old farmer living in Nepal with his wife and daughter-in-law. His family survives off the income his son makes in India. Sagar used to work as a watchman in India before his retirement to his homeland in Nepal. Upon his return Sagar planned on being an active, productive member of the family, but he developed a bilateral unobstructed hernia.
A hernia occurs when an internal organ pokes through the abdomen wall, causing severe pain. Left untreated, a hernia can cause intestinal blockage or prevent blood from reaching vital parts of his intestines. He needs surgical intervention to reposition his herniated tissue. The hernia repair surgery repairs the abdomen wall with synthetic tissue.
Sagar has been unable to talk or laugh due to his pain, and he has had to stop working and walking.
“My hernia causes me a lot of pain,” says Sagar, “I hope I’m treated very soon.”
Our medical partner, Possible, tells us that for $491 Sagar can receive hernia repair surgery, as well as medication and hospital care that he needs to get back on his feet. With his hernia repair, Sagar will avoid complications to his intestines and he will no longer be in pain.