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Help Lucy pay for laparoscopic cyst removal at Nashville General Hospital

Lucy needs laparoscopic cyst removal at Nashville General Hospital and the family is $5,250 short of the hospital's estimate.

🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States5,127 views
Ivy W. Diaz
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Nashville
Lucy was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in July. The surgeon at Nashville General Hospital recommended laparoscopic cyst removal, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $6,500, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $5,250 short. my daughter has been in and out of Nashville General Hospital since July. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without laparoscopic cyst removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $6,500 is more than we can find. While we wait, Lucy struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. 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 4 weeks. During that time Lucy won't be able to work a full shift, 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 $5,250 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $360 • Post-operative medication: $360 • Physiotherapy sessions: $720 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $520 • Hospital stay (4 nights): $3,290 Every share and every dollar helps.
due date
2026-11-05
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Ivy

  1. Small update. $2,722 so far, I made the first payment toward post-operative medication.

  2. Update from Nashville: I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. We're at 35% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Anisur Habib MiahQuestionID verified

    is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Lucy!

    • Ivy W. DiazOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. travel and lodging for the family is the big one at $360, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Garba Kingsley Shittu

    Good luck, Ivy. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. God bless

    • Dipika D. Jain

      thanks for sharing this, Ivy. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Nashville

      • Rizwan Tariq Ghani

        Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 22 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

        • Januka Anita Thapa

          Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

          • Vishnu H. Kamath

            thinking of you, Ivy. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. All the best

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