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Knee replacement surgery for Kylie: covering what insurance won't
Kylie needs knee replacement surgery at Saint Mary Hospital and the family is $5,950 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇦🇺 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia2,142 views
Kylie was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in February. The surgeon at Saint Mary Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for June. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $12,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $5,950 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Saint Mary Hospital since February. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $12,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Kylie 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 10 weeks. During that time Kylie 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 $5,950 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,450
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,900
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $320
• Post-operative medication: $210
• Physiotherapy sessions: $740
• Travel and lodging for the family: $330
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- due date
- 2026-05-15
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Sending good thoughts, Sebastian. Get well soon. Blessings
Hope things get better soon, Sebastian. Get well soon!
Praying for you, Sebastian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Thika this morning. Blessings.
Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Peoria.
Keep going, Sebastian. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Please keep us posted. Blessings.
Sending love, Sebastian. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.