An abroad-based Nigerian medical doctor, known on X (formerly Twitter) as @silverpenydr, has shared a heartbreaking account of how her 44-year-old aunt died following complications from a fibroid surgery performed earlier this year in Osun State.
According to the physician, the surgery took place in February at All Women’s Care Fertility Center & Specialist Hospital.
Her aunt had opted for the procedure after suffering multiple miscarriages, hoping it would finally allow her to experience the joy of motherhood.
“She wanted nothing more than to be called a mother,” the doctor wrote. “But the surgery that was supposed to help her achieve that dream ended up taking her life.”
Following the operation, the patient was discharged with assurances from the attending surgeon that she was fit to return home.
However, within days, she began experiencing unusual symptoms and reached out to the doctor who had performed the surgery.
Her concerns were reportedly dismissed.
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Two days later, her condition worsened. She became increasingly restless, and although her pulse was elevated, there was no blood pressure monitor available to assess her vitals.
When her husband contacted the surgeon again, he was allegedly told to administer sleeping pills to calm her, as the doctor believed she was simply anxious.
Despite her husband’s suggestion to take her to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, the surgeon insisted she be brought back to his own facility the following day.
Tragically, just hours later, the woman began bleeding from her mouth, nose, and ears. She died shortly thereafter.
“She was only 44,” the doctor lamented in her post, which has since sparked conversations online about medical negligence and patient care standards in Nigeria.
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