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Help me pay for hip replacement surgery at Rome Community Hospital

After a cleft palate needing repair, Pietro was cleared for hip replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇮🇹 00121, Rome, Lazio, Italy3,835 views
Pietro Antonio Martino
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Rome
In June I was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair. My surgeon at Rome Community Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for August. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $7,000, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $4,200 short. Doctors at Rome Community Hospital told me a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without hip replacement surgery. I work as a warehouse packer, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $7,000 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a warehouse packer have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 12 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. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $4,200 goes: • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $230 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,200 • Travel and lodging for the family: $290 • Physiotherapy sessions: $360 • Post-operative medication: $120 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
due date
2025-10-05
bill type
Hospital invoice
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  • Nomsa S. Mokoena

    best of luck, Pietro. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out

    • Carolina A. IbarraQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Pietro!

      • Pietro Antonio MartinoOwnerAnswer

        Pre-operative tests and imaging is $230 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Good question.

    • Kavita W. Maurya

      Best of luck, Pietro. Hope you get there. All the best

      • Rekha P. Luthra

        Hope it all works out, Pietro. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

        • Amol Naik

          sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Lagos.

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