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Help me pay for spinal decompression surgery at Kampala University Hospital

After a hip fracture that never healed properly, Muthoni was cleared for spinal decompression surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇺🇬 Kampala, Central Region, Uganda584 views
Muthoni Tabitha Barasa
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Kampala
In April I was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly. My surgeon at Kampala University Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for July. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $930, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $650 short. Doctors at Kampala University Hospital told me a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. I work as a warehouse packer, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $930 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 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 $650 goes: • Post-operative medication: $20 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $240 • Physiotherapy sessions: $75 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $315 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Muthoni
due date
2026-07-15
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Muthoni

  1. We're at 65% thanks to 8 of you. the plan for hospital stay is now scheduled. More news soon.

  2. We're at 50% thanks to 6 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 23% funded and the plan for surgeon and anesthesia fees is now scheduled.

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Praying for you. Hope the July deadline works out. - Sacramento”

  • Bhavna E. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Santiago G. Brown 🇨🇦 · $25

    “Hang in there. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Mississauga”

  • Carmen H. Vargas 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Pavel Tareq Mondal 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Rafaela Lúcia Prado 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Ubol Malee Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $100

    “Sending love. Saw your post and had to give. - Bang Khen”

  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $20

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Muthoni all day after reading this. - Lyon”

  • Bella D. Oliver 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Sohel Noman Zaman 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Zainab Javeria Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Muthoni all day after reading this.”

  • Esperanza P. Contreras 🇪🇸 · $42

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  • Citlali G. Ortiz

    Best of luck, Muthoni. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Kampala

    • Ana Teodora ZamfirQuestion

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

      • Muthoni Tabitha BarasaOwnerAnswerVerified organization

        Post-operative medication is $20 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.

    • Nora Henderson

      wishing you peace, Muthoni. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Kampala

      • Jose W. FosterPhoto verified

        hope it all works out, Muthoni. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings

        • Carmen Benítez

          Hang in there, Muthoni. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

          • Santiago P. Thompson

            Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 27 people at work. Greetings from Setagaya.

            • Emmanuel Edward Frimpong

              I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Kampala.

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