Woman’s condition worsens after surgeries

RELATIVES of a 43-year-old Rupununi woman are searching for answers in the sudden deterioration of the woman’s health, which has seen her being in a comatose state following surgery for removal of gallstones in April this year.Thelma Rebeiro of Shulinab in the Rupununi went to the Lethem hospital on April 10 seeking treatment for abdominal pains.

According to a relative, the woman had a surgical procedure performed on her on April 14 for the removal of gallstones. Several days later, she was transferred to the City and admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where a second surgical procedure was performed.

“After that her entire body became paralysed and she is depending on tubes,” the relative told the Guyana Chronicle on Monday.

This publication made attempts to contact Public Health Minister, Dr George Norton on the matter but was unsuccessful. Persons at the Regional Health Services of the Public Health Ministry reported that the persons authorised to speak to the media were in the fields.

According to the family of Rebeiro, the woman had all her faculties intact when she sought medical attention at Lethem.

“She was talking to all of us, walking and smiling and in good condition,” the relative said on Tuesday.

The woman was discharged and transferred to the Lethem hospital two weeks ago, and according to a cousin, the doctor informed the family that there was nothing more the authorities could do to remedy her condition.

The relative said Rebeiro is the mother of six children, two of whom are dependent on her.

The woman’s husband has reportedly stopped working in order to look after their children while his health has also been affected by his wife’s condition.

“We are seeking answers because she went away from Lethem in a fairly good state,” the relative said.

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