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Ryan's knee replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
A scheduled knee replacement surgery in December is out of reach without help covering $1,000 of the cost.
🇵🇭 Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines869 views
In August I was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections. My surgeon at Bacolod Community Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for December. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,650, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $1,000 short.
Doctors at Bacolod Community Hospital told me gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a call-centre agent, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,650 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a call-centre agent have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
The recovery period is expected to take about 12 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.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,000 goes:
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $110
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $580
• Physiotherapy sessions: $160
• Travel and lodging for the family: $70
• Post-operative medication: $80
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Ryan
- due date
- 2026-01-03
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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this could happen to any of us. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Love from Birmingham.
Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Rennes.
Thinking of you. Wishing Ryan a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Stay strong, Ryan. Looking forward to the next update. All the best.
Thinking of you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Love from Da Nang.
thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Thinking of Bacolod.
So sorry you're going through this, Ryan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Bacolod.
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Nîmes.