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Telltruth123:
I really appreciate your concern ma, initially I took him to private hospital that is where the doctor told me it's hernia and the only solution is operation, since then I have heard many stories from people about the operation that is why I want to prefer general hospital since they have more qualified doctors but I didn't know that this is what people go through before they get operated at general hospital.
I want to wait till the next appointment date which is 25/09/2025 may be they will give us the operation date, if they still postpone it maybe I will take him to private hospital.
Thank you very much ma, I really appreciate your concern ma, God bless you ma.

pocohantas:
That is fine. I support you on this. It is quite a sensitive surgery, so let's ensure it is done by the best hands out there. I will save the date.

Telltruth123:
I really appreciate your concern ma, initially I took him to private hospital that is where the doctor told me it's hernia and the only solution is operation, since then I have heard many stories from people about the operation that is why I want to prefer general hospital since they have more qualified doctors but I didn't know that this is what people go through before they get operated at general hospital.
I want to wait till the next appointment date which is 25/09/2025 may be they will give us the operation date, if they still postpone it maybe I will take him to private hospital.
Thank you very much ma, I really appreciate your concern ma, God bless you ma.

Esthered:
I've been following your story through Aunty Poco's responses to you.
My uncle was visiting General Hospital at Gbagada where he was diagnosed of Hernia. We spent over a 100k on come today, come tomorrow for over 3 months. Surgery was postponed because he was underweight.
My mum took him to her place to take care for him and seek a second opinion at a private hospital. He saw the doctor who attends to him at Gbagada in the private hospital at Ikorodu. We ended up doing the surgery there as it was affordable at N250k.
General Hospital has good hands no doubt but you'll be delayed with repeated visits except you know someone who can influence a fast track. I wish your son a restored health.

Clarendon:

Okay, good. You can delete the details now.

From your comment earlier, where you did a little price analysis, we can do the following:

Full gas that will last a month (+ so your son can use hot water to bath) = 7,200
Half bag rice = 36,000.
The garri you talked about = 13,000
Your son’s school fee = 23,000
We can do tomatoes + pepper = 15,000
The balance can cover miscellaneous expenses like transportation.

You can then use your salary for this month to buy beans and other things to keep the house running.

You can check your account as I just sent money to cover all of the listed items above.

Hopefully this helps in a little way.

Telltruth123:
Once again, thank you very much sir for your assistance, Almighty God will continue to bless you and your family sir. My first daughter has also got admission to university.
Thank you very much sir.

Clarendon:


That’s great news! Congratulations to her!

Clarendon:

Great! But, just something to point out - Eating rice (particularly white rice) everyday might not be a good idea, just so you don't increase your blood sugar level beyond healthy limit. Brown rice + proteins should be the way to go. So you should be looking at brown rice, beans, eggs, milk, fish, meat. How much for a bag of beans in your location? I see you did not include it.

Thank you for your help, I just wanted to say that hardship would not even let one check their diets one would only be after their tummy being filled. God bless you for your help.

Telltruth123:
Once again, thank you very much sir for your assistance, Almighty God will continue to bless you and your family sir. My first daughter has also got admission to university.
Thank you very much sir.

noobody:
It's obvious you are not tired of chasing clout!

I have told you my hands are off on your matter

God would see and guide you through

Have a nice life ahead of you.

Lamanii22:
Wow congratulations to your daughter! The lord will make way for her and grant her great knowledge

pocohantas:
That is fine. I support you on this. It is quite a sensitive surgery, so let's ensure it is done by the best hands out there. I will save the date.

pocohantas:
Good evening! So sorry about this. I am also disturbed at how long it has taken and we are still on more appointment dates. I really did think it would end today and you would be given a surgery date. Yet it is another appt again. What stopped them from giving you a surgery date today? It is not like they are doing further diagnosis.


Wait a minite, I thought it is 25th of August.
Just seeing it is 25th of September!

Do you want to switch to a private hospital?
It is assumed govt hospitals are better for surgeries as they have better hands, but the choice is yours at this point.

Clarendon:


That’s great news! Congratulations to her!

Telltruth123:
Good morning ma, I really appreciate your assistance ma, you are a God sent. I went to Ikorodu general hospital yesterday concerning the requirement for the operation which is dated December 2nd.

The doctor wrote the operation type in a paper and told me to go to the account department to know the cost of the operation, when I got to the account department, they wrote the cost on the paper which is N110,000 not including drugs, they said I will go to the pharmacy to know the cost but not until that date.

So, the account department said it is on that operation date they will give me the account number where we will pay the money, I pray everything to be successful.
The next appointment date they gave me before the operation date is 27th of November, 2025.
Thank you very much ma.

pocohantas:
Good afternoon!
It is always my pleasure.

If I get you right, no payment would be made until December 2nd and this includes the cost of drugs. So we wait...

Alright then. I will keep this in mind.

Clarendon:
Hello Telltruth123,

I only just started following this thread, and it seems you’re going through quite a lot. I am glad good people on this thread have come to render help to see that your son gets back in good health.

I see that the thread started on a chaotic note, with someone accusing you wrongly. Although the person went about it the “absolute” wrong way, I think the person was only trying to protect others from something which could potentially be a scam. I also appreciate how you handled the matter.

You said your son was diagnosed with inguinal hernia. I am very sorry to hear about that. I would advice you discontinue the herbal treatment, as this is something that needs surgical intervention, not herbal medicine. It is looking like doctors are yet to decide on a date for surgery. Hopefully a date is decided soon. I can also see that you’re scared of taking too much time off work to attend to your son’s medical needs, and I absolutely understand.

