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Help me pay for emergency hernia repair at Saint Joseph Hospital
A scheduled emergency hernia repair in September is out of reach without help covering $1,350 of the cost.
🇱🇰 Dehiwala, Western, Sri Lanka1,991 views
In June I was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal. My surgeon at Saint Joseph Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and I have been placed on the schedule for September. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $2,700, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $1,350 short.
Doctors at Saint Joseph Hospital told me a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without emergency hernia repair. I work as a delivery rider, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $2,700 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a delivery rider 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 $1,350 goes:
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $610
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $115
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $510
• Post-operative medication: $70
• Travel and lodging for the family: $45
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- due date
- 2026-09-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from 6th of October City
how is Ruwan doing now?
sending strength. Get well soon. We're a small family in Nuremberg but we're thinking of you
Keep going, Ruwan. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Praying for you, Ruwan. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from New Orleans.