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Mai's hip replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
A scheduled hip replacement surgery in August is out of reach without help covering $4,100 of the cost.
๐ฏ๐ต Sakai, Osaka, Japan3,148 views
In June I was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections. My surgeon at Sakai Regional Medical Center recommended hip replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for August. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $8,250, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $4,100 short.
Doctors at Sakai Regional Medical Center told me gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without hip replacement surgery. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $8,250 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 stand for more than ten minutes 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 $4,100 goes:
โข Post-operative medication: $180
โข Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,800
โข Physiotherapy sessions: $480
โข Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,640
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- due date
- 2026-09-05
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Mai
54% there. I made the first payment toward hospital stay. Thank you.
We're at 19% thanks to 27 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
- Francis Kelvin Antwi ๐ฌ๐ญ ยท $25
- Hฦฐฦกng Oanh Dang ๐ป๐ณ ยท $20
- Serenity Curtis ๐บ๐ธ ยท $20
- Miles Gilbert ๐บ๐ธ ยท $5
- Qasim Fadi Slimani ๐ช๐ฌ ยท $250
- Anonymous ๐ฟ๐ฆ ยท $20
โHope this helps. - Cape Townโ
- Elena W. Thornton ๐บ๐ธ ยท $25
โAll the best. I'm in Durham, thinking of you.โ
- Macharia Mwende Rashidi ๐น๐ฟ ยท $25
โThis is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Kinondoniโ
- Roberto Contreras ๐ฆ๐ท ยท $100
- Lincoln Jacobs ๐บ๐ธ ยท $44
โSending love. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Toledoโ
- Isaiah L. Thompson ๐บ๐ธ ยท $5.50
โKeep your head up. - Fayettevilleโ
- Zanele P. Venter ๐ฟ๐ฆ ยท $25
- Rahayu Rani Wijaya ๐ฎ๐ฉ ยท $75
- Anonymous ๐ฑ๐ฐ ยท $10
โWish I could do more - Negomboโ
- Ruby D. Alexander ๐บ๐ธ ยท $10
- Bithi Salma Biswas ๐ง๐ฉ ยท $50
- Alejandro B. Ortiz ๐ฒ๐ฝ ยท $50
- Anonymous ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $50
โFrom Lucknow with love.โ
- Anonymous ๐ฎ๐ฉ ยท $100
- Mulu Helen Alemu ๐ช๐น ยท $25
โPraying for you. Gave what I could this week. - Addis Ababaโ
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Sakai.
Thank you. If you're in Sakai I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.
Thanks for sharing this. Get well soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
How is Mai doing now?
Good luck. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
sending love, Mai. I hope things turn around soon. All the best
Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Abuja but we're thinking of you
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.