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Emergency hernia repair for Nazia: covering what insurance won't
After endometriosis requiring surgery, Nazia was cleared for emergency hernia repair, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇵🇰 Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan808 views
In March I was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery. My surgeon at Islamabad Regional Medical Center recommended emergency hernia repair, and I have been placed on the schedule for June. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,000, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $500 short.
Doctors at Islamabad Regional Medical Center told me endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without emergency hernia repair. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,000 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 5 weeks. I'll not be able to stand for more than ten minutes during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $500 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $45
• Post-operative medication: $45
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $360
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $50
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- due date
- 2026-06-07
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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- Hugo N. Ibáñez 🇺🇸 · $64
“Thought of Nazia all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Hari Ganesh Dahal 🇳🇵 · $5
- Joaquín F. Hernández 🇨🇴 · $25
“Good luck. Thought of Nazia all day after reading this. - Bogotá”
- Puja Anika Mondal 🇮🇳 · $25
- Nithya B. Bhat 🇮🇳 · $56
- Sundar E. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $10
- Patrick Walter Huber 🇩🇪 · $25
- Jackson Burke 🇺🇸 · $20
- Ksenia Diana Gerasimov 🇷🇺 · $59
- Weston B. Schwartz 🇦🇺 · $10
- Bagus Teguh Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $25
- An Lâm Lam 🇻🇳 · $10
“Thought of Nazia all day after reading this. - Hanoi”
- Josefina A. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $100
- Alyssa G. Carpenter 🇺🇸 · $40
- Olumide Obinna Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $20
- Colette Olivier 🇫🇷 · $25
- Charikleia Zografos 🇬🇷 · $25
- William Warren 🇺🇸 · $10
“God bless. Hope the June deadline works out. - Mesa”
- Louis Raphaël Perez 🇲🇦 · $10
“Be well. Hope the June deadline works out. - Rabat”
- Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $75
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It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Islamabad.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We're a small family in Kochi but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Kochi
Thinking of you and your family, Nazia. I hope things turn around soon. All the best.
hang in there, Nazia. Looking forward to the next update!
hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Richards Bay
Take care, Nazia. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Love from San Jose
Stay strong. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Jaipur.
I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Hanoi.
Hang in there, Nazia. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Take care. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Sent it to 18 people at work.