Durban - A Pietermaritzburg woman has been confined to her home for almost two years because of her medical condition.
The 66-year-old woman, who has a prolapsed bladder, will have to wait seven years to see a urologist who will then determine if she is fit for surgery to repair her bladder.
According to the woman’s son, who did not want his mother or himself to be named for fear of victimisation, said she began suffering with bladder-related issues last year.
“At the time, my mother was administered medication, but this had adverse side effects. She is a pensioner and we kept telling the doctors to prescribe other medication.”
The son said the medication was meant to help strengthen his mother’s bladder.
The woman, who was being treated at the Northdale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, was then referred to Grey’s Hospital, also in the city.
“When we took my mother to Grey’s, we were told there was only one urologist at the hospital and my mother was told to come back in 2024. I was in absolute shock.
