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Lina's cataract surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After an aortic valve defect, Lina was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States3,709 views
In November I was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect. My surgeon at San Jose University Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for February. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $8,750, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $7,050 short.
Doctors at San Jose University Hospital told me an aortic valve defect will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a farm laborer, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $8,750 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a farm laborer have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 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.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $7,050 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,100
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,500
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $330
• Post-operative medication: $290
• Physiotherapy sessions: $560
• Travel and lodging for the family: $270
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Lina
- due date
- 2026-02-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
How is Lina doing now?
Sending love, Lina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of San Jose!
Sending love, Lina. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Barranquilla.
Thinking of you, Lina. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up!