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Help me pay for knee replacement surgery at Riverside General Hospital
After severe cataracts in both eyes, Lan was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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In February I was diagnosed with severe cataracts in both eyes. My surgeon at Riverside General Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for April. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $8,500, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $4,250 short.
Doctors at Riverside General Hospital told me severe cataracts in both eyes will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a taxi driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $8,500 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a taxi driver 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 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 $4,250 goes:
• Physiotherapy sessions: $580
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,250
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $530
• Travel and lodging for the family: $560
• Post-operative medication: $330
Thank you so much.
- due date
- 2026-04-21
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Lan
We're at 74% thanks to 69 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
- Salma Tahmina Haque 🇮🇳 · $250
- Vanessa T. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $250
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $250
“Stay strong. Hope the May deadline works out. - Tamale”
- Ruth Richardson 🇨🇦 · $250
“From my family to yours. Hope the May deadline works out. - Lethbridge”
- Nevaeh P. Griffin 🇺🇸 · $126
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $100
“Sending love. Thought of Lan all day after reading this. - Savar”
- Ananya H. Rathore 🇬🇧 · $100
- Larissa Eliane Amaral 🇧🇷 · $100
- Sapna W. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $100
- Sanket K. Parikh 🇮🇳 · $100
- Megan D. Carlson 🇳🇿 · $100
“Wishing you the best. From Manukau with love. - Manukau”
- Owen G. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $100
- Ifeanyi Chidi Bankole 🇳🇬 · $75.50
- Charlotte Burton 🇺🇸 · $75
- Michael Romero 🇺🇸 · $75
- Portia Yamoah 🇬🇭 · $75
“Best of luck. Thought of Lan all day after reading this. - Accra”
- Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $75
- Anwar Hussein Said 🇬🇧 · $71
- Ginevra Emma Moretti 🇮🇹 · $50
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Lan all day after reading this. - Brescia”
- Hellen Akinyi Karanja 🇺🇬 · $50
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Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Riverside.
Sending love. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We're a small family in Dwarka but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Riverside.
Best of luck. Looking forward to the next update. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Take care
hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Riverside.
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Saskatoon so I could bring a meal. Love from London.
stay strong, Lan. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Addis Ababa.
Shared this with my family. Thinking of Riverside.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Riverside.