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Help Alice pay for hip replacement surgery at Birmingham General Hospital

After a benign brain tumor, Alice was cleared for hip replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom1,421 views
Dylan Dixon
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Birmingham
Alice was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in October. The surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,000, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $5,550 short. my mother has been in and out of Birmingham General Hospital since October. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,000 is more than we can find. While we wait, Alice 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 4 weeks. During that time Alice won't be able to lift anything heavy, 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: $1,750 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,050 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $520 • Post-operative medication: $310 • Physiotherapy sessions: $760 • Travel and lodging for the family: $160 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
due date
2025-12-15
bill type
Hospital invoice

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  • Kateryna Elena FilippovQuestionID verified

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Alice.

    • Dylan DixonOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. surgeon and anesthesia fees comes first ($1,750) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for looking so closely.

  • Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

    • Adeline E. BerryQuestionID verified

      Could you add a copy of the hospital estimate with private details blacked out?

      • Dylan DixonOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        I sent the hospital estimate in when I posted. I'll upload a redacted copy this week. Fair thing to want to know.

    • Sending love, Dylan. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Siliguri this morning. Take care.

      • Nevaeh K. CampbellPhoto verified

        Keep going, Dylan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care

        • Praying for you, Dylan. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

          • Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!

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