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Alice Averlong🏳️⚧️I've been bedridden for the last 10 months, unable to work as I try to get a surgeon and insurance lined up for my operation to let me work again.
If you could send a couple dollars, it'd really help. Time isn't on my side here, and waiting is very expensive.
Stefan Reinalter@foone Sorry to hear that, what happened?
@molecularmusing I've got an umbilical hernia which is made worse by some other medical issues
@foone Ouch, get well soon! A few dollars are coming your way.
Michelle HughesI don't know if this is helpful, but you could consider medical tourism.
I'm in Mexico and I've found the quality of medical care to compare favorably with the United States, and the prices to just be wildly low. Like, paying out of pocket costs what I'm used to insurance co-pays costing. I got a root canal and there was no pain during or after the procedure.
Here's the first thing that came up when I looked up hernia surgery.
https://www.mymeditravel.com/hernia-repair-procedures-in-mexico
Watch out: The quoted prices are in mexican pesos, which are written with a dollar sign just like USD. There's a picker on the top right so you can change the currency displayed.