David Mlilo, a former employee at Tongaat Hullet lost his job early this year due to health complications caused by a surgical blade allegedly left in his abdomen by surgeons who did an operation on him at Hippo Valley Medical Centre.
Mlilo who lived with the blade for three years before his
company forced him into early retirement is planning to sue the hospital for
compensation.
Hippo Valley Medical Centre Superintendent, Dr Clive
Charera initially said he was out of office when The Mirror called him for
comment. Later he was not answering his calls. The Mirror reporter then went to
Hippo Valley Hospital but was told he was in meetings throughout the day.
“I am not at work at the moment and I am not sure when I
would be back. I will have check with the records when I am back,” said
Charera.
Mlilo told The Mirror that he was operated to correct a
hernia problem on December 18, 2019 but started experiencing worse pain after
the operation and his health situation got worse.
Tongaat Hullet recommended early retirement for Mlilo in
March this year as a result of his health. Mlilo was employed as a village
supervisor.
However, on August 19, this year he was referred to
Parirenyatwa Hospital where another operation was conducted by Dr John
Dandadzi. The results shocked Mlilio as a surgical blade was recovered from his
abdomen.
When contacted for a comment, Dr Dandadzi said he dealt
with many operations that he would not remember one specific one. He however,
said cases where doctors can leave objects in the body after operations happen
but are rare.
Medical cards seen by The Mirror show that Dr Dandadzi
removed a cyst ostomy and a foreign body from Mlilo’s abdomen during the
operation.
Mlilo told The Mirror that he saw the blade that was
removed from him but was not aware how Dr Dandadzi disposed it.
“Apparently I am not at work at the moment and I am not
sure when I would be back. I will have to check the records,” said Charera.
“After the first operation my health started deteriorating.
I experienced persistent sharp pain until I was referred to Parirenyatwa where
it was discovered that a surgical blade was left in my abdomen when I was
operated in 2019,” said Mlilo.
He said he needed to sue for compensation since he has lost
his job. Masvingo Mirror
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