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Help Joy pay for gallbladder removal at Benin City General Hospital
After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Joy was cleared for gallbladder removal, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Joy was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in October. The surgeon at Benin City General Hospital recommended gallbladder removal, and She is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $670, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $500 short.
my wife has been in and out of Benin City General Hospital since October. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without gallbladder removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $670 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Joy struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. 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 7 weeks. During that time Joy won't be able to lift anything heavy, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $500 goes:
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $310
• Post-operative medication: $50
• Physiotherapy sessions: $65
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $75
Glad we found this place.
- due date
- 2026-01-31
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Keep going, Efe. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Marseille this morning!
Hope it all works out, Efe. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Blessings