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Robert's knee replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

After endometriosis requiring surgery, Robert was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

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Robert N. Walker
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Miami
In July I was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery. My surgeon at Miami General Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $6,500, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $3,250 short. Doctors at Miami General Hospital told me endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $6,500 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a school bus driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. Recovery is expected to take about 8 weeks. I'll not be able to lift anything heavy 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 $3,250 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $520 • Post-operative medication: $370 • Hospital stay (3 nights): $2,360 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Robert
due date
2026-09-14
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

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  • Diego B. Jiménez

    sending strength. Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Boulogne-Billancourt.

    • Idrissa Thiam

      looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

      • Gabriel Ronaldo Mendes

        Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Dasmariñas this morning.

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