Sneza Kusadasi Speaks After Emergency Ovarian Surgery

Sneza Kusadasi, a former contestant on the reality show “Elite 7,” has spoken publicly for the first time since her emergency surgery. Snezana Jovicic, her real name, told the media on September 30 that a cyst and part of an ovary were removed at the GAK Visegradska clinic in Belgrade.

The cyst on her left ovary measured 11 x 9 centimeters. The final histopathology result has not arrived yet.

What happened on Thursday evening?

The stomach pain came on suddenly. Sneza first thought it was something passing and took some medication. It did not help.

“On Thursday evening I suddenly got severe stomach pain and slight nausea, I thought it was something passing, took some medication, but even after half an hour it didn’t stop, on the contrary, the pain was getting stronger and stronger”

That is how Sneza Kusadasi herself described the start. An ambulance from Mladenovac took her to the Emergency Center.

What did the exams at the Emergency Center show?

At first she suspected a kidney problem. Over several exams, doctors found something else.

“The ambulance from Mladenovac took me straight to the Emergency Center, I assumed some stone had started moving out of my kidney, I called a friend who works at the Emergency Center, I didn’t know what was happening to me, I only knew that something wasn’t okay. If it hadn’t been for him, I don’t know what I would have done, in the Emergency Center the doctors found during several exams that I have a cyst on my left ovary 11 cm x 9 cm and that I had to report to GAK Visegradska immediately”

That is how Snezana Jovicic recounted the journey from her home to the Belgrade clinic. From there she was sent on to GAK Visegradska.

What was the wait for surgery like?

Sneza says her blood pressure fluctuated. It was 160/100 in Mladenovac and 100/60 at the clinic.

“The pain was so strong that I was screaming, I could barely walk… At Visegradska they said I needed emergency surgery, and my blood pressure varied from 160/100 in Mladenovac to 100/60 at the clinic. Pain stronger than I ever thought I could experience, vomiting, cold while I waited for the surgery, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone”

She was operated on right away. During the procedure, the cyst and part of the ovary were removed.

What did doctors tell her about the diagnosis?

According to her, doctors suspect endometriosis. Treatment for the condition is still ahead of her.

“I was operated on right away, the cyst and part of the ovary were removed, they say it’s endometriosis and that treatment for it is still ahead of me. We are waiting for the histopathology result, but I am the first to believe it was benign. I’m recovering slowly, I’m at my father’s place, the stitches come out in a few days. I’m in pain, but I’ve survived the worst”

The result will show the nature of the growth. Until then, Sneza is staying with her father.

Why does she urge people not to put off a checkup?

Sneza Kusadasi says she saw a gynecologist last year and everything was fine then. People around her noticed her stomach growing but put it down to weight gain.

“People around me kept saying I had put on weight, they asked me if I might be pregnant, because my stomach was getting bigger and bigger. They convinced me so much that I had extra kilos that I started believing it myself, if I hadn’t, maybe I would have gone to a doctor. That’s why the most important thing is not to listen to anyone, only to your own body, and if you suspect something isn’t okay, go to a doctor”

She also took a lesson about checkups from the experience.

“I realized that once a year is not enough for an ultrasound and a gynecologist visit, because when I was at the doctor last year, everything was in perfect order”

She ended her statement by thanking her doctors.

“The doctors saved my life once again, for who knows which time, at the last moment, thank you for everything”