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Araceli's ACL reconstruction can't wait - please help us cover the bill
A scheduled ACL reconstruction in April is out of reach without help covering $2,050 of the cost.
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In December I was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst. My surgeon at San Miguel de Tucumán Orthopedic Institute recommended ACL reconstruction, and I have been placed on the schedule for April. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $2,750, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $2,050 short.
Doctors at San Miguel de Tucumán Orthopedic Institute told me a large ovarian cyst will get worse without ACL reconstruction. I work as a market vendor, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $2,750 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a market vendor have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
The recovery period is expected to take about 10 weeks. I'll not be able to drive during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
The money goes straight to the treatment bills, and I'll share the invoices as they're paid so you can see exactly what your gift did.
Where the $2,050 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $910
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $690
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $110
• Post-operative medication: $125
• Physiotherapy sessions: $100
• Travel and lodging for the family: $115
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Araceli
- due date
- 2026-04-03
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Araceli
Thank you all. We're at 92% now ($1,881). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family.
Small update. $686 so far, I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family.
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Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care
Rooting for you, Araceli. Wishing Araceli a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Keep going, Araceli. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Ankara so I could bring a meal. Thinking of San Miguel de Tucumán.
any update on how things are going in San Miguel de Tucumán?
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My neighbor in New York donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from New York.
Keep going, Araceli. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of San Miguel de Tucumán.
Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Dallas this morning. Greetings from Dallas
Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Ciudad de México.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Boulogne-Billancourt.