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Liliana's knee replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

Liliana needs knee replacement surgery at San Diego Orthopedic Institute and the family is $7,400 short of the hospital's estimate.

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José B. Robles
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San Diego
Liliana was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in September. The surgeon at San Diego Orthopedic Institute recommended knee replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $12,250, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $7,400 short. my wife has been in and out of San Diego Orthopedic Institute since September. 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 $12,250 is more than we can find. While we wait, Liliana 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Liliana 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 $7,400 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,200 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,300 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $320 • Post-operative medication: $310 • Physiotherapy sessions: $750 • Travel and lodging for the family: $520 With deep gratitude, José
due date
2026-11-02
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from José

  1. Quick update: $3,060 raised so far (41%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($5,838 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Shira Rivka Rosenberg 🇮🇱 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Liliana all day after reading this. - Tel Aviv”

  • Gabriela W. Gutiérrez 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Leah G. Padilla 🇬🇧 · $250
  • Nanami Suzuki 🇯🇵 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Kunal S. Oberoi 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Auma Beatrice Temba 🇰🇪 · $20
  • Kirana Sri Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $30
  • Pradeep S. Gill 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Thought of Liliana all day after reading this. - Aurangabad”

  • Raúl Rivera 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anwar Ali Tannous 🇪🇬 · $100

    “Good luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Aswan”

  • Ramesh Suresh Gautam 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Sebastián P. Carrillo 🇲🇽 · $3

    “Hope things get better. Only $3 but hope it helps. - Tijuana”

  • Paula M. Lara 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Rosângela Júlia Barros 🇧🇷 · $20

    “Thinking of you. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Campinas”

  • Daniela Ana Xavier 🇧🇷 · $250
  • Mi-sook Young-ja Na 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Best of luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Fort Collins”

  • Brielle M. Ross 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Mustafa Mustafa Güler 🇹🇷 · $75

    “Blessings. Hope the December deadline works out. - Konya”

  • Miles M. Duncan 🇺🇸 · $10

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  • Mykola Oleg Davydov

    Thinking of you and your family, José. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.

    • Mim Rubina Haque

      I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Bristol

      • Sneha C. Kapoor

        Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Tacoma

        • Hiba Noor Hamdan

          Rooting for you, José. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Recife!

          • Rakesh E. Sachdeva

            so sorry you're going through this. Hope the doctors have good news. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

            $8,269 raised of $7,400

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