Matias needs your help

Dear family, friends, and friends of friends, I wanted to thank you first for taking the time to read this message. My son Matias is going through a challenging medical process, and we need your help. Everything started in early April when he was supposed to be going to the hospital for simple knee arthroscopy. He was on bed rest the first week and almost the same the second week, and his recovery was going well. He was going to the check-up appointments, and the doctor said the same, all was fine. Two weeks after the surgery, the doctor removed the staples, and then our nightmare started. That same night his knee started swelling up, and he was in so much pain. The doctor said it was probably inflamed and just prescribed painkillers and anti-inflammatories. After a couple of days that we saw this wasn’t working, I took him to the emergency room, where they said the same thing and sent him back home. It broke my heart to see him in so much pain. He couldn’t stand, touch the floor, or walk with that leg. I decided to take him to another doctor for a second opinion, and that is when he said it was an infection, they drained all the fluid he had accumulated there and sent it to the lab. It was confirmed that he has septic arthritis on his right knee due to staphylococcus aureus, he has it located in his knee’s articulations, and this is causing it to swell up and for him to be in constant pain. The doctor performed a flushing surgery where he used 12 liters of liquid. But because this bacterium is so resistant, we do not know if he will need another flushing procedure. And for now, he needs to have intravenous antibiotics, and pain medicine and stay in the hospital for 14 days, until they can make sure it is under control, and then when he can go home, continue with the treatment orally for 4 more weeks. I am sharing all this with you and asking kindly for your help because the insurance won’t cover any of this. They are alleging it was the hospital’s fault that he got infected due to the surgery, and the hospital is saying he could have gotten this infection anywhere. So, no one wants to be responsible for this, and it’s falling on me. The bill keeps getting bigger and bigger, so besides my worry about his medical situation, I also have to worry about how I will pay for everything, and even for the hospital to continue treating him.

As a single mother, my main concern and motivation in life have always been my two children, so of course, my son’s health and recovery are my priority right now. We believe with your help and patience, we can make this happen. I would love nothing more than to see my son smile again and be able to return to his sporty and adventurous life. I am confident that with the help of everyone reading and thinking of donating, he will overcome this massive adversity and heal. He is a fighter, after all! From the bottom of my heart, thank you all very much! Lots of love and appreciation to you all.