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Emergency hernia repair for Vivian: covering what insurance won't
Vivian needs emergency hernia repair at Lagos Community Hospital and the family is $1,100 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇳🇬 100847, Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria698 views
Vivian was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in August. The surgeon at Lagos Community Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,200, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $1,100 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Lagos Community Hospital since August. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,200 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Vivian struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. 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 5 weeks. During that time Vivian won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,100 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $450
• Post-operative medication: $60
• Physiotherapy sessions: $40
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $520
• Travel and lodging for the family: $30
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- due date
- 2026-11-14
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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- Burak Efe Karaca 🇹🇷 · $200
- Fernando Carlos Paiva 🇧🇷 · $100
- Funmilayo Queen Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $100
“Hang in there. Thought of Vivian all day after reading this. - Lagos”
- Vinod P. Shetty 🇮🇳 · $75
- Ravi M. Rajput 🇬🇧 · $61
- Nada Dalia Siddiqui 🇪🇬 · $50
“From my family to yours. From Alexandria with love. - Alexandria”
- Beatrice Gifty Opoku 🇬🇭 · $40.50
- Enzo Marcos Santana 🇧🇷 · $30
- Fani Setiawan 🇮🇩 · $30
- Maria A. Schultz 🇨🇦 · $25
“Wish I could do more. My colleague told me about this one. - Vancouver”
- Jiro Daisuke Nakajima 🇯🇵 · $20
- Faith G. Salazar 🇺🇸 · $20
“Hang in there. Thought of Vivian all day after reading this. - Oakland”
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $20
- Daria Elena Frolov 🇩🇪 · $20
- Nova F. Moreno 🇺🇸 · $15
- Sneha J. Negi 🇮🇳 · $10
- Marwan Amir Amin 🇲🇦 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $5
- Krit Chalerm Sukhum 🇹🇭 · $5
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Vivian all day after reading this. - Bang Khen”
- Yupin Kittisak 🇹🇭 · $5
“All the best. Hope the October deadline works out. - Phuket”
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