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Surgery fund for Concetta: ACL reconstruction in Parma
A scheduled ACL reconstruction in August is out of reach without help covering $3,600 of the cost.
🇮🇹 Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy4,638 views
In June I was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst. My surgeon at Parma Orthopedic Institute recommended ACL reconstruction, and I have been placed on the schedule for August. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $4,500, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $3,600 short.
Doctors at Parma Orthopedic Institute told me a large ovarian cyst will get worse without ACL reconstruction. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $4,500 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 4 weeks. I'll not be able to walk without help 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 $3,600 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $150
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $1,300
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,150
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- 2026-08-28
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how is Concetta doing now?
Take care, Concetta. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home!
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Concetta.
Sure. The biggest one is travel and lodging for the family, $150. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for asking.
Hope the doctors have good news. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Parma.
Best of luck. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Good luck, Concetta. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 26 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything
Good luck, Concetta. This could happen to any of us. After 21 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Bacolod.
A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Emilia-Romagna. I'll ask around and let you know.
Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Makati but we're thinking of you
Sending good thoughts. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Kano but we're thinking of you