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Surgery fund for Perla: ACL reconstruction in Mandaue

Perla needs ACL reconstruction at Saint Matthew Hospital and the family is $1,400 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇵🇭 Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines1,410 views
Hazel N. Magsaysay
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Mandaue
Perla was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in October. The surgeon at Saint Matthew Hospital recommended ACL reconstruction, and She is scheduled for January. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,000, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $1,400 short. my mother has been in and out of Saint Matthew Hospital since October. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without ACL reconstruction. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Perla struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Perla won't be able to lift anything heavy, so the costs keep growing. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $1,400 goes: • Post-operative medication: $70 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $770 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $80 • Physiotherapy sessions: $50 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $430 Thank you so much. - Hazel
due date
2025-11-20
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Hazel

  1. Thank you all. We're at 39% now ($547). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. We're at 14% thanks to 10 of you. I made the first payment toward physiotherapy sessions. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $110 so far, I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Riccardo Mattia GalliQuestion

    is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Perla

    • Hazel N. MagsaysayOwnerAnswer

      Post-operative medication is $70 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Ask me anything else.

  • Sergio R. Ibarra

    Hang in there. Get well soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.

    • Ayaan J. WaliaID verified

      wishing you the best. Hope you get there. Thinking of Mandaue.

      • Omer DavidPhoto verified

        get well soon. Sent it to 23 people at work.

        $925 raised of $1,400

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