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Help me pay for knee replacement surgery at Leicester General Hospital

Danielle needs knee replacement surgery at Leicester General Hospital and the family is $3,100 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Danielle S. Ferguson
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Leicester
In September I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Leicester General Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $4,450, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $3,100 short. Doctors at Leicester General Hospital told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a warehouse packer, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $4,450 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 7 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 $3,100 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $160 • Physiotherapy sessions: $350 • Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,050 • Post-operative medication: $220 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $320 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
due date
2024-11-18
bill type
Hospital invoice

Updates from Danielle

  1. Thank you all. We're at 49% now ($1,511). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. 30% there. the plan for post-operative medication is now scheduled. Thank you.

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  • Sending love, Danielle. Shared this with my family.

    • Thinking of you and your family, Danielle. Shared this with my family. After 12 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.

      • Sending strength, Danielle. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't give up. Thinking of Leicester.

        • Thinking of you, Danielle. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Birmingham!

          • You're not alone, Danielle. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

            • wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Ikeja.

              • this could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Dublin donated after I showed her your page.

                • Sending love. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

                  • Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

                    • Elise Delphine MeyerPhoto verified

                      best of luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

                      • Keep going. Wishing Danielle a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Seville.

                        • Good luck. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Tucson.

                          • Ștefan Claudiu TomaPhoto verified

                            good luck, Danielle. Get well soon. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Quezon City.

                            • Wishing you peace, Danielle. Get well soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care!

                              • Stay strong, Danielle. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.

                                • Sending good thoughts, Danielle. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Leicester.

                                  • Stay strong, Danielle. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

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