Help: Varsity student needs N10m for kidney transplant in India

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NIGERIA: A 22-YEAR-OLD final year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun State is in dire need of help to live.

Miss Oluwayanmife Iyanu Akinsanya, a student of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, who is said to be brilliant, was initially diagonized of kidney problem, which began while preparing for her final examination in October 2012.

She was said to have woken up only to discover weight on her legs, which she thought was mere malaria.

Several hours later, GatewayMail learnt, the legs swelled which led to her visit to the hospital for treatment.

Akinsanya was treated at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta before being referred to Mercy Group Clinics in Panseke area of the town for further treatment.

It was at Mercy that her ailment was discovered as kidney problem, according to a medical report signed by Dr. T.B Ojewande.

Ojewande stated that the FUNAAB student had chronic kidney disease, with 300.3mg/dl blood urea, Pcv 20 and blood pressure 140/90mmhg.

According to the doctor’s report after three sessions of haemodialysis Akinsanya’s blood urea read 60mg/dl, creatinine 2.4mg/dl, Pcv 20 percent and blood pressure 150/100.

Thereafter, the patient was admitted to State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta and after further examination she was discovered to have bilateral pedal oedema of three weeks and eye swelling of five days duration prior to presentation, with blood pressure at 130/100mmhg and pulse rate 92 beats per minutes.

The medical expert, who handled the case, Dr. C. A. Erinle, reported that her urea was 19mgldl, Cr 0.8mg/dl, abdominal ultrasound scan revealed bilateral chronic nephritis and was placed on frusemide 40mg, amlodipine 2.5mg, ramipiri 2.5mg and aldactone 25mg.

For further treatment, Erinle referred the brilliant student to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, where she spent some weeks and was returned to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta‎.

GatewayMail learnt that as the patient was being moved from one hospital to the other, the parents continued to exhaust the little fund in their purse.

And now, the hospital has declared that the only option left for the patient to survive was a transplant to be carried out in an Indian hospital.

When the GatewayMail correspondent visited Akinsanya at FMC, the once robust lady felt dejected over her plight.

Her cash-strapped parents are now appealing for financial assistance to enable their daughter to live‎.

A letter of appeal, which was signed by Mr. and Mrs.‎ Olusegun Akinsanya, the patient’s mother and father, said that in order to raise fund for their daughter’s treatment abroad, an account has been opened for Oluwayanmife Iyanu Akinsanya at Guaranty Trust Bank with number 0116126538.

“The situation now is precarious that she has being undergoing haemodialysis three times a week at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta at the cost of Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) per session, drugs inclusive,” they said in the letter.

They stressed: “The only alternative left is for her to go for kidney transplant which she has agreed to undergo at a reputable hospital in India as soon as possible.

“The estimated cost of the operations, payment for the donor or for the donated kidney, drugs and post-transplant check-up is N10million,” they said.

The distraught parents added: “In view of the cost outlay the family has been able to raise some amount which is far cry by all standards from what is required.  In this regard, we shall be forever grateful if you can kindly assist us with your prayers and financial contribution to enable us set out for the transplant as advised by the consultant in charge of her.

“We pray that as the Lord touches your heart to give, He will never forget your labour of love and reward you glowingly.  The account number for payment is: Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, 0116126538, Oluwayanmife Iyanu Akinsanya.”

And to prepare in advance, the FMC had contacted a kidney specialist hospital in India to take over the patient’s treatment, if the family is able to raise the medical bills.