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Emergency hernia repair for Piet: covering what insurance won't
A scheduled emergency hernia repair in May is out of reach without help covering $5,300 of the cost.
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Piet was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in January. The surgeon at Amsterdam General Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for May. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $10,500, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $5,300 short.
my son has been in and out of Amsterdam General Hospital since January. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $10,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Piet struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. 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 12 weeks. During that time Piet won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
The money goes straight to the treatment bills, and I'll share the invoices as they're paid so you can see exactly what your gift did.
Where the $5,300 goes:
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,450
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,300
• Post-operative medication: $165
• Travel and lodging for the family: $385
Thanks for reading all this.
- Femke
- due date
- 2026-05-02
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Femke
Thank you all. We're at 23% now ($1,223). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
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So sorry you're going through this, Femke. Wishing Piet a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Piet?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about hospital stay (2 nights), advice is welcome too. Ask me anything else.
Thinking of you, Femke. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
how is Piet doing now?
Sending strength, Femke. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Half-Way Tree donated after I showed her your page. Love from Half-Way Tree
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Amsterdam.
Thinking of you and your family, Femke. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.