Kylie's Surgery Battle

Hi Everyone!

My name is Kylie. I'm a 20 year old who lives in West Auckland with my parents. Since I was 11 years old I have had ongoing issues with my knees with having issues around patella dislocations, pain, walking and falls. It all started back when I was 11 and was in a car accident which causes the original injury. It has been an ongoing battle ever since.

When I turned 17 I was by this time having multiple knee dislocations which was really limiting my life and what I could do. It was decided by my specialist surgeon at the end of 2017 that the most appropriate treatment would be Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction Knee Surgery. I went on to have this surgery on my left knee in January 2018.

While I was recovering from my left knee surgery I had complications leading to a further two surgeries. During that time I was mainly relying on my right knee to support my weight and do daily living activities. I then completely damaged what was left of my right knee and flipped the patella. All these complications led me to end up in a wheelchair fulltime.

I have had a long battle over the past year and bit trying to get approval to have surgery done on my right knee and last week I found out I might of got it just waiting for confirmation. During this period I have had huge expenses to do with specialized transport, daily living expenses, healthcare costs this caused me and my parents to end up in a lot of debt.

I am currently fully wheelchair dependent indoor and outdoor so surgeon has advised me that after this hopefully final major surgery that I will need to an important specialized rehabilitation plan along with this I have been informed that I will need inpatient rehabilitation directly after surgery till I can get back up on my feet and a lot more one on one care and support services. Financially me and my parents are already drained of all funds due to the cost of care over the past 2 years.

My family and I would like to take a moment to thank everyone of our family members, church members and friends for all the support they have given us during this rough journey. We would really appreciate any little or big donations as these will be gratefully accepted. I pray that God will bless each and everyone of you.

Love & Blessings Rae Family (Kylie, Janice and Ewan).