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Valve repair surgery for Julien: covering what insurance won't
After an aortic valve defect, Julien was cleared for valve repair surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇫🇷 Metz, Grand Est, France3,768 views
Julien was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in August. The surgeon at Saint Mary Hospital recommended valve repair surgery, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,750, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $4,650 short.
my father has been in and out of Saint Mary Hospital since August. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without valve repair surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $5,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Julien struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 4 weeks. During that time Julien won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $4,650 goes:
• Physiotherapy sessions: $570
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,750
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,650
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $370
• Post-operative medication: $310
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-11-30
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Sending strength, Isabelle. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Cardiff.
Best of luck, Isabelle. Wishing Julien a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Alcalá de Henares!
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Julien.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. physiotherapy sessions is the biggest at $570. It helps to be asked.
Wishing Julien a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.
Best of luck, Isabelle. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Bristol.
Rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Tlaquepaque so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Tel Aviv this morning.
Rooting for you, Isabelle. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Ribeirão Preto.