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Help me pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Albany Regional Medical Center
After a herniated spinal disc, Jennifer was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 Albany, New York, United States8,092 views
In August I was diagnosed with a herniated spinal disc. My surgeon at Albany Regional Medical Center recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $17,000, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $8,550 short.
Doctors at Albany Regional Medical Center told me a herniated spinal disc will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. I work as a farm laborer, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $17,000 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a farm laborer 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 work a full shift 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 $8,550 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $4,000
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,300
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $350
• Post-operative medication: $360
• Physiotherapy sessions: $360
• Travel and lodging for the family: $180
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-10-15
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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What's already covered and what's the $8,550 for?
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. surgeon and anesthesia fees is the biggest at $4,000. Fair thing to want to know.
shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this, Jennifer. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Rohini!
So sorry you're going through this, Jennifer. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
stay strong, Jennifer. Gave what I could, wish it was more
Thinking of you and your family, Jennifer. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.