You should let your supervisor at work know exactly what is happening, and let them know what times you would like to be excused off work, so they can plan appropriately. Any reasonable superior at work should understand and try to work with you as you navigate this.

From one of your previous posts, you said your husband sponsored you through school at some point. God bless his kind heart. You also mentioned your other children needing money to take UTME exams or some other exams, plus difficulty feeding, paying back loans, saving money for business and spending it all. Looks like a lot to me.

Financial stress could be really troubling and very difficult to manage. I can only pray and hope that things get better for you so that you can begin saving once again and one day start your business. I should state again that I am glad that some kind people in this thread are willing to support your son’s medical bill. On my end, I am willing to support other minor general needs, primarily food and/or academic needs like the UTME fee you talked about earlier, or school fee as a new school session is just on the way.

How much do you think could augment your current household income to sort some of the most pressing needs currently? Please do not exaggerate how much you need as I am not rich, I just want to help from the little I have, and I need a reasonable estimate that I can work with.

Best regards.

Telltruth123:
Good afternoon sir, sir I sent a mail to you sir.

Clarendon:


Hello, good afternoon! Yes, I see the notification, but I cannot see the content of the message. Could you send it here? Thanks.

Telltruth123:
Thank you for your assistance sir, please sir I want to remind you concerning the operation date, the doctor has fixed 2nd of December for the operation and the bill is N110,000 not including drugs. I asked for the cost of the drugs they said they can only give me the cost on the operation date and the account to pay the N110,000 will also be given me on the surgery date.
Please sir, I don't want to be helpless on that day sir, God will be with us sir.
Thank you sir.

Clarendon:

Hello, yes, I did see your previous message. Thank you for drawing my attention to it again. Sure, you will not be stranded that day.

Just to be clear, the surgery is for inguinal hernia, right? Does your son still feel the testicular pain? And, the doctor who would be performing the operation, was he/her the one that made the initial diagnosis of inguinal hernia? If it was some other doctor that made the diagnosis, did this current doctor confirm the diagnosis?

Telltruth123:
Thank you sir, since we have been transferred to surgical department, we have seen 4 doctors on each appointment date and each doctor checked it and all information is computerized but I don't know the actual doctor that will do the surgery until that day comes. God will take control and it will be successful by God's grace.
Thank you sir for your support, I really appreciate it Almighty God will continue to bless you and your family. Amen

Clarendon:

Hello! I hope you are doing fine, and I hope your son is doing great too. Are you still using the same Zenith bank account you used the last time? If yes, you do not need to resend the account details.

Also, I was asking the other time if your son still feels the testicular pain, and if his testicles are still larger in size than normal.

Telltruth123:
Good morning sir, I really appreciate your assistance, Almighty God will continue to bless you and your family. I went to Ikorodu general hospital yesterday for the cost of the operation which the doctor gave us 2nd of December. The doctor wrote the operation type in a paper and told me to go to account department.

The account department wrote N110,000 on the paper, they said that they can only give me the account number on the operation date which is 2nd of December. They said the cost of drugs and injection will be known on the operation date.

I look up to God and my Nairaland members, God bless us all.

Clarendon:

Hello! I have just sent you N110,000 for the medical operation of your son.

Kindly use it solely for the operation and not for anything else. Do not use it to buy food or to settle any bills/debts.

I pray for a successful medical procedure and quick recovery.

Telltruth123:
Thank you very much sir, I really appreciate it I will surely use it to pay for the operation.
I was afraid on how the payment will be easy for me on that day now my mind is at rest.
Almighty God will reward you immensely and He will continue to bless you and your family sir.
Thank you sir.

Clarendon:

Hello! I have just sent you N110,000 for the medical operation of your son.

Kindly use it solely for the operation and not for anything else. Do not use it to buy food or to settle any bills/debts.

I pray for a successful medical procedure and quick recovery.

pocohantas:
That is fine. I support you on this. It is quite a sensitive surgery, so let's ensure it is done by the best hands out there. I will save the date.

Telltruth123:
Good evening ma, we went to general hospital today being the last appointment date before the surgery date. The doctor said we should come tomorrow for some tests then I should bring him on Sunday afternoon to admit him for the operation that will be done on Tuesday,
Clarendon has sent N110,000 to me for the surgical fee the doctor said they can only give me the cost of drugs and injections next week.
I really appreciate your assistance and Clarendon, you are more than a family to me, when things are difficult for me, you people are supporting me.
Thank you so much for believing in me and making life easy for me when no where to turn to, Almighty God will always answer your prayers.

pocohantas:
Good evening and thanks for this feedback because all I had in my head was Dec 2nd, since you said no payments would be made until that day.

God bless Clarendon for his help to you and yours so far. He is highly appreciated.

I got quite confused there. The way general hospitals operate confuses me, tbh. There have been too many appointments, I have gotten confused. But whatever comes up, do let me know ASAP. Regards to everyone.

Telltruth123:
Good morning ma, I took my son to general hospital today for the tests, when I was going I was holding N5,000 thinking the cost will not be more than that but when we got there the total cost is N20,500, I had to withdraw it from the money Clarendon sent to me. I am afraid I don't know how much the drugs and injections will be when they admit us on Sunday and I have been pressuring my husband to bring money but he is only giving us N2,000 daily after the day I complained about the children feeding.


I also called my daddy but he said he is also struggling financially, it is only Nairaland members assisting me presently.
This is the receipt of the payment for the tests my son did today.