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ACL reconstruction for Divya: covering what insurance won't
After a cleft palate needing repair, Divya was cleared for ACL reconstruction, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States5,554 views
Divya was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in August. The surgeon at San Diego Regional Medical Center recommended ACL reconstruction, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $4,150, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $3,300 short.
my wife has been in and out of San Diego Regional Medical Center since August. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without ACL reconstruction. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $4,150 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Divya struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Divya won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $3,300 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $490
• Travel and lodging for the family: $340
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,470
Thanks for reading all this.
- Deepak
- due date
- 2026-11-03
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Lagos so I could bring a meal.
Praying for you, Deepak. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Abbottabad.
Hope things get better soon, Deepak. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care