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Help me pay for cataract surgery at Saint Joseph Hospital
After a deviated septum causing chronic infections, Ugo was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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In August I was diagnosed with a deviated septum causing chronic infections. My surgeon at Saint Joseph Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $5,750, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $4,300 short.
Doctors at Saint Joseph Hospital told me a deviated septum causing chronic infections will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a seamstress, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $5,750 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a seamstress have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 5 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.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $4,300 goes:
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,250
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,500
• Travel and lodging for the family: $220
• Physiotherapy sessions: $330
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Ugo
- due date
- 2026-10-29
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Hope it all works out, Ugo. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 39 people at work.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Naples
It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Saint Paul.