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Hip replacement surgery for Amber: covering what insurance won't

After a benign brain tumor, Amber was cleared for hip replacement surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

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Harold M. Mejia
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Los Angeles
Amber was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in August. The surgeon at Saint Catherine Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $12,500, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $6,200 short. my mother has been in and out of Saint Catherine Hospital since August. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $12,500 is more than we can find. While we wait, Amber struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. 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 6 weeks. During that time Amber won't be able to climb stairs, 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 $6,200 goes: • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $540 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,400 • Post-operative medication: $370 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,300 • Physiotherapy sessions: $590 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Harold
due date
2026-09-30
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Harold

  1. We're at 36% thanks to 46 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $734 so far, I made the first payment toward surgeon and anesthesia fees.

  3. Quick update: $469 raised so far (8%). the plan for physiotherapy sessions is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Take care of yourselves. I'm in Fukuoka, thinking of you.”

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    “Be well. Thought of Amber all day after reading this.”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Amber all day after reading this. - Paris”

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    “Blessings. My mother told me about this one. - Tema”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Amber all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

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    “Hope it all works out. Please keep us posted. - Mardan”

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  • Rani Ika Surya

    So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

    • Courtney K. Graham

      Keep going. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Los Angeles

      • Yuki Naoki Fujiwara

        gave what I could, wish it was more. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Los Angeles.

        • Helena Majewski

          Sending good thoughts, Harold. Get well soon. God bless.

          • Gustavo José Marques

            So sorry you're going through this, Harold. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

            • Fabrice René Garcia

              Sending strength, Harold. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side

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