A 27-year-old lady, Nancy Chidinma, has appealed to Nigerians for financial assistance to undergo surgery and follow-up treatment for a recurrent keloid condition she says has caused her years of severe pain and disrupted her livelihood.\n<\/p>\n
Chidinma, who made the appeal in a post on X through her handle, @EgoKuwait, on Friday, said she had battled the condition since she was two years old, following an improperly performed ear piercing at birth.\n<\/p>\n
She said despite undergoing several surgical removals in public and private hospitals, as well as two years of cryotherapy, the growth had repeatedly returned.\n<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cI\u2019ve battled keloid since I was two as a result of the first ear piercing, which was done at birth and was done wrongly. My parents have gone through several options given to them, and it keeps reccurring.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done several surgical removals that I can\u2019t even keep count of, both in general hospitals and private hospitals, and they always finish up with Kenalog as usual.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI did cryotherapy for two years with a popular Bumps clinic, and the pain from the procedure almost paralysed the left part of my body as it became weaker and I couldn\u2019t use it. Still, it resurfaced.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
According to her, the condition has become increasingly aggressive, with recurring abscesses requiring drainage procedures and persistent pain affecting her sleep and daily activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been going through excruciating pains. Every single day of my life, I\u2019m in pain. I\u2019ve been popping painkillers like who\u2019s taking candy. I barely sleep at night. Most days, I\u2019m awake till morning. Once it\u2019s night, I get scared because the pain becomes unbearable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Chidinma added that the condition had affected her ability to work, forcing her to turn down job opportunities and remain at home since completing her National Youth Service Corps programme.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t go out, I can\u2019t even show up for my business. My parents and siblings have had to give up their finances every single year because of me. Last year November, my sister single-handedly took care of the bills for the procedure I did,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
She disclosed that her last surgical removal was in April 2025, but the keloid had grown significantly within one year and seven months.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe growth you\u2019re seeing in frame one is just one year and seven months\u2019 growth, which is unusually fast,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
Chidinma said a doctor recommended the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital earlier this year, prompting her to seek treatment at the facility from May.\n<\/p>\n
According to her, an initial surgery scheduled for September 11 was postponed following an industrial action.<\/p>\n
She said she subsequently had another consultation with the Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit of LASUTH, where a consultant explained the treatment required to reduce the likelihood of the keloid recurring.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe consultant put me through everything I needed for the keloid not to reoccur. He said I needed at least two radiotherapy sessions, one of which has to be done exactly 24 hours after the surgical removal, and then another few weeks after.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that, I have to undergo chemotherapy and post-operative care, which includes injections, drugs, silicone creams and any other recommended care,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
A consultation and referral letter from LASUTH, dated November 5, 2026, confirmed that she was referred to the Nuclear Medicine Department of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for further management.\n<\/p>\n
The letter described her as a 27-year-old woman with multiple keloids and indicated that she was being planned for excisional surgery with post-operative radiotherapy.\n<\/p>\n
Giving a breakdown of the estimated expenses, Chidinma said she was informed that each radiotherapy session at LUTH would cost about N2.5m, bringing the cost of two sessions to N5m.\n<\/p>\n
She put the cost of the surgery at N1.2m, which she said she had already raised, while estimating that chemotherapy and post-operative care could require another N2m.<\/p>\n
This brings her estimated total treatment cost to N8.2m, leaving her to raise N7m.\n<\/p>\n
She said LASUTH had scheduled November 19 for her next and final consultation before the planned surgery, adding that she hoped to raise the outstanding amount before the appointment.\n<\/p>\n
Describing the decision to seek public assistance as difficult, Chidinma said she had exhausted her options after spending more than six months trying to secure treatment at the hospital.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was really, really hard for me to do as I have never done this before, but this is my last resort as I have exhausted all my options and I have spent more than six months alone trying to get booked with LASUTH,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
She appealed to Nigerians to support her financially, saying, \u201cPlease help me get my life back together. Any amount will go a long way.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Following her appeal, some X users have begun making financial contributions to her account, with copies of payment receipts shared in the comment section of her post.\n<\/p>\n
She provided her Wema Bank account details for donations: Nancy Chidinma, 0427940035.<\/p>\n
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