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Help Gunilla pay for knee replacement surgery at Stockholm Orthopedic Institute

Gunilla needs knee replacement surgery at Stockholm Orthopedic Institute and the family is $4,050 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Mattias Lundqvist
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Stockholm
Gunilla was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in August. The surgeon at Stockholm Orthopedic Institute recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,750, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $4,050 short. my sister has been in and out of Stockholm Orthopedic Institute since August. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Gunilla 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. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 8 weeks. During that time Gunilla 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 $4,050 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $460 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,200 • Post-operative medication: $390 Thank you so much. - Mattias
due date
2026-10-10
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Mattias

  1. Quick update: $196 raised so far (5%). I made the first payment toward post-operative medication. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($231). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. Small update. $131 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Khalid Mahmoud Kassem

    Wishing Gunilla a smooth procedure and a full recovery. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings

    $487.50 raised of $4,050

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