Kezia Nyambura Macharia, a 41-year-old mother of three from Kipipiri, Nyandarua county, is seeking help from well-wishers to have surgery at Kenya National Hospital to treat a bizarre stomach swelling. 

Nyambura says that it began in 2020 as a modest abdominal bulge, and initially she thought she was pregnant, but the bulging increased overtime, forcing her to seek medical attention to multiple hospitals without finding a solution.

The mother of three, who lives in Kiambogo village in Geta Bush, Kipipiri constituency, underwent an ultrasound at the JM Kariuki Memorial Hospital in Ol Kalou, but the procedure revealed nothing. 

She was then instructed to go to Nakuru PGH hospital for a CT scan, where she was informed that the swelling was coming from her uterus and that she needed surgery to remove it. 

Nyambura narrated that the swelling has also disrupted her sleep, and she seldom sleeps for more than 10 minutes. Every time she needs to turn in bed, she must wake up, stand up, and then turn.  

 Nyambura added that  as the swelling continues to grow bigger, it is becoming difficult for her to even walk as it is heavier than normal pregnancy. 

It is her plea to Kenyans to come to her aid so that she can receive treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital as soon as possible.

The condition has made it difficult for her to cater for her family needs, forcing her children, who are in grade two, grade eight, and grade six, to seek refuge at their grandmother’s house.