An
eight-year-old child had to undergo 70 rounds of surgery over five
years after drinking cleaning material that he found in the bathroom
when he was three years old.
Kayra Yamanโs internal organs were
severely damaged after he drank the liquid and he is being fed with a
special device despite all operations that he has since gone through, 40
of which were in the U.S.
When Yaman was first hospitalized
five years ago, doctors told the family that he had no chance of
surviving, Anadolu Agency reported. As part of attempted treatment, part
of his stomach was removed and he underwent operations in his mouth,
kidneys and several other organs.
His mother Ayลen Karakaล said
her son received treatment in the U.S. for more than a year, and a new
gullet was made from his large intestines. She added that his body had
accepted the gullet up to the stomach, but he continues to suffer from
problems when eating, including the food going into his lungs.
โThis
causes Kayra really big problems. He shouldnโt eat any food with his
mouth anymore, as the doctors told us that he could lose his lungs if
this continues,โ Karakaล said.
Saying that her son gained 11 kilos while receiving treatment in the U.S., she added that he will now undergo surgery in Ankara once every month in order to enlarge his throat. The family will then go to the U.S. once again in six months or a year.
Yaman,
who received treatment in the Cincinnati Childrenโs Hospital, will also
undergo surgery at New York Boston Harvard University.
โKayra
is attached to a machine. He feeds from it 18 hours a day. He cannot
move, play or go out. I donโt want my son to undergo any more surgery,
but he will probably have to undergo 15 or 20 rounds of surgery,โ his
mother said, while his father appealed for donations in support.
