He said that on December 3, 2022, he lost vision in one eye and that two days later, a brain tumor called Cranio Pharygiona was discovered.

Dr. Chinonso Egemba, often known as Aproko Doctor, is a well-known Nigerian physician and influencer who just revealed his struggle with a brain tumor.

On Monday, January 16, 2023 the doctor, who is well-known for his social media health advice, revealed this in a video he posted to his Twitter account.

He said that on December 3, 2022, he lost vision in one eye and that two days later, a brain tumor called Cranio Pharygiona was discovered.

He said that in order to remove the tumor, he needed brain surgery, and that he fought for his life into December 2022.

The video’s caption reads,

“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.”

“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.

“Education, health. For me… those are the two systems any nation needs to succeed. I’m dedicating my life to seeing that they succeed in our country Nigeria. I hope you see it too.”

Talking in the video, he said, “One thing to understand is that health issues can happen to you regardless of who you are including me.

“Here I am sitting on this seat sharing my own story about how I had a tumour in my brain. It was so bad that I couldn’t read out of my phone anymore to the point where this eye, I couldn’t read with it and it was also closing. They said it is a Craniopharyngioma and we need to do surgery to remove it.”

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