''I Spend N350,000 On Drugs And Treatments Every Month''- OJB Jezreel

Nigerian Music producer OJB Jezreel who had a Kidney transplant two years ago in india, has revealed how much he spends on drugs and treatments monthly following the successful transplant. Speaking with Punch Newspaper, OJB said:

 “Right from the day I had the transplant, I have been spending close to N350,000 every month on my drugs, treatment in the hospital, dieting and every other thing.”

He also denied claims that he had suffered a kidney relapse.

“Normally there are challenges that come with the post-transplant or recovery period. Some of them have to do with issues related to hygiene. Also, the drugs I use – which are meant to fortify the immune system so that my body can accept the kidney – make me vulnerable to all kinds of infection and diseases.

 “So from time to time, I always go for medical checks. Sometimes I may undergo treatment at the hospital for a longer time than usual. During one of such periods, some people must have concluded that I had entered another relapse and they felt it was time for me to undergo another transplant. I think that was what led to the rumour. Let me use this occasion to assure them that I am not in that stage at all. What I am facing right now are the normal challenges that come with the transplant.”

The producer also revealed that doctors had prescribed a special diet for him, but said it is a little too difficult to maintain.

“The problem with the dieting, I must confess, is that it is not an easy thing to maintain. If one should go by their (doctors) standard, everything I eat should be fresh. If you look at it critically, it also means, for example, that when I want to eat meat, it should be fresh meat. Let’s be very frank, I am sure that even Dangote himself cannot pull this off. Not in Nigeria at present,” he said. 

“Some of the drugs are steroids and they are full of sugar. Now I have to undergo treatment for diabetes at the same time as I am treating other ailments. But the major problem is not really the physical pain I suffer; it is the emotional trauma that results from the illness,” he said.