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Help me pay for cataract surgery at Pune Community Hospital
A scheduled cataract surgery in July is out of reach without help covering $550 of the cost.
🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra, India1,956 views
In May I was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc. My surgeon at Pune Community Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for July. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $790, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $550 short.
Doctors at Pune Community Hospital told me a herniated spinal disc will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $790 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a school bus driver 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.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $550 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $65
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $70
• Physiotherapy sessions: $50
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $365
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Pranav
- due date
- 2026-06-22
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Pranav.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. post-operative medication is the biggest at $65. Thanks for asking.
Keep going. Hope this works out for you. Love from New Delhi.
Thinking of you and your family, Pranav. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.
Sending love, Pranav. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Dnipro.
Praying for you, Pranav. Gave what I could, wish it was more!
So sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Pune.
Sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Kanpur this morning. Take care
Best of luck, Pranav. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We're a small family in Warri but we're thinking of you. Love from Warri.
stay strong, Pranav. This could happen to any of us. All the best.