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Help Ivy pay for knee replacement surgery at Saint Catherine Hospital
After endometriosis requiring surgery, Ivy was cleared for knee replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States8,036 views
Ivy was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in June. The surgeon at Saint Catherine Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $11,750, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $8,800 short.
my mother has been in and out of Saint Catherine Hospital since June. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $11,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Ivy 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.
Recovery is expected to take about 4 weeks. During that time Ivy 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 $8,800 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,450
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,850
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $260
• Post-operative medication: $250
• Physiotherapy sessions: $570
• Travel and lodging for the family: $420
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-08-18
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Wishing Ivy a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Please keep us posted. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Kinsley. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Hang in there. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Montréal
wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Prayagraj
Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
you're not alone. Wishing Ivy a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Tampa.
Stay strong, Kinsley. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in La Plata but we're thinking of you. God bless
Good luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Dresden.
You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Muzaffarpur
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Tokyo but we're thinking of you. Love from Tokyo
stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too