How I Underwent a Kidney Transplant in Nigeria - DJ Jimmy Jatt

DJ Jimmy Jatt on Saturday spoke about a kidney transplant at a Nigerian hospital.

The veteran DJ, currently based in the US, is the second Nigerian celebrity to go public with kidney disease in recent times.

Famous Nigerian rapper and rights activist Eedris Abdulkareem, who recently underwent a successful kidney transplant, was the first Nigerian celebrity to speak out about a similar illness this year.

Jimmy Jatt opened up about his condition in a documentary filmed at Zenith Medical and Kidney Center in Abuja and posted on his verified Instagram account.

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The short documentary showed his medical journey from his consultations, his surgery and his post-transplant months.

The narrator's voiceover, Dr. Thelma, revealed that she met Jimmy Jatt at the Zenith Medical and Kidney Center branch in Lagos.

There, the 54-year-old celebrity told him of his diagnosis and that he had started dialysis.

She revealed that her conversation convinced him to undergo his kidney transplant in Nigeria.

"I had a conversation with him; I just wanted to give him more options and explain to him how thorough we are when it comes to physiological evaluation of donor and recipients.

With legal, medical and surgical clearance from the donor and recipients, he decided he would do his transplant with us,” she said.

The documentary showed the DJ during his surgery and post-surgery day periods.

Showing a post-transplant period of 10 days, Jimmy Jatt revealed that he was impressed with his transplant process.

Talking about his plans for the future, he thanked God for making it possible to be alive and revealed that he wanted to be an ambassador for kidney disease survivors.

DJ Jimmy Jatt

He said, “I want to be a face of kidney disease survival; I didn't want to be a victim. I have...