Update on Sara

Sara was admitted last week at the government hospital for observation and tests. On closer questioning her mum, Haja, said that she had actually been wet for only two years. We did two dye tests, a bladder one where we looked for bladder leaks, and an intravenous one, where we looked for abnormal openings of the uretur (pipe from the kidney). Both were negative, so the abnormal uretur, we saw on Xray was misleading, and her wetness is due to an abnormal function of the urethra (final urine exit pipe). We treated this with tablets, pelvic floor exercises and bladder training, without any success initially. However Sara and Haja are deeply grateful for all those who have helped her, and been so kind.

Incidentally, at the government (teaching hospital) there is no regular electricity supply, and water is available only one day a week. On other days you have to go into town at 4 am to queue at a tap with a bucket. Drugs you have to purchase yourself at an outside pharmacy.