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Surgery fund for Kavita: hip replacement surgery in Pune
A scheduled hip replacement surgery in September is out of reach without help covering $550 of the cost.
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Kavita was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in July. The surgeon at Saint Joseph Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $690, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $550 short.
my mother has been in and out of Saint Joseph Hospital since July. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $690 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Kavita struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 10 weeks. During that time Kavita won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
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 $550 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $40
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $60
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $320
• Physiotherapy sessions: $130
If you're reading this, thank you.
- due date
- 2025-10-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Abhishek
We're at 21% thanks to 5 of you. the plan for pre-operative tests and imaging is now scheduled. More news soon.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 15% funded and I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees.
Small update. $55 so far, I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees. - Abhishek
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good luck, Abhishek. It takes guts to ask. Well done
take care, Abhishek. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Kavita
It's all in the list in the story. post-operative medication is the big one at $40, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Ask me anything else.
wishing you the best, Abhishek. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.
Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Jakarta this morning
Take care. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Pune.
Thinking of you, Abhishek. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 8 people at work. God bless.
so sorry you're going through this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
praying for you, Abhishek. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.