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Surgery fund for Esperanza: knee replacement surgery in Bogotá
A scheduled knee replacement surgery in March is out of reach without help covering $1,050 of the cost.
🇨🇴 Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia1,753 views
In November I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Saint Matthew Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for March. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $2,100, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $1,050 short.
Doctors at Saint Matthew Hospital told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without knee replacement surgery. I work as a seamstress, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $2,100 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a seamstress have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 6 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 $1,050 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $60
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $70
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $810
• Travel and lodging for the family: $110
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Esperanza
- due date
- 2026-01-25
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Take care. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in San Jose donated after I showed her your page. God bless
Thinking of you and your family, Esperanza. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from San Diego.
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