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Emergency hernia repair for Brielle: covering what insurance won't
Brielle needs emergency hernia repair at Los Angeles Regional Medical Center and the family is $7,250 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States6,791 views
Brielle was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in December. The surgeon at Los Angeles Regional Medical Center recommended emergency hernia repair, and She is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,750, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $7,250 short.
my mother has been in and out of Los Angeles Regional Medical Center since December. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Brielle struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. 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 4 weeks. During that time Brielle won't be able to look after the children alone, 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 $7,250 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,650
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $2,100
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $260
• Post-operative medication: $290
• Physiotherapy sessions: $510
• Travel and lodging for the family: $440
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- due date
- 2026-03-04
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Karachi
Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.
hope things get better soon, Skylar. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.
Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Wishing you the best, Skylar. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 12 people at work. God bless.