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Surgery fund for Tamaki: valve repair surgery in Sakai
Tamaki needs valve repair surgery at Sakai Regional Medical Center and the family is $5,750 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Tamaki was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in March. The surgeon at Sakai Regional Medical Center recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,500, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $5,750 short.
my sister has been in and out of Sakai Regional Medical Center since March. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Tamaki 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 6 weeks. During that time Tamaki won't be able to lift anything heavy, so the costs keep growing.
The money goes straight to the treatment bills, and I'll share the invoices as they're paid so you can see exactly what your gift did.
Where the $5,750 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,150
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $2,100
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $580
• Post-operative medication: $280
• Physiotherapy sessions: $330
• Travel and lodging for the family: $310
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Noriko
- due date
- 2024-06-18
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Nizamabad.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Dwarka
so sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Grand Rapids so I could bring a meal. God bless
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Sakai.
Sending strength, Noriko. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Sakai
So sorry you're going through this, Noriko. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Sakai