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Knee replacement surgery for Thiago: covering what insurance won't

Thiago needs knee replacement surgery at Duque de Caxias Regional Medical Center and the family is $1,850 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇧🇷 Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2,077 views
Thiago Antônio Moura
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Duque de Caxias
In May I was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly. My surgeon at Duque de Caxias Regional Medical Center recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for September. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $2,450, and after what my employer's plan will pay, I'm still $1,850 short. Doctors at Duque de Caxias Regional Medical Center told me a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $2,450 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. The recovery period is expected to take about 6 weeks. I'll not be able to walk without help 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 $1,850 goes: • Hospital stay (4 nights): $970 • Post-operative medication: $80 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $75 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $725 If you're reading this, thank you.
due date
2026-09-10
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Hospital invoice

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  • Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Jaffna but we're thinking of you. Take care.

    • Wishing Thiago a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

      • Good luck. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

        • Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update.

          • hope it all works out, Thiago. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Duque de Caxias.

            • Hope the doctors have good news. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Duque de Caxias.

              • Thinking of you and your family, Thiago. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

                • Wishing you the best, Thiago. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

                  • thinking of you. Hope the doctors have good news. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Mombasa.

                    • Wishing you the best, Thiago. Hope you get there

                      • Wishing Thiago a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My neighbor in Rawalpindi donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Duque de Caxias.

                        • Best of luck, Thiago. This could happen to any of us. After 15 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.

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