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Help Carolina pay for emergency hernia repair at Palmira University Hospital
Carolina needs emergency hernia repair at Palmira University Hospital and the family is $1,600 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇨🇴 Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia2,433 views
Carolina was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in August. The surgeon at Palmira University Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $1,600 short.
my mother has been in and out of Palmira University Hospital since August. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Carolina struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Carolina won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,600 goes:
• Post-operative medication: $95
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $810
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $95
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $460
• Travel and lodging for the family: $140
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Gustavo
- due date
- 2026-11-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Carolina.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. post-operative medication comes first ($95) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for looking so closely.
stay strong, Gustavo. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.