Suleman
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Suleman is 33 years old. Due to an infection, at only 16,
Suleman had to have one of his kidneys removed. Then three
years later he was told that his remaining kindney was also
impaired. That was when Suleman came to SIUT for a year he
was put on dialysis and then in 1997 he underwent a kidney
transplant. Finally at the age of 22 and after 17 years of
illness he was ready to live a normal life.
With a history of 17 long years of serious illness which deprived
him of his teenage years and rendered him dependent on his
family to perform even the most basic of bodily functions,
Suleman bean to suffer from depression. If left unchecked,
the chances were that the symptoms would become more pronounced
and severely compromise, or even reverse, the progress he
was making post his transplant surgery.
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Suleman
is just one of the many thousand of patients that come to
us every year with a story that goes well beyond their medical
condition.
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Suleman’s treatment
was straightforward and effective. He was admitted,
he was diagnosed, he was treated. His life was saved.
But as is so often the case, Sleman had other issues
to contend with.
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This is when
SIUT stepped in.
We began professional therapy, during which our doctors
worked with Suleman to help him overcome his feeling of
helplessness and inadequacy. To this end we encouraged Suleman
to participate at the first SIUT transplant Games in 1997,
which we had organised to mark SIUT’s successful completion
of 500 kidney transplants.
Suleman’s depression began to lift. He began to study
for his Bachelor’s Master’s Degree in International
Relations. In 2001 he participated in the Kuwait Transplant
Games where he won a Gold Medal for the 100 Meter Sprint
and two Silver Medals for the 200 and 400 Meter Sprint.
The in 2006, he participated in the SAARC Transplant Games
in Ludhiana, India where he won a Gold Medal for the 100
Meter Sprint, A Silver Medal for the High Jump and Bronze
Medal for the Long Jump. Today, Suleman owns a computer
store. He is married and the proud father of a son.
Suleman’s
Medical Expenses
Rs. 745,000
Ongoing Expenses: Immunosuppressive drugs for life
Rs. 120,000 a year
Ongoing Expenses:
Immunosuppressive drugs for life
300,0000 a year
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