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Emergency hernia repair for Patrícia: covering what insurance won't
A scheduled emergency hernia repair in May is out of reach without help covering $1,800 of the cost.
🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil1,130 views
Patrícia was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction in January. The surgeon at São Paulo General Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and She is scheduled for May. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,000, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $1,800 short.
my wife has been in and out of São Paulo General Hospital since January. The doctors say a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Patrícia struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Patrícia won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,800 goes:
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $820
• Travel and lodging for the family: $85
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $760
• Post-operative medication: $135
Thank you for reading my story.
- Leonardo
- due date
- 2026-04-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
Stay strong. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Heliopolis but we're thinking of you.
Praying for you, Leonardo. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless
Hang in there, Leonardo. Shared this with my family
Hang in there, Leonardo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Love from Gazipur.
Best of luck, Leonardo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Ribeirão Preto.
Thinking of you and your family, Leonardo. Hope the doctors have good news. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of São Paulo.
Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.