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Vinod's ACL reconstruction can't wait - please help us cover the bill

After a benign brain tumor, Vinod was cleared for ACL reconstruction, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇮🇳 Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India1,478 views
Vinod E. Varma
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Prayagraj
In August I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. My surgeon at Prayagraj University Hospital recommended ACL reconstruction, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $930, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $700 short. Doctors at Prayagraj University Hospital told me a benign brain tumor will get worse without ACL reconstruction. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $930 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. The recovery period is expected to take about 3 weeks. I'll not be able to climb stairs 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 $700 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $600 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $55 • Travel and lodging for the family: $45 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Vinod
due date
2026-10-28
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Vinod

  1. Thank you all. We're at 36% now ($255). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees.

  2. Update from Prayagraj: the plan for surgeon and anesthesia fees is now scheduled. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Vinod

  3. Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($52). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for surgeon and anesthesia fees is now scheduled.

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  • Wagner Alexandre Pereira 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $10
  • Khang Đạt Lam 🇻🇳 · $75

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the December deadline works out. - Thủ Đức”

  • Okechukwu Okafor 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Arianna Burrell 🇺🇸 · $315

    “Thought of Vinod all day after reading this. - Philadelphia”

  • Laxman Ramesh Bhandari 🇳🇵 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. I'm in Biratnagar, thinking of you.”

  • Leonardo S. Guerrero 🇨🇴 · $100

    “Thought of Vinod all day after reading this. - Cartagena”

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  • Zoé Camille Faure 🇨🇦 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Vinod all day after reading this. - Ottawa”

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  • Lorena G. Domínguez 🇨🇴 · $33.50

    “Blessings. Been where you're, it gets better. - Bucaramanga”

  • Michele Samuele Barbieri 🇮🇹 · $39
  • Ines Duha Hamid 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Viviane Josiane Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $22

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  • Peyton L. Vasquez

    Rooting for you, Vinod. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

    • Zubby Bello Abdullahi

      Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Sapporo

      • Chinedu Gbenga Coker

        good luck, Vinod. Get well soon. Love from Limoges

        $719.50 raised of $700

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