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Anna's valve repair surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
Anna needs valve repair surgery at Leipzig Orthopedic Institute and the family is $7,100 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany8,004 views
Anna was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated in August. The surgeon at Leipzig Orthopedic Institute recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,000, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $7,100 short.
my wife has been in and out of Leipzig Orthopedic Institute since August. The doctors say a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Anna 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 8 weeks. During that time Anna 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 $7,100 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,300
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,250
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $260
• Post-operative medication: $300
• Physiotherapy sessions: $790
• Travel and lodging for the family: $200
I hope life is good to you.
- Günter
- due date
- 2026-12-06
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Leipzig.
Thank you. If you're in Leipzig I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
Thanks for sharing this. 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. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this. Wishing Anna a smooth procedure and a full recovery. After 29 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
what exactly is the $7,100 for?
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. surgeon and anesthesia fees is the biggest at $2,300.
Best of luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update.
Stay strong, Günter. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
So sorry you're going through this, Günter. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Günter. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Take care.
hope this works out for you. Thinking of Leipzig.
Hope the doctors have good news. My neighbor in Boulogne-Billancourt donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Boulogne-Billancourt.