Thirteen years of pain, but discharged from hospital

Having abdominal pains for the past 13 years has not been easy for Ms Zodwa Ndlovu (22) who says she has had to bear abdominal pains since 2004 while still at school.

Ms Ndlovu (22) says she consulted the Matikwane Clinic in 2010 and the pains temporarily stopped. In 2014 she came to stay at eMalahleni and the pains started again. She visited Siphosensimbi Clinic in 2015 and was referred to Witbank Hospital and the pain stopped for a while. In February this year (2017) the pains started all over again and when they started, Ms Ndlovu.

She was prescribed antibiotics and pain tablets, she completed the treatment but the pain persisted. She was back at Siphosensimbi Clinic in early March and was given a pain injection and told to came back. She was sent to Witbank Hospital and was referred to a gynaecologist and sent for a scan and was told that she has an oversight cyst.

“In May this year I was again admitted to hospital and was told that the best cure for the pain was an operation. I was admitted at Ward 5, but was told that it was full and I was then booked at Ward 11. I was seen by three doctors and was booked for an ultra sound, but for some unexplained reason I could not go for the ultra sound but was told to continue with treatment,” explained Ms Ndlovu.

Ms Zodwa Ndlovu (22) who alleges that she has to bear abdominal pains since 2004.

While at the hospital Ms Ndlovu said one of the doctors asked about the pain and told him that the pain was still there, but was told that she will be discharged and no reason was given for the change of mind. She stayed for some days at the hospital and was not given any medication and the doctors and nurses later convinced her that the best cure for her was to be discharged while at one stage she was prepared for theatre.

Ms Ndlovu says that one of the sisters told the other sisters that she was refusing to go home. She has now been booked for a psychologist as the doctors think she might need counselling. At one time she was told that she was faking the pain and yet she had swollen feet.

“I’m still in pain and cannot work nor walk and I have a salon to run, staying at home to nurse the pain will not bring any income for me. I have children to support and my family depends on me for support,” added Ms Ndlovu.

A questionnaire was sent to Mpumalanga Department of Health for a response but nothing was received by the time of going to print.

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