This archive report was first published on 28 August 2019.
Kenyan gospel singer Jimmy Gait has been in India for the past week receiving treatment after being misdiagnosed by local doctors.
According to Gait, he was advised to undergo throat surgery, but after consulting with doctors in India, he was shocked to learn that the operation would have made him unable to sing again.
‘The operation that was supposed to be done on you would have made you unable to ever sing again. This is because your voice would have permanently changed. You couldn’t have been able to sing’ and to me, that was truly shocking. I couldn’t believe my Ears,’ Gait explained in a video on his YouTube channel.
After undergoing a series of tests, the Indian doctors found out that Gait had an infection caused by increased acid production in his stomach.
‘The problem is because of increased acid production in the stomach. He had an infection and we treated it,’ the doctor said.
Gait's treatment is expected to last around six weeks, and he is grateful that he sought the services of a professional in good time.
‘If Kenyan doctors operated on me, the problem wouldn’t have been sorted out because it’s in my stomach. The doctors here (India) told me it would have graduated into stomach cancer,’ Gait said.
Gait is thankful to his fans for their support and has asked them to continue praying for him.
