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Surgery fund for Rodrigo: emergency hernia repair in Ciudad de México
After a benign brain tumor, Rodrigo was cleared for emergency hernia repair, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico1,492 views
Rodrigo was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in April. The surgeon at Ciudad de México General Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for July. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,900, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $1,750 short.
my father has been in and out of Ciudad de México General Hospital since April. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,900 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Rodrigo struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Rodrigo won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,750 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $130
• Physiotherapy sessions: $140
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,400
• Post-operative medication: $80
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Pilar
- due date
- 2026-06-26
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Hang in there, Pilar. I hope things turn around soon. Take care
shared this with my family. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care!
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Thinking of you and your family, Pilar. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Mbale.
shared it with a few friends. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.