Doctors at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital have removed a one kilogram tumor from the uterus of a female patient. The surgery was performed by a team led by gynecologist Dr Yubaraj Karki.

“Her tumor weighed 1.7 kg. There were other 10-12 tumors of 10 grams to 300 grams. All of them have been removed by surgery,” said Dr Karki. 

The patient, who hails from Rajapur Municipality, Bardiya, had been living with the tumors for the past five years at least. Doctors in Kathmandu had discovered a tumor in her body during an ultrasound examination four years earlier. 

“The doctors had said that there was a tumor when I was pregnant with my son. The stomach used to ache when the child was growing inside me. My lower abdomen used to ache a lot,” recalled the woman.

She was advised to undergo a surgery to get her tumor removed, but she could not afford the fee at the time. She finally decided to seek medical help after suffering severe stomach pain and profuse menstrual bleeding. Considering her financial background, the hospital decided to perform the surgery for free. The Annapurna Post, sister publication of The Annapurna Express, also played a crucial role to facilitate her surgery. 

“I got a new life after the surgery,” said the woman, thanking everyone who helped her get a free surgery.  

Kumar Adhikari, head of the hospital administration, said in case of poor patients, the hospital has been conducting surgeries with discounts ranging from 10 percent to 100 percent.

He also informed that the hospital has given free health services to 9,171 people from Banke, Bardia, Kailali, Dang and Surkhet districts in the fiscal year 2022/23.
“We gave discounts worth Rs 26.5m on surgeries, health checkups, ICU, NICU, beds and medicines in the fiscal year 2022/23,” said Adhikari.