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Mateo's palate reconstruction surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After a torn ligament that needs reconstruction, Mateo was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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In August I was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction. My surgeon at Iztapalapa Orthopedic Institute recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,700, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $850 short.
Doctors at Iztapalapa Orthopedic Institute told me a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. I work as a care assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,700 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a care assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 4 weeks. I'll not be able to work a full shift 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 $850 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $85
• Physiotherapy sessions: $140
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $625
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-11-15
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing you the best, Mateo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 17 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Iztapalapa.
Hope the doctors have good news. Please keep us posted. All the best.
sending good thoughts, Mateo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.
Stay strong. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Augusta
Wishing Mateo a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
Thanks for sharing this, Mateo. Get well soon. After 8 years in social work I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Take care.
Thinking of you and your family, Mateo. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
wishing you peace, Mateo. Hope this works out for you. Love from Lahore.