Mohammad A., 17

Mohammad Arju is a 17-year-old young man who enjoys playing football and dreams of learning an electrical trade so he can support his parents, but his illness has prevented him from working and continuing his education beyond Class 8. He lives with his family in a single rented room in Geneva Camp, while his father earns approximately USD 86 per month, most of which is spent on rent and basic household needs, leaving the family unable to afford his definitive treatment. The family previously received Helpster Charity support through a Geneva Camp outreach event and is now seeking assistance for Mohammad’s reconstructive treatment. He has a bulbar urethral stricture with a suprapubic catheter (SPC) in situ after previously requiring emergency treatment when he was unable to pass urine. Without definitive treatment, the stricture may continue to obstruct urine flow, causing recurrent urinary problems, infection, bladder or kidney complications, and continued dependence on the catheter.

According to the treating doctors, definitive treatment with buccal mucosal graft (BMG) urethroplasty, followed by appropriate postoperative monitoring, analgesia, antibiotics as indicated, and catheter/SPC care, is expected to restore urethral patency and improve normal urine flow. With proper healing and follow-up, the patient may become less dependent on catheter drainage and experience improved urinary function and quality of life. If left untreated, the urethral stricture may continue to obstruct urine flow, resulting in recurrent urinary retention, infections, bladder complications, and possible kidney damage. Regular follow-up is important to assess healing and ensure continued urethral patency.