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Cataract surgery for Marlene: covering what insurance won't
After a deviated septum causing chronic infections, Marlene was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Marlene was diagnosed with a deviated septum causing chronic infections in June. The surgeon at Berlin University Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $5,050 short.
my mother has been in and out of Berlin University Hospital since June. The doctors say a deviated septum causing chronic infections will get worse without cataract surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Marlene struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 12 weeks. During that time Marlene won't be able to walk without help, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,050 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,850
• Travel and lodging for the family: $290
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,100
• Physiotherapy sessions: $400
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $410
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Horst
- due date
- 2026-09-30
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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hope the doctors have good news. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care!
So sorry you're going through this, Horst. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 27 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care