The treatment is life-long and extremely expensive.
Once the body does not make a particular type of protein.... a synthetic version of the protein is required in order for the body to remain in a state of homeostasis. The C1 inhibitor serves as a catalyst in many biological functions, one of which is to inhibit edema (swelling). Without this protein, there is nothing to tell the body when to stop swelling (think of it as a car with no brakes).
To the best of my knowledge, treating this disorder is carried out thru injections seeing that IV treatment can exacerbate the problem by causing phlebitis or infiltration of the cellular interstitial space. And with the child already experiencing fluid volume excess (FVE), he can easily die.
To get an idea of how expensive the treatment really is.... one dose of synthetic immunoglobulin G (ImG) cost $80,000.
Yes..... I said $80,000!
And this is precisely why a MedicAid, Healthcare and Medicare Insurance system in the Bahamas needs to be established. But instead.... Perry Christie is busy bailing out his buddies at the BOB to the tune of millions of dollars. While innocent children suffer.

Stapedius..... I honestly can't argue with your point. You are right. A hospital is more than just a building. Proper healthcare in the Bahamas will ultimately depend on hospital administrators and staff.
Building an extension to the PMH hospital will not alleviate the existing problems at the hospital if the healthcare system is not ran and managed properly.
But as we all know..... Bahamian people offer terrible customer service and are void of any complex management skills. Especially those who operate in the government system. So what good will it do the general public to have "state of the art" technology in the hospital, only to have incompetent, non-caring Bahamian staff members running it???
This new building won't change anything at the PMH. It's the hospital administrators and staff members who must initiate change. And we all know dat ain ga happen.

Here is what I don't understand.......
Perry Christie and the PLP have always been an incompetent, corrupted, unaccountable, dishonest, lot. This has always been the legacy of the PLP (at least in the Bahamas I grew up in). So how in the world do bahamian people walk into their polling divisions and vote for this man as their leader??????? Seriously Bahamians??????
And then y'all want to complain when he and his party displays hapless leadership?????? C'mon Bahamians!!! This is who and what the PLP does best!! This is who they are!!!
Dogs bark..... Cats meow..... And the PLP steals, cheats, and is a bungling, dishonest, unaccountable, government!! As a matter of fact, they're nothing more than an extension of the Bahamian people.
In my opinion, the bahamian public are responsible for this mess.... because they are the ones who place Perry and the PLP in a position of power. So yinna deal wit it!! Ya gats 28 more months a dis foolishness ta go!!

Preach it girl!!!! Preach!!!

Well said.

Frightening indeed!
It's long been known that there is an underground government conspiracy designed to keep the masses of Bahamians ignorant.
The last thing that any Bahamian government wants is an educated, informed, populace capable of discernment and critical thinking. This is what has allow them to perpetuate their nonsense over the past four decades.
Every five years, the polling divisions become saturated with dumb, illiterate, jack-ass Bahamians who are void of any logic or common sense! Which fool in their right mind would even consider voting for the PLP???

How true.

yup! preach it!!

You said it correctly!
Now we going round beggin for money!!!! These politicians and so called leaders have no insight, foresight, or knowledge on how to develop creative ideas to generate our economy!!! Their only know-how is to teif!!! Then they go around begging other countries for money!! Im so ashamed to be a Bahamian. Seriously!

Awwww..... I see!!
So after the PLP government lambasted the FNM with billboards blaming them for our crime crisis..... now they want to curtail and rescind their statements since it is abundantly clear that they have no solution to the crime problem either!!!
Boy Perry.... you an deez sleazy PLP is sumtin else!!! Y'all rile-up deez bunch a stupid, illiterate, ignorant, dumb Bahamians wit all kinna false promise an loud music!! Nah y'all can't deliver on one damn promise y'all make!!!
Boy y'all Bahamians fool, hear!?!?!?!? If I didn't have my integrity and morals in tack..... I woulda been a politician and rob all ah yinna out ya money too!!! Y'all too damn stupid man!!!