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Inés's valve repair surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After a hernia that has become strangulated, Inés was cleared for valve repair surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇺🇸 33143, Miami, Florida, United States741 views
Inés was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated in September. The surgeon at Miami Regional Medical Center recommended valve repair surgery, and She is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $8,500, and after what the government subsidy will pay we're still $5,050 short.
my mother has been in and out of Miami Regional Medical Center since September. The doctors say a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $8,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Inés 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 5 weeks. During that time Inés 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 $5,050 goes:
• Physiotherapy sessions: $800
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,600
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $320
• Post-operative medication: $330
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- due date
- 2023-11-18
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Rubén
We're at 3% thanks to 5 of you. I made the first payment toward physiotherapy sessions. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($125 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 2% now ($100). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
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Rooting for you, Rubén. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Bristol
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 10 years in nursing I know how hard it is to ask for anything. God bless.
best of luck, Rubén. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick
it takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Lahore.
You're not alone, Rubén. Get well soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust