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Help me pay for emergency hernia repair at Red Deer University Hospital
After a herniated spinal disc, Natalia was cleared for emergency hernia repair, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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In July I was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc. My surgeon at Red Deer University Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $12,000, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $7,150 short.
Doctors at Red Deer University Hospital told me a herniated spinal disc will get worse without emergency hernia repair. I work as a seamstress, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $12,000 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.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 weeks. I'll not be able to stand for more than ten minutes 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 $7,150 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,300
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,150
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $260
• Post-operative medication: $430
• Physiotherapy sessions: $560
• Travel and lodging for the family: $450
If you're reading this, thank you.
- due date
- 2026-10-20
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing you peace, Natalia. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Stay strong, Natalia. Wishing Natalia a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Wishing you peace, Natalia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 27 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Cardiff.