Kidney Problem: How my Wife Saved my Life
By Ozumi Abdul
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has narrated his ordeal with his recent kidney problem before transplant.
In July 2022, the rapper was diagnosed with kidney failure, prompting him to publicly seek financial support.
Yetunde Sekinat Abdulkareem, the rapper’s wife, had opted to donate a kidney for her ailing husband.
Eedris, after his successful surgery, released a song to thank his wife for her “support” and “compassion”.
In a chat with TVC, Abdulkareem said he first felt kidney pains seven years ago but it worsened years later.
“About seven years ago, I started feeling that something was wrong with my right kidney. I always feel pain, so I decided to go to the hospital. The doctor told me my kidney is very weak and that I needed to be careful,” he said.
“About two years ago, I discovered that the pain increased. We went to the hospital and the doctor confirmed I had a stage four kidney problem. He said the only thing I could do was to start dialysis.
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“He said it could be reversed if I do the first and second but, if that doesn’t happen, the best option is to do a transplant. My wife called her friend who did a transplant and she said we should see Doctor Bamgboye.
“We booked an appointment and went to St. Nicholas Hospital. The doctor did checkups. He said I had to bring a donor and it has to be a family member: a brother, sister, father, or mother who has to be 18 and above to 65.
“My wife there asked the doctor if she could be a donor for me and he replied, ‘yes, if you’re compatible’. She asked how she could know that and the doctor spoke of some tests. She said, ‘can we do that now?’ I was shocked.
“We never discussed it. She did the first and second tests, and she was okay. We were to do up to 15. On the last one, while I was on my dialysis bed, the doctor said they saw something in her that might render her incompatible.
“She took the 15th test and the doctor took the results to see a professor. The doctor said there was nothing wrong, adding that some growths come up inside the human body that might not necessarily be cancerous,” he said.
In the song titled ‘Thank You’, the rapper admitted to taking his health for granted when the kidney ailment befell him.
