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Palate reconstruction surgery for Edilene: covering what insurance won't
After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Edilene was cleared for palate reconstruction surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇧🇷 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil3,959 views
Edilene was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in June. The surgeon at Santos General Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,750, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $2,050 short.
my wife has been in and out of Santos General Hospital since June. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Edilene struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Edilene won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $2,050 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $710
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $900
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $145
• Post-operative medication: $45
• Physiotherapy sessions: $185
• Travel and lodging for the family: $65
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- due date
- 2025-08-24
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Diego
53% there. I made the first payment toward pre-operative tests and imaging. Thank you.
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Hope it all works out, Diego. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Belo Horizonte this morning!
wishing you the best, Diego. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Hope it all works out, Diego. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out.