A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has narrated how he survived a throat injury, which was caused by swallowing a bone while eating.
In a thanksgiving post shared on his Facebook page on Saturday, the politician said the incident happened on Monday night.
He noted that he was in severe pain from the moment the incident happened until Friday night when he had a major surgery at the Marigold Hospital, Surulere, Lagos.
Narrating his ordeal, Igbokwe wrote, “On Monday Night of February 17 I was severed a very soft pounded yam and Okro soup . The first lump I took got stucked inside my throat. The big bone I did not notice when I swallowed the food seized my throat. I started forcing the bone down my throat with multiple lumps but all to no avail. The big trouble started . I went to the Hospital on Tuesday morning and I was scanned and they did not see any signs of bone inside my throat. I was giving medications but the pains remained consistent without any signs of getting a relief. I could eat any solid food from Tuesday morning to this morning. I had sleepless moments of excruciating pains day and night. Quaker oat ( cereal ) became my food from Monday to yesterday .
“I suffered from that Monday night till Yesterday evening when I returned to the hospital for another scan only to notice the bone has slides down my stomach will multiple wounds. A major surgery commenced. They gave me sedative and I slept off. The rest is now history. I woke up to notice the excruciating pains has subsided and vanished into the thin air.”
He praised God for saving his life and thanked the hospital for the role it played.
