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Gallbladder removal for Balaji: covering what insurance won't
Balaji needs gallbladder removal at Saint Anne Hospital and the family is $650 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Balaji was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in February. The surgeon at Saint Anne Hospital recommended gallbladder removal, and He is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $870, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $650 short.
my husband has been in and out of Saint Anne Hospital since February. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without gallbladder removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $870 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Balaji struggles with daily life and can't stand for more than ten minutes. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Balaji won't be able to stand for more than ten minutes, 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 $650 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $60
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $470
• Travel and lodging for the family: $30
• Physiotherapy sessions: $90
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-04-28
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
take care, Kalyani. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. Blessings!
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Bonny.
Hang in there, Kalyani. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Nagpur.