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Valve repair surgery for Wahyu: covering what insurance won't
A scheduled valve repair surgery in October is out of reach without help covering $1,000 of the cost.
🇮🇩 Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia989 views
In July I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Saint Luke Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,350, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $1,000 short.
Doctors at Saint Luke Hospital told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without valve repair surgery. I work as a taxi driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,350 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a taxi driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 12 weeks. I'll not be able to stand for more than ten minutes during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
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 $1,000 goes:
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $85
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $290
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $625
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Wahyu
- due date
- 2026-10-15
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Take care, Wahyu. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Prayagraj
Sending love, Wahyu. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Wahyu. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.
praying for you, Wahyu. Get well soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
hope this works out for you. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Blessings.