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Surgery fund for Omondi: valve repair surgery in Embakasi
Omondi needs valve repair surgery at Saint Luke Hospital and the family is $1,350 short of the hospital's estimate.
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In May I was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly. My surgeon at Saint Luke Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for August. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,800, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $1,350 short.
Doctors at Saint Luke Hospital told me a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without valve repair surgery. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,800 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 12 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 $1,350 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $600
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $490
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $80
• Post-operative medication: $50
• Physiotherapy sessions: $130
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Omondi
- due date
- 2026-07-02
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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- Balaji M. Venkatesh 🇮🇳 · $25
“Hope this helps. Hope the August deadline works out. - Jabalpur”
- Jian Cheng Li 🇺🇸 · $100
“Be well. My sister told me about this one. - Eugene”
- Wesley A. Chambers 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $10
- Paul Odhiambo Shayo 🇺🇬 · $15
- Mark E. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $86
- Noriko Shibata 🇯🇵 · $100
“Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Sakai”
- Benjamin R. Singleton 🇺🇸 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Gave what I could this week. - Lafayette”
- Gustavo L. Lozano 🇺🇸 · $25
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stay strong, Omondi. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Embakasi.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Cebu City.
good luck. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Praying for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Ikeja.
stay strong, Omondi. Hope this works out for you. Take care