Latest update November 29th, 2024 1:00 AM
Two more successful kidney transplant surgeries completed at GPHC
Richard Manpersaud [right] and his donor, Roopnauth Singh.
While Manpersaud’s donor was a non-blood relative, his brother-in-law Roopnauth Singh, Sohan’s donor was his mother, Amrita. When this publication visited the recipients and donors at the GPHC yesterday they were all recovering well.
The two represented the first batch of patients to undergo kidney transplant surgeries at the public hospital for this year. According to Kidney Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Kishore Persaud, last year seven patients were operated on and the outcome was a 100 percent success rate for both recipients and donors.
While the most common condition that causes patients to require transplants is that of high blood pressure, Dr. Persaud revealed that there are quite a few who manifest Nephrotic Syndrome. Nephrotic Syndrome is a kidney disorder that causes the body to excrete too much protein in the urine and is usually caused by damage to the clusters of small blood vessels in the kidneys that filter waste and excess water from the blood. Some cases have also been linked to polycystic kidney syndrome.
In the case of Manpersaud, his condition was brought on by high blood pressure and Sohan’s was the result of Nephrotic Syndrome.
Rovin Sohan and his mother Amrita.
Sohan, who was suffering from end stage kidney failure, said that ahead of his surgery he was often subjected to incessant vomiting, high blood pressure, headaches and severe weakness. His kidney failure symptoms, he recalled, commenced when he turned 17 last year.
“I had vomiting and it just wasn’t stopping and I was brought to the emergency [unit at GPHC] and they ran some blood tests, and after that the doctor said that I had Nephrotic Syndrome,” Sohan recalled.
He said that he started to find out more about his condition and was informed that he might be in need of a transplant in order to return to normalcy. Because of the advanced stage of his kidney failure, Sohan was required to commence dialysis two days after his diagnosis.
But a few days after surgery and Sohan is already beginning to feel considerably better. He revealed yesterday that even some rashes that had appeared on his skin have started to disappear.
“I am not feeling upset anymore; I don’t have the headaches…I am feeling good,” Sohan confessed, as he expressed appreciation to his mother for donating her kidney to him.
According to Amrita, her decision to give a kidney to her son is to ensure that he gets a second chance at a good life. She is convinced that he has a great deal to live for. She disclosed that when he became ill, he was busy pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Guyana and working part-time.
“I am giving my child a second chance; if I didn’t do this and he died I know I would regret it, so I know I made the right decision,” said Amrita of the eldest of her three children. She was high in praises for Dr. Persaud and his team for their expertise.
Dr. Kishore Persaud [seated] and the members of his Kidney Transplant team
His donor, Singh, said that he too is doing well, and has classified his donation of a kidney as perhaps one of the noblest deeds he has ever done. In fact, Singh is hoping that others would emulate his action. “You can do it, anybody can do it…it wasn’t difficult at all,” he shared.
The patients are all expected to be discharged by the end of the week and will be afforded follow-up care at the GPHC too.
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