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Knee replacement surgery for Megan: covering what insurance won't
A scheduled knee replacement surgery in December is out of reach without help covering $2,700 of the cost.
🇺🇸 48033, Warren, Michigan, United States1,076 views
Megan was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in October. The surgeon at Saint Catherine Hospital recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,500, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $2,700 short.
my mother has been in and out of Saint Catherine Hospital since October. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without knee replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $5,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Megan struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. 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 6 weeks. During that time Megan won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $2,700 goes:
• Physiotherapy sessions: $640
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,450
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $610
Every share and every dollar helps.
- due date
- 2026-01-12
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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sending strength. Wishing Megan a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this, Audrey. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Warren.
Take care, Audrey. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Warren.
Hope it all works out, Audrey. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
praying for you, Audrey. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Warren.