Amber's Hysterectomy Care Fund

This is Amber's Care Team and we're holding a fundraiser for Amber's hysterectomy surgery and post-surgery care. From Amber:

I have struggled with my period and my uterus for decades. I’m sure that many of you have heard me respond to “How ya doing?” with “My uterus is trying to kill me this week.” And it wouldn’t be short of the truth.

Over the last five years my health has taken a serious turn with regular visits to the ER. I was told initially that I had a horrendous case of fibroids during one emergency room visit and that my only solution was a hysterectomy. I didn’t want that. I was committed to trying to find another way, another procedure, another answer.

And I tried. All the alternative methods I could get my hands on, coupled with acupuncture, yoga, and meditation. I found a doctor but the procedures that I had done extensive research on were all considered elective. With no forms of credit and no real savings, spending $50k on these procedures was just, well, out of reach. So I just continued on in pain. The emergency room visits got more and more frequent. My pain got more and more severe. I couldn’t walk and trying to work was near impossible with the amount of painkillers I was taking every day.

Finally in October of 2023 I found a doctor group that took me on as a patient and wanted to finally get to the bottom of what was going on with me as they said what I was experiencing was “very much not normal.” After a barrage of tests, blood transfusions, and surgical procedures that were supposed to improve my quality of life and make my periods get better... they haven’t. In fact they got worse. I’ve been to the emergency room every month since December.

So the last step of this journey is finally here. I am scheduled for a laparoscopic (ROBOTS AND LASERS YES!) subtotal hysterectomy on March 8th. After countless meetings with my doctor and my care team at the hospital this is truly the best thing for me.

This fund is covering what I believe is my portion for the surgery (good god please don’t let it be more) and for my recovery. This includes physical after care, and compensation and expenses for my care team.

So if you can? Any help is so very appreciated. Thank you so much for helping me live without pain, so I can have a life where I don’t lose a week or more a month, or have to constantly travel to the ER. Thanks for any and everything you can give, I truly can't do this without you.