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Johanna's knee replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

After a hernia that has become strangulated, Johanna was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇸🇪 Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden4,015 views
Johanna Agnes Sandström
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Uppsala
In October I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Uppsala Regional Medical Center recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for January. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $5,500, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $4,050 short. Doctors at Uppsala Regional Medical Center told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a seamstress, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $5,500 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a seamstress have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. The recovery period is expected to take about 8 weeks. I'll not be able to lift anything heavy 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 $4,050 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $340 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,650 • Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,650 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $250 • Post-operative medication: $160 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Johanna
due date
2026-01-27
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Johanna

  1. 68% there. I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,059 in total) I made the first payment toward pre-operative tests and imaging. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Patricia R. Pacheco

    Thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Nairobi

    • Fergal G. Murphy

      Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Heliopolis.

      • Vinícius Murilo Batista

        Sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update

        • Yuna Ayaka Kondo

          thinking of you and your family, Johanna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Uppsala.

          • Neha F. DhawanAddress verified

            Good luck, Johanna. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. God bless.

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