Toyin Lawani has joined Chimamanda Adichie in calling out Euracare Hospital, Lagos, over allegations of negligence.
Lawani’s accusations come just hours after Adichie served
the hospital a legal notice, alleging their “medical negligence and
professional impropriety” led to the death of her 21-month-old son.
In an Instagram post, Lawani recounted severe medical
negligence that left her with long-term, life-altering health complications.
The celebrity fashion entrepreneur said her medical ordeal
began with a spine surgery implant at the private facility.
She claimed the procedure resulted in catastrophic
complications, leading to multiple emergency surgeries, a collapsed lung,
damaged vocal cords, and a period where she lost the use of her legs.
“Every time I say that if you have health issues in Nigeria
and you make it out alive, just thank your stars, people feel the comment is to
berate Nigerian hospitals,” she wrote.
“I saw one foolish person saying trash about me last week,
all because I was speaking from experience. I just ignored it. You spend close
to ₦100 million on hospital bills and they still mismanage your health.
“They thought I was joking when I said I was going to sue,
but I said they should just wait until I am stronger. Most of these hospitals
just put on a front with white staff, and the aftercare is terrible. I am still
suffering the consequences of Euracare right now. One issue takes you there,
and another issue sends you home.
“I kept asking myself why I did my spine surgery implant in
Nigeria. Till today, I still cannot speak well or walk well. I had
complications and started bleeding in my lungs. I had to be taken back into the
theatre the next day to be re-operated on.”
According to Lawani, her post-operative care spiralled into
a crisis. She described a night when her heart “seized” after being given
injections, requiring urgent intervention.
She said that despite undergoing three back-to-back
surgeries at Euracare, her condition deteriorated, with severe lung infections
and breathing difficulties.
The situation became so dire that she was airlifted to the
United Kingdom for emergency care.
UK doctors, she said, discovered a significant lung
infection and performed another surgery immediately.
“Before I knew it, I stopped breathing. They had to puncture
my lungs, and they damaged my vocal cords,” she said.
“I remember a night when I was given two injections and my
heart seized. I could not breathe. @Prettydammy2 and @Segun_Wealth witnessed
it; her husband had to threaten them. The trauma I faced in that hospital for
months is something I still cannot get over till date. I am still in and out of
the hospital till now because of this.
“They do not even care if there is mismanagement; you will
still pay. I lost the use of my two legs after I was sent home and ended up
back in that hospital again. I had to call the ENT doctor in the UK. He then
told them to operate for the third time to remove the tracheotomy tube from my
lungs and see if I could breathe on my own without it.
“After that surgery, I was on the next flight to the UK with
my family the following day. When I got here. The doctors told me I had to
undergo another surgery again and said I had an infection in my lungs. When
they showed me the large lumps they removed afterward, I was in shock.
“After three back-to-back surgeries in the same hospital, I
still had to undergo another one when I got to the UK. It is just so shameful.
This statement is not said enough: if you have health issues in Nigeria and you
have the money, run.”
In another post, Lawani disclosed that she spent two months
in the hospital and an additional month in a rehabilitation centre after losing
the use of her hands and legs.
She said she also developed bedsores and had to relearn how
to walk, speak, and take care of herself, noting that she is still undergoing
speech therapy.
The entrepreneur said she continues to live with trauma from
the experience and remains in and out of the hospital for follow-up treatment,
adding that Chimamanda’s case triggered her to speak up.
She also claimed that she spent over N100 million at the
hospital and promised to pursue legal action when she is fully recovered.
“Part 2 of what my eyes saw at Euracare. I spent two months
there in total and another month in a rehabilitation center because I lost the
use of my hands and legs. I also developed bedsores. I had to relearn how to
walk, speak, and bathe myself. I am still undergoing speech therapy till today.
When I tell people I am dealing with trauma, they do not understand me at all,”
she added.
“This traumatic experience completely changed my entire
life—how I see things and even people. I appreciate life more now and tend to
let go of so many things, because your life can change in a second. Nigeria’s
healthcare system needs regulation. Anybody from abroad can come with money,
open a hospital in Nigeria as a business, and do as they wish. They use
international standards to lure clients.
“I have proof that I came out of surgery without a hole in
my lungs, and if Segun_Wealth had not raised an alarm about my swollen neck,
they still would not have noticed. It was after that that I realized I was
having difficulty breathing. Till today, I still need a walking stick to
support myself. The story of that hospital is long. I first had to save my
life.
“I promised them that when I am well and sound, they will
hear from me. Seeing @chimamanda_adichie’s story today triggered me to speak up
so that many people can be saved. When I said almost ₦100 million, I was not
joking. I still have my receipts from Euracare. Euracare is like a business
center. Most of the doctors there are not even permanent staff; they come to
perform surgeries and then leave.”
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What you went through is quite sad, but truthfully, you're part of the problem.. You had ample time to call them out, save someone else, but nah, you waited till someone died.. quite sad..
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