A Nigerian physician who gained popularity on social media for his health advice has disclosed that he is recuperating from a life-saving operation to remove a brain tumor.
Two million people follow Dr. Chinonso Egemba on Twitter, also known as the Aproko doctor.
In his video, in which he discusses the diagnosis and the treatment, he states: “I was battling for my life.” A lot of them have shared it.
Throughout December of 2022, I was fighting for my life. I went blind in one eye on the 3rd of Dec. 2022 & on the 5th, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Today I stand here before you to share my story. It has been a long road to recovery but each day is better than the last. pic.twitter.com/PECblk7Q73
— Dr. Chinonso Egemba (@aproko_doctor) January 16, 2023
“One thing to understand is that health issues can happen to anyone, including me,” he said.
He tries to educate people about health issues through his social media accounts.
Dr. Egemba is also a proponent of better healthcare in Nigeria.
“So many people begged me to leave the country and get the surgery done, but something kept me back here because I still had trust in us,” he wrote, alongside a photo of the neurosurgeon who treated him.
It was Dr. Tayo Ojo, a neurosurgeon here in Nigeria that did the surgery. So many people begged me to leave the country and get the surgery done but something kept me back here because I still had trust in us.
We just need more investment in our health sector. pic.twitter.com/ljnmac4xgJ
— Dr. Chinonso Egemba (@aproko_doctor) January 16, 2023
