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Surgery fund for Rubina: knee replacement surgery in Lahore
Rubina needs knee replacement surgery at Lahore Orthopedic Institute and the family is $150 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan1,746 views
Rubina was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in August. The surgeon at Lahore Orthopedic Institute recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $210, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $150 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Lahore Orthopedic Institute since August. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $210 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Rubina struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Rubina won't be able to walk without help, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $150 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $35
• Post-operative medication: $45
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $70
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Bisma
- due date
- 2026-11-29
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Bisma
Thank you all. We're at 52% now ($78). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward pre-operative tests and imaging.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($103 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 75% now ($113). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
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Hope it all works out, Bisma. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Bisma. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. All the best!
Good luck. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Berlin.
Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Lahore
is there anything that isn't money that would help Rubina?
Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Nairobi but we're thinking of you
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Rubina
Sure. The biggest one is travel and lodging for the family, $35. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. I'll keep the page updated.
Sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Lahore!
Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Lahore.
stay strong. Hope the doctors have good news. My neighbor in Austin donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Austin
Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in San Jose donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from San Jose.
hang in there, Bisma. Hope the doctors have good news
take care. Get well soon. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Take care, Bisma. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together
thinking of you and your family, Bisma. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
Stay strong, Bisma. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Lahore
You're not alone. Hope the doctors have good news. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
sending strength, Bisma. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Take care, Bisma. Get well soon. Love from São Paulo.
Best of luck, Bisma. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
wishing you peace, Bisma. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Reims
This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Lahore.
keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.