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Gallbladder removal for Recep: covering what insurance won't
After severe cataracts in both eyes, Recep was cleared for gallbladder removal, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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In April I was diagnosed with severe cataracts in both eyes. My surgeon at Kadıköy Community Hospital recommended gallbladder removal, and I have been placed on the schedule for July. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,250, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $950 short.
Doctors at Kadıköy Community Hospital told me severe cataracts in both eyes will get worse without gallbladder removal. I work as a delivery rider, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,250 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a delivery rider have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Recovery is expected to take about 7 weeks. I'll not be able to lift anything heavy during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $950 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $60
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $85
• Hospital stay (3 nights): $620
• Travel and lodging for the family: $45
• Physiotherapy sessions: $140
Glad we found this place.
- due date
- 2026-08-02
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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So sorry you're going through this, Recep. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update. All the best
keep going, Recep. This could happen to any of us. I'll check back for the next update.
Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Bordeaux so I could bring a meal.
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
Hope it all works out, Recep. I hope things turn around soon.
You're not alone, Recep. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Take care, Recep. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Marseille but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Kadıköy
Praying for you, Recep. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Kadıköy
Stay strong. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out