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Surgery fund for Karina: hip replacement surgery in Houston
A scheduled hip replacement surgery in February is out of reach without help covering $7,100 of the cost.
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Karina was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in November. The surgeon at Houston General Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for February. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,250, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $7,100 short.
my daughter has been in and out of Houston General Hospital since November. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,250 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Karina struggles with daily life and can't drive. 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 8 weeks. During that time Karina won't be able to drive, 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 $7,100 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $4,000
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,900
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $370
• Post-operative medication: $175
• Physiotherapy sessions: $390
• Travel and lodging for the family: $265
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- due date
- 2026-03-06
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Sending love. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Houston.
stay strong, Salvador. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Houston.
hang in there, Salvador. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Houston.
Thinking of you, Salvador. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Gondar.
Thinking of you and your family. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.
Keep going. I hope things turn around soon. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.