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Help Miguel pay for emergency hernia repair at Saint Luke Hospital
A scheduled emergency hernia repair in October is out of reach without help covering $5,100 of the cost.
🇪🇸 Galicia, Spain1,355 views
Miguel was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in August. The surgeon at Saint Luke Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,750, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $5,100 short.
my husband has been in and out of Saint Luke Hospital since August. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Miguel struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 4 weeks. During that time Miguel won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,100 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,400
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,450
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $350
• Post-operative medication: $260
• Physiotherapy sessions: $410
• Travel and lodging for the family: $230
Thanks for reading all this.
- Esperanza
- due date
- 2026-10-26
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Vigo
Thank you. If you're in Vigo I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.
Hope it all works out, Esperanza. I hope things turn around soon
hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. God bless
This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Hubballi
Thinking of you, Esperanza. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
praying for you, Esperanza. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did
Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Faisalabad this morning. Take care.
thanks for sharing this, Esperanza. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Detroit so I could bring a meal. God bless
Hope this works out for you. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Vigo.
Good luck, Esperanza. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Dwarka.
Hope things get better soon, Esperanza. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 14 people at work. Take care