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Help Afia pay for spinal decompression surgery at Accra General Hospital
After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Afia was cleared for spinal decompression surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Afia was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in July. The surgeon at Accra General Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,350, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $1,000 short.
my wife has been in and out of Accra General Hospital since July. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,350 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Afia struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Afia won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,000 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $470
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $210
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $95
• Post-operative medication: $65
• Physiotherapy sessions: $100
• Travel and lodging for the family: $60
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Yaw
- due date
- 2026-11-13
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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sending love, Yaw. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. Blessings
Hang in there, Yaw. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Aurora this morning. Take care
Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Arlington donated after I showed her your page.
hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Mar del Plata.
Wishing you the best. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Accra.
Thanks for sharing this, Yaw. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Sent it to 38 people at work.
keep going, Yaw. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Take care, Yaw. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Hope things get better soon, Yaw. This could happen to any of us. Take care.
Wishing Afia a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Madrid.