Nyong’o undergoes spinal cord surgery in Kisumu

Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o undergoes spinal cord surgery in Kisumu, the governor of Kisumu has revealed that he underwent a delicate spinal cord operation successfully last week at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
Governor Nyong’o claimed he utilized the chance to visit the Referral hospital in order to exhibit confidence in the region’s healthcare providers.
According to Nyong’o, he has experienced chronic, excruciating back pain.
He mentioned that a group of international neurosurgeons performs various surgery at the Referral Hospital every year.
“Last week on Friday, I checked at this hospital after I was told a team of doctors from abroad plus our own doctors would be performing certain surgeries,” he claimed.
Nyong’o claims that his family would have wanted for him to undergo surgery in a hospital in Nairobi, but he had chosen to have it done in Kisumu.
Five days after being released from the surgical ward, Governor Nyong’o spoke to the media at the hospital and was gushing over the JOOTRH, its personnel, and a group of visiting surgeons for completing what he called a historic surgery there.
“I’m overjoyed. I’m doing great right now. I can now sit and walk easily,” he claimed.
“Many people could not imagine such a surgery can be done in a public hospital,” Prof. Nyong’o added, who was joined by his wife Dorothy and the medical team who carried out the procedure.
Nyong’o remarked that the JOOTRH team and the visiting neurosurgery team, lead by Dr. Bethwel Raore of Atlanta, had demonstrated that sophisticated surgeries could be effectively carried out in Kisumu with the necessary level of skill development.
The governor claimed that for the last eight years, the neurosurgery team had been coming to JOOTRH on a regular basis.
“The ICU nurses, notably Nurse Vincent Odingo, were really kind and competent. Dr. Babu, an ICU physician, was present to welcome me and provide guidance on my care, according to Nyong’o.
The Governor underwent surgery on Friday and was released on Saturday, saying that the procedure had greatly relieved the pressure that tissue stenosis—a condition known as Cauda Equina Syndrome—was placing on his nerves.
He urged the county’s department of health to keep improving the county’s health services at all levels so that residents could access the greatest medical treatment at reasonable costs.
Now, he continued, “it is very clear to me that even with the existing resources, both human and technical, we have the capacity to treat conditions that we sometimes shy away from and end up spending enormous personal resources elsewhere.”
Dr. Timothy Ogutu from Dusseldorf, Germany, Dr. Victor Awuor from Columbus, Ohio, and Dr. Bethwel Raore from Atlanta, Georgia, are the leaders of the Kisumu Neuroscience effort.
To improve local capabilities, all neurosurgeons do surgery and provide training at JOOTRH once every three months.