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Emergency hernia repair for Inès: covering what insurance won't
After endometriosis requiring surgery, Inès was cleared for emergency hernia repair, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇫🇷 Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France404 views
Inès was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in June. The surgeon at Boulogne-Billancourt Orthopedic Institute recommended emergency hernia repair, and She is scheduled for August. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $9,250, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $5,550 short.
my wife has been in and out of Boulogne-Billancourt Orthopedic Institute since June. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $9,250 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Inès struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. 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 10 weeks. During that time Inès won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,550 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,650
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,950
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $250
• Post-operative medication: $145
• Physiotherapy sessions: $280
• Travel and lodging for the family: $275
Every share and every dollar helps.
- due date
- 2025-08-31
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Erie.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Inès?
Thank you. If you're in Boulogne-Billancourt I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Leeds.
thinking of you, Yves. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Coventry.