Njambi Koikai undergoes emergency surgery, appeals for help

 Jahmby Koikai [Photo: Courtesy]

Media personality Jahmby Koikai has undergone a minor emergency surgery after water was discovered in her lungs shortly after she had undergone another surgery.

Jahmby revealed how she managed to pull through it coming out with more tubes inserted inside her body.

‘’This corridor has been my walk way for a few weeks. Right after my surgery, my cardiothoracic surgeon walks in and says there's more water in the lungs. Fair enough. That meant another mini-surgery. I aced it. I went through it and came out with more tubes right under my breast going through to my ribs connected to the two boxes you see on the walker. The box on the side was connected to my stomach. All draining water and blood. I also had a catheter in,’’ her post read in part.

Thinking it was done and dusted, she received more bad news.

‘’Then a week later, doc said they found water in another part of my rib cage. So they gave me options. Either we insert the tube through your armpit or through your back or through your breast. I couldn't bear a tube in my back since I lie on my back. I opted to have the tube through my right breast. I aced it. It started draining.’’

Fighting to overcome her condition, she took a moment to encourage young and old women who suffer from a similar condition, endometriosis.

‘’I just want to encourage little girls in high school, young adult women, career women who've had to endure this pain, miss school and always shamed. I'm here for you. God has given me life. They will hear our pain. They will know that Endo is real and we need a cure.’’

On the road to full recovery, she is recuperating on a steady pace managing to take occasional walks in the hospital corridors.

To fully cover her medical expenses, she is still appealing for financial help to well-wishers to help raise an additional Sh 6.6 million.

‘’All the tubes were removed. I'm recovering well just dealing with the motions of healing. We have a fundraiser and thanksgiving event on the 5th of May at Believers Celebration Centre in Marietta, Atlanta. I will be there to share my story. Now fundraising for Kshs. 6.6million.’’

She suffers from endometriosis, an often painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus, the endometrium, grows outside the uterus. It commonly involves ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis.

Women with endometriosis often have lower abdominal pain, pain with periods or pain with sexual intercourse and may report having a hard time getting pregnant. 

We wish you a quick recovery Koikai.