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Antonio's knee replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After endometriosis requiring surgery, Antonio was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇲🇽 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico2,118 views
Antonio was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in August. The surgeon at Saint Mary Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,700, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $1,850 short.
my son has been in and out of Saint Mary Hospital since August. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,700 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Antonio struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Antonio 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 $1,850 goes:
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $420
• Post-operative medication: $120
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $940
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $220
• Travel and lodging for the family: $150
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Teresa
- due date
- 2026-10-24
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Antonio.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. hospital stay (2 nights) is the biggest at $420. Good question.
rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. After 22 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
How is Antonio doing now?
good luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Aurangabad.
So sorry you're going through this, Teresa. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care
Stay strong, Teresa. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Tijuana.
Hope you get there. We're a small family in Vancouver but we're thinking of you. All the best.