Please help Ms. An remove the giant tumor.
(Baonghean.vn) -At Nghe An Oncology Hospital, many people were surprised and sympathetic towards a poor patient with a giant tumor, weighing more than 10 kg, covering her buttocks and lower back. She is Tran Thi An, 41 years old, from Hamlet 4, Dien Ky Commune, Dien Chau.
Sharing with reporters, Ms. An said that since she was little, she had a tumor like a burn protruding from her lower back. However, her family was so poor (her father died early, her mother worked hard as a farmer, and her two younger siblings were not as smart as others), so Ms. An had never been to the hospital for examination or treatment. She had never been to school, so to this day she has not learned a single letter.
Over time, the tumor grew larger, especially in the last 15 years, the tumor grew rapidly, like a water-filled skin bag, making daily activities difficult. Not only that, her face and entire body were also covered with bumps and lumps that looked like toad skin. Having to carry heavy loads on her back constantly caused Ms. An to be in constant pain. But apart from painkillers, she did not dare to think about going to the hospital for treatment.
The giant tumor covers An's entire back and buttocks, making it very difficult for her to do daily activities.
Doctors have decided to surgically remove Ms. An's giant tumor in the near future.
A relative who came to the hospital with Ms. An added more information about her family: Being poor and having a great inferiority complex about her illness, Ms. An did not get married and tried to hide her face wherever she went. Ms. An's two younger siblings have long since left the country, leaving only her living with her old mother and an adopted child (she has raised the child since birth, now 13 years old) in a small house built for her by the neighbors out of pity. The lives of the three people in the family depend on more than 1 sao of rice fields that Ms. An takes care of alone. Her adopted child is sent to school by her mother, one session he goes to school and the other session he collects scrap metal to help his mother.
A few days ago, a neighbor of Ms. An who went to Nghe An Oncology Hospital for treatment told her that Nghe An Oncology Hospital could cure her illness. If she had a health insurance card for the poor, she would be exempted from many expenses. And it was this neighbor who helped take her to the hospital.
Doctors here said that the cost of Ms. An's tumor removal surgery will be mostly covered by insurance, but there are some other costs such as the scalpel and especially the issue of medicine, nutrition, and post-operative care which are extremely important and quite expensive. Specialist Doctor 2 Dau Huy Hoan - Deputy Director of the Hospital, Head of the Department of Surgery, who examined and treated Ms. An directly, added: This is a large tumor, when performing surgery, a large amount of skin must be cut, the patient will also lose a lot of blood.
The hospital has also considered options to support patients as much as possible to reduce surgery costs, but also needs the help of organizations and individuals with good hearts, especially during the recovery phase for patients.
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