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Laparoscopic endometriosis surgery for Barry: covering what insurance won't

After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Barry was cleared for laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇮🇪 Limerick, Munster, Ireland4,381 views
Clodagh P. Barry
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Limerick
Barry was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in December. The surgeon at Limerick General Hospital recommended laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, and He is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $3,300, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $2,300 short. my father has been in and out of Limerick General Hospital since December. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without laparoscopic endometriosis surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $3,300 is more than we can find. While we wait, Barry struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Recovery is expected to take about 10 weeks. During that time Barry won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, so the costs keep growing. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $2,300 goes: • Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,450 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $520 • Travel and lodging for the family: $330 Thank you so much. - Clodagh
due date
2026-04-09
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Clodagh

  1. Thank you all. We're at 66% now ($1,518). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for hospital stay is now scheduled.

  2. Quick update: $890 raised so far (39%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Small update. $478 so far, I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.

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    “Keep your head up. Hope the April deadline works out. - Anaheim”

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    “Good luck. Only $11 but hope it helps. - Shinjuku”

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    “All the best. Thought of Barry all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

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    “Best of luck. Hope the April deadline works out. - The Hague”

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    “Rooting for you. Hope the April deadline works out. - Colombo”

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    “Best of luck - Mandurah”

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    “Praying for you. Please keep us posted. - Howrah”

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    “Thought of Barry all day after reading this. - Lagos”

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    “Hope it all works out. Hope the April deadline works out. - Osaka”

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    “Good luck. Thought of Barry all day after reading this.”

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  • Isabel M. Sánchez

    Good luck. Wishing Barry a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Limerick.

    • Prakash B. Garg

      Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from London.

      • Anushka A. Kothari

        good luck, Clodagh. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.

        $2,130.50 raised of $2,300

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