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Help Arianna pay for emergency hernia repair at San Diego General Hospital
After a benign brain tumor, Arianna was cleared for emergency hernia repair, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States7,972 views
Arianna was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in August. The surgeon at San Diego General Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $11,000, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $7,650 short.
my mother has been in and out of San Diego General Hospital since August. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $11,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Arianna struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. 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 7 weeks. During that time Arianna won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $7,650 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,250
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,550
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $370
• Post-operative medication: $390
• Physiotherapy sessions: $800
• Travel and lodging for the family: $290
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Christian
- due date
- 2026-11-05
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Christian
We're at 31% thanks to 63 of you. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
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rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Sylhet
looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Berlin.
Best of luck, Christian. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Mangaluru.
hang in there. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of San Diego.
sending strength, Christian. Shared it with a few friends.
Take care. Wishing Arianna a smooth procedure and a full recovery!
Stay strong, Christian. Hope you get there. All the best
Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.