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Surgery fund for Yasemin: knee replacement surgery in Istanbul

A scheduled knee replacement surgery in September is out of reach without help covering $1,900 of the cost.

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Zeynep Defne Aksoy
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Istanbul
Yasemin was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction in July. The surgeon at Istanbul Community Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,700, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $1,900 short. my sister has been in and out of Istanbul Community Hospital since July. The doctors say a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,700 is more than we can find. While we wait, Yasemin 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 12 weeks. During that time Yasemin won't be able to walk without help, 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 $1,900 goes: • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $130 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $920 • Hospital stay (5 nights): $800 • Post-operative medication: $50 Thanks for reading all this.
due date
2024-09-19
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

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  • Saif Ratul Sikder

    Keep going, Zeynep. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Yonkers

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