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Étienne's septoplasty can't wait - please help us cover the bill

After a hernia that has become strangulated, Étienne was cleared for septoplasty, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇫🇷 Occitanie, France2,215 views
Étienne Brun
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Montpellier
In April I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Montpellier Orthopedic Institute recommended septoplasty, and I have been placed on the schedule for June. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $6,500, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $4,850 short. Doctors at Montpellier Orthopedic Institute told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without septoplasty. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $6,500 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 10 weeks. I'll not be able to climb stairs 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 $4,850 goes: • Hospital stay (3 nights): $1,850 • Post-operative medication: $165 • Physiotherapy sessions: $420 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,000 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $415 Every share and every dollar helps.
due date
2026-07-30
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

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  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,533 in total) the plan for physiotherapy sessions is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Valentina C. Cortés

    Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.

    • Laiba Amna AwanQuestion

      how is Étienne doing now?

      • Manuel D. AcostaID verifiedPhoto verified

        take care, Étienne. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Kasarani donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Montpellier.

        • Anh Công Tong

          sending good thoughts, Étienne. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Take care.

          • Renato Bruno Ferreira

            Thinking of you and your family, Étienne. Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

            • Ilaria Alice RuggieroPhoto verified

              Keep going, Étienne. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!

              • Travis Kirby

                Thanks for sharing this, Étienne. Wishing Étienne a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Greetings from New York

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