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Help Wendy pay for knee replacement surgery at Corpus Christi Orthopedic Institute
Wendy needs knee replacement surgery at Corpus Christi Orthopedic Institute and the family is $4,300 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇺🇸 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States1,892 views
Wendy was diagnosed with a hip fracture that never healed properly in July. The surgeon at Corpus Christi Orthopedic Institute recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,250, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $4,300 short.
my sister has been in and out of Corpus Christi Orthopedic Institute since July. The doctors say a hip fracture that never healed properly will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,250 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Wendy struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. 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 3 weeks. During that time Wendy won't be able to lift anything heavy, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $4,300 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $300
• Physiotherapy sessions: $630
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $3,370
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Alyssa
- due date
- 2024-09-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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