Donate to Katherine Tariq for Her Lap. Cholecystectomy

Katherine Tariq's Story

“I have been unable to tend to my family or myself this whole year because I am in constant pain. Even though my doctor tells me that my problem is very common and not life-threatening, when the pain is at its peak, it feels like my stomach is being ripped out and I would die. All I want to do is lie down and take a lot of painkillers and just pray for somebody to get me out of this misery.” – Katherine Tariq

Katherine Tariq, 57 years of age, has been experiencing pain in her right hypochondriac area along with episodes of distention, stretch, and discomfort for the last one and a half years. She visited her local hospital and was diagnosed with cholelithiasis, otherwise known as stones in the gallbladder. Her doctor has advised gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) for permanent relief but she does not have the means to have the surgery.

Katherine has a son and three daughters. One of her daughters is married and lives separately. The rest of her children live with her and her husband. Katherine’s husband and her son both work as laborers and earn a collective amount of around 13,000 PKR/month to support their family, which hardly covers the monthly household expenses.

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Katherine Tariq's Story

Katherine, 57 years of age, was suffering from a-symptomatic gall stones from the last 1.5 years. She was diagnosed with cholelithiasis and was advised surgery. Her surgery was done on 05-09-2020 by Dr. Abdul Saeed Sajid at Abid Hospital. A lap. cholecystectomy was done and her gallbladder was removed. She remained admitted in the hospital for two days after the surgery and had a smooth post-operative recovery, resuming her normal life.