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Help Melanie pay for valve repair surgery at Saint Luke Hospital
After a thyroid nodule that needs removal, Melanie was cleared for valve repair surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States960 views
Melanie was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in April. The surgeon at Saint Luke Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,000, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $4,150 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Saint Luke Hospital since April. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Melanie 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 3 weeks. During that time Melanie 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 $4,150 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $310
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,750
• Physiotherapy sessions: $580
• Travel and lodging for the family: $240
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $270
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Jennifer
- due date
- 2026-06-21
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. After 30 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of San Diego