Kyaw is a 30-year-old farmer who lives in rural Thailand with his wife and their four-year-old twins. Kyaw and his wife both work on a farm, planting corn and onions. However, Kyaw has not been able to work for about two weeks due to pain caused by bladder stones. Kyaw reports that he has been experiencing symptoms of bladder stones for one year. However, the symptoms have worsened considerably in the past two weeks.
Kyaw was seen at a local clinic and hospital for his symptoms, and an ultrasound confirmed that he has bladder stones that will need to be removed through a procedure called a ureteroscopy.
On April 9, surgeons at our medical partner’s care center, Mae Sot General Hospital, will perform a ureteroscopy to remove Kyaw’s bladder stones. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 for Kyaw’s treatment. This will pay for his surgery, medications, laboratory tests, imaging, and five nights in the hospital.
Kyaw hopes that he can recover from surgery as soon as possible so that he can return to work and provide for his family. He says, “I want to look for a job that will pay more so I can pay for food for my family and afford to send my children to school.”