Abeba
Mengste, a 30-year-old woman from Waghmra Woreda in Gonder Zone, arrived at the
Gonder Fistula Center because she was unable to control her urine after giving
birth to a stillborn child at the age of 29 by Cesarean section. Abeba has two children’s and the deliveries
were uncomplicated.
During her last pregnancy she had
regular antenatal check at the nearby Health Centre. The pregnancy was
uneventful and labor started spontaneously at term. Abeba stayed in labor for 2
days at home, then taken to the nearest Hospital. By the time she arrived to
the Hospital the fetus was dead and she gave birth to still born baby by
caesarean section. Unfortunately,
Abeba’s problem didn’t end up here, on her third post-operative day she started
to leak urine. Initially she taught the urine leakage will stop spontaneously
by itself and was trying to hide her problem. The bad smell of coming from her
urine socked dirty close indicate that she has some problem. She was discharged
from the Hospital and told to go Gondar Fistula center after 3 months. Her
husband told her to go to her parent’s home until she gets better. Her parents
built her small shelter outside their home because they can’t tolerate the
smell of the urine.
Ababa was not able to go to Gondar
Fistula Centre after 3 months. She went to the Centre after one year when she got
enough money for transportation and found someone to look after her
children. After admission at Gondar
Fistula Centre, she underwent surgery and her surgery was successful. After 2
weeks of post operated period the catheter was removed and Abeba was able to
control her urine again.
During her stay Abeba was always
talking about her children and she was very eager to go home and see them. After one month of stay at Gonder Fistula
Center, she discharged from center cured. when she left the Centre, she kissed
the hands of all admitted fistula patients and expressed her good wish to all
of them to have successful operation and be cured.
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