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Help Brooks pay for valve repair surgery at Bristol Orthopedic Institute
Brooks needs valve repair surgery at Bristol Orthopedic Institute and the family is $6,800 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Brooks was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in August. The surgeon at Bristol Orthopedic Institute recommended valve repair surgery, and He is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $13,500, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $6,800 short.
my husband has been in and out of Bristol Orthopedic Institute since August. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $13,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Brooks struggles with daily life and can't drive. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Brooks won't be able to drive, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $6,800 goes:
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $2,250
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,450
• Physiotherapy sessions: $330
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $330
• Travel and lodging for the family: $440
Thanks for reading all this.
- Allison
- due date
- 2026-11-06
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Bristol!
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about hospital stay (3 nights), advice is welcome too.
Wishing you peace, Allison. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Bristol
Keep going. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Bristol.
Wishing you the best, Allison. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Bristol.
so sorry you're going through this. Hope the doctors have good news.
Thinking of you and your family. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Hawassa.
This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Jakarta Selatan!