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Surgery fund for Sameer: knee replacement surgery in Thane
A scheduled knee replacement surgery in May is out of reach without help covering $950 of the cost.
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Sameer was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in February. The surgeon at Thane University Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and He is scheduled for May. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,600, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $950 short.
my son has been in and out of Thane University Hospital since February. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,600 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Sameer struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Sameer won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $950 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $80
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $155
• Post-operative medication: $55
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $540
• Physiotherapy sessions: $120
Thanks for reading all this.
- Vaibhav
- due date
- 2026-06-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 33 people at work. God bless.
Wishing you the best, Vaibhav. Wishing Sameer a smooth procedure and a full recovery. God bless
Thinking of you and your family. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sameer
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. travel and lodging for the family comes first ($80) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Let me know if you want more detail.
Wishing you peace, Vaibhav. Looking forward to the next update.
keep going. Wishing Sameer a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Thane.
Your post was clear and honest. Love from Manila.
Thanks for sharing this, Vaibhav. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Swansea donated after I showed her your page.