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Hip replacement surgery for Roberto: covering what insurance won't

A scheduled hip replacement surgery in September is out of reach without help covering $3,500 of the cost.

🇮🇹 Lombardy, Italy1,975 views
Emanuele Ugo Testa
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Brescia
Roberto was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction in May. The surgeon at Brescia Community Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $3,500 short. my son has been in and out of Brescia Community Hospital since May. The doctors say a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Roberto struggles with daily life and can't drive. 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 10 weeks. During that time Roberto won't be able to drive, so the costs keep growing. 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 $3,500 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,050 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $500 • Post-operative medication: $125 • Physiotherapy sessions: $530 • Travel and lodging for the family: $295 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Emanuele
due date
2026-08-27
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Emanuele

  1. Quick update: $922 raised so far (26%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $426 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 10% funded and I made the first payment toward post-operative medication.

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    “All the best. My cousin told me about this one. - Addis Ababa”

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    “Good luck. Thought of Roberto all day after reading this. - Tokyo”

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    “God bless. Hope the August deadline works out. - Bhaktapur”

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    “Best of luck. Hope the August deadline works out. - Duque de Caxias”

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  • Aishwarya Nayak

    Rooting for you. Get well soon. Love from Tangier.

    • Renata Luana Fonseca

      take care, Emanuele. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

      • Emilia Washington

        Wishing you the best, Emanuele. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

        • Josefin Forsberg

          Thinking of you and your family. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Half-Way Tree

          • Zubby Danjuma Ogunleye

            wishing you the best, Emanuele. Get well soon. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out

            • Pranjal B. Gandhi

              Thinking of you and your family. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Brescia

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