Kasande is a 35-year-old smallscale farmer. Her husband operates a small scale retail shop and has five children. She is a second wife to her husband and does not yet have children of her own.
Kasande discovered a hard palpable solid mass in her lower abdomen, causing consistent backache and a distended belly. She has tried to have children for nine years and is looking forward to the day she can have a child.
At Nyakibale hospital, Kasande met with the medical team and had an exam and tests. A scan indicated a large pelvic mass measuring 1.8 x 1.3cms. Her doctor has recommended she have a curative laparotomy treatment, which should result in a complete recovery for Kasande.
Kasande shared, “I think that this mass is the reason I have failed to conceive. I hope to have a child and continue with farming after surgery.”