Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
Bills & expensesMedical & healthCritical

Valentina's hip replacement surgery can't wait - please help us cover the bill

A scheduled hip replacement surgery in February is out of reach without help covering $6,550 of the cost.

Anywhere in the world5,215 views
Andrew J. Alvarez
Email verifiedPassport verified
Fresno
Valentina was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in December. The surgeon at Fresno Community Hospital recommended hip replacement surgery, and She is scheduled for February. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $8,750, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $6,550 short. my wife has been in and out of Fresno Community Hospital since December. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without hip replacement surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $8,750 is more than we can find. While we wait, Valentina 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 5 weeks. During that time Valentina 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 $6,550 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,700 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,250 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $520 • Post-operative medication: $190 • Physiotherapy sessions: $410 • Travel and lodging for the family: $480 Glad we found this place.
due date
2026-02-20
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Andrew

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 71% funded and the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from Fresno: I made the first payment toward physiotherapy sessions. We're at 42% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($1,009). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Hang in there. My brother told me about this one. - Coimbatore”

  • Beau Jensen 🇺🇸 · $9
  • Vinod R. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Kendall Jimenez 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Miami”

  • Andrés J. Nava 🇲🇽 · $100
  • Armando T. Fuentes 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Parvin Sarker 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Wayne Wilson 🇺🇸 · $15

    “Thinking of you - Louisville”

  • Valentina L. Owens 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Hyun-ju Min-ji Bae 🇰🇷 · $75
  • Farhana Shima Mukherjee 🇮🇳 · $5

    “All the best. I'm in Kozhikode, thinking of you.”

  • Sara Hala Bouzid 🇲🇦 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Caroline Wambui Barasa 🇺🇬 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $10

    “Get well soon. From Sydney with love. - Sydney”

  • Nam Quang Ly 🇻🇳 · $25

    “Good luck. From Thủ Đức with love.”

  • Mpho Abrahams 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Nabirye Nabirye Macharia 🇰🇪 · $25
  • Carolina Giovana Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Hope things get better. I'm in Londrina, thinking of you. - Londrina”

  • Hala Noor Haddad 🇪🇬 · $200

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Fajar Wahyu RahmanID verified

    Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Mansoura.

    • Valentina W. Soto

      Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Fresno

      • Colm A. Hayes

        Keep going, Andrew. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

        • Hina Samina Naqvi

          Wishing you the best, Andrew. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Heliopolis so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Lethbridge

          • Andrei Stepan Fedorov

            this could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

            $6,923 raised of $6,550

            Give

            More people who need help