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Help me pay for ACL reconstruction at Yekaterinburg General Hospital

A scheduled ACL reconstruction in February is out of reach without help covering $2,200 of the cost.

🇷🇺 Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia2,460 views
Marina Maryna Gerasimov
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Yekaterinburg
In December I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Yekaterinburg General Hospital recommended ACL reconstruction, and I have been placed on the schedule for February. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $4,400, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $2,200 short. Doctors at Yekaterinburg General Hospital told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without ACL reconstruction. I work as a taxi driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $4,400 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a taxi driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. I'll not be able to walk without help 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 $2,200 goes: • Hospital stay (4 nights): $940 • Post-operative medication: $105 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $870 • Physiotherapy sessions: $285 With deep gratitude, Marina
due date
2025-02-28
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Marina

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,674 in total) I made the first payment toward post-operative medication. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Quick update: $476 raised so far (22%). I made the first payment toward post-operative medication. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Sending love. Thought of Marina all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

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    “Best of luck. Hope the March deadline works out. - Da Nang”

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  • Getachew Fikru Gebre

    Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 24 people at work.

    • Hakan Mert Yavuz

      Thinking of you and your family. Get well soon. Wish I lived closer to Narayanganj so I could bring a meal

      • Deepa G. Jat

        you're not alone, Marina. Hope the doctors have good news. All the best.

        • Michał Michał Zieliński

          Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update. God bless

          • Barasa Mussa Maina

            Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

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