You need medicines for 16 thousand dirhams

Dysfunction of the pituitary gland threatens the life of «Mother Sawsan»

(Umm Sawsan) had a defect in the pituitary gland seven months ago, and the complications of the disease increased in the recent period, which caused many complications, including loss of control over urination, and she needed to go to the bathroom every 20 minutes, and excrete all the fluids that she drinks, what caused She has dehydration and massive weight loss, and currently she needs special medicines to control disease in Tawam Hospital, at a cost of 1326 dirhams per month, totaling 15 thousand and 912 dirhams for a year, and the problem is that her modest financial capabilities do not allow her to procure this large amount, so she appeals to good people Helping her to pay for her treatment, for fear that her life will be endangered as a result of the rapid development of the disease.

The medical reports confirmed that (Umm Sawsan) suffers from an imbalance in the pituitary gland, which led to her loss of control over urination, and the disease is called the loss of the hormone diuresis (the process of diuresis), and she needs medicines worth 15 thousand and 912 dirhams for a year to control this disease, which threatens Her life is in danger, but her financial means do not allow her to afford her treatment.

(Umm Sawsan - 36 years - Syria) recounted the story of her suffering with the disease, saying that her health condition had deteriorated a lot in the recent period, and that she was constantly thirsty, more frequent bathroom visits, and a constant feeling of fatigue and exhaustion, and the inability to go to work.

She added that as a result of the deterioration of her health, she went to the emergency department at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, and after seeing the specialist, he asked her to perform brain tests, analyzes and CT scans, and the results of the examinations and X-rays showed that she suffers from a defect in the gland.

She continued that the doctor, based on the results of the tests, decided to give her special medicines and painkillers to control this chronic disease, and she continued to take medicines continuously, until her health condition stabilized, and currently she is afraid of a relapse of her health condition again, due to her inability to pay the costs of medicines, especially since Health insurance does not cover the cost of this type of medicine, pointing out that it had previously paid the cost of treatment with help from family and friends.

The patient added that the costs of treatment at Tawam Hospital amount to 1,326 dirhams per month, totaling 15,912 dirhams for one year, and that she is unable to provide even a fraction of the drug costs.

She said that she works as a sales representative in a private company in Al-Ain, with a salary of 5500 dirhams, from which she pays 2800 dirhams per month for rent, and the rest of the salary goes to the life requirements of the family of four, and her husband has been unemployed for two years, wishing that the hands of good people would reach her, to help her in Managing drug costs to save her life.

Loss of the diuretic hormone

According to the medical reports issued by Tawam Hospital in the city of Al-Ain, which Emirates Today obtained a copy of, the patient (Umm Sawsan - 36 years old - Syria) was admitted to the hospital suffering from a loss of control over urination, and after conducting tests and analyzes it was found that she had a disease called loss The hormone diuresis (the process of diuresis), due to a defect in the pituitary gland.

She added that this imbalance made her forced to drink the equivalent of 13 liters of water a day, and to throw it out completely, and the patient currently needs monthly medications to compensate for the deficiency of this hormone, so that she does not have to drink and throw out this large amount of water daily.

The report added that the patient needs special medicines, at a cost of 1,326 dirhams per month, totaling 15,912 dirhams for one year, to control this disease that threatens her life.