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Surgery fund for Camila: spinal decompression surgery in San Francisco
Camila needs spinal decompression surgery at San Francisco General Hospital and the family is $5,250 short of the hospital's estimate.
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In September I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital recommended spinal decompression surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $8,750, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $5,250 short.
Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $8,750 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.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 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 $5,250 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,900
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $1,300
• Travel and lodging for the family: $360
• Physiotherapy sessions: $690
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Camila
- due date
- 2025-11-16
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Camila
Small update. $1,869 so far, the plan for hospital stay is now scheduled.
- Günter Henry Horn 🇩🇪 · $250
“Thought of Camila all day after reading this. - Düsseldorf”
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“Wish I could do more. Thought of Camila all day after reading this. - Sukkur”
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- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $100
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“Hope things get better. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tangier”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $74.50
- Reagan Hopkins 🇺🇸 · $72
- Divya H. Natarajan 🇮🇳 · $58
- Landon Whitfield 🇬🇧 · $58
- Ren Goro Miyazaki 🇯🇵 · $50.50
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50
“Thought of Camila all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Talia Shira Ben-David 🇮🇱 · $50
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $50
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Best of luck, Camila. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings
Hope it all works out, Camila. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Good luck, Camila. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Berlin.
so sorry you're going through this, Camila. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Leipzig.