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Surgery fund for Mateo: emergency hernia repair in Houston

Mateo needs emergency hernia repair at Houston General Hospital and the family is $5,500 short of the hospital's estimate.

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Kai Black
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Houston
Mateo was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in June. The surgeon at Houston General Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,750, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $5,500 short. my father has been in and out of Houston General Hospital since June. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Mateo 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. The recovery period is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Mateo won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $5,500 goes: • Physiotherapy sessions: $420 • Post-operative medication: $180 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $510 • Travel and lodging for the family: $430 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,960 Thank you so much.
due date
2026-09-25
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Kai

  1. Quick update: $1,081 raised so far (20%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $568 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “Thought of Mateo all day after reading this. - Nizamabad”

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    “Every little bit. Hope the September deadline works out. - Latina”

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    “Every little bit. My neighbor told me about this one. - Newcastle”

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  • Ibrahim Rotimi Fashola

    hang in there, Kai. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 3 people at work. Thinking of Houston

    • John Daniel Mussa

      hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

      • Bhavna F. SethiPhoto verified

        sending strength, Kai. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

        • Lavanya Iyengar

          Hope it all works out, Kai. Wishing Mateo a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

          • Megan F. Nkosi

            Sending strength, Kai. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Mbale!

            • Krishna W. Anand

              Good luck, Kai. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Houston.

              • Anil K. Dwivedi

                hope it all works out, Kai. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

                • Smit F. Sathe

                  Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Ribeirão Preto.

                  • Jenny D. Lopez

                    Wishing you peace, Kai. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Salem but we're thinking of you

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