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Help Dorota pay for spinal decompression surgery at Katowice Regional Medical Center

After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Dorota was cleared for spinal decompression surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇵🇱 Katowice, Silesia, Poland3,930 views
Szymon Henryk Jabłoński
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Katowice
Dorota was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee in July. The surgeon at Katowice Regional Medical Center recommended spinal decompression surgery, and She is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $4,100, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $2,450 short. my daughter has been in and out of Katowice Regional Medical Center since July. The doctors say osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without spinal decompression surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $4,100 is more than we can find. While we wait, Dorota struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there. Rehabilitation is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Dorota won't be able to work a full shift, 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 $2,450 goes: • Hospital stay (2 nights): $1,000 • Travel and lodging for the family: $160 • Post-operative medication: $125 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,165 Thanks for reading all this. - Szymon
due date
2026-11-09
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Szymon

  1. Thank you all. We're at 59% now ($1,455). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for travel and lodging for the family is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 28% thanks to 19 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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  • Leo J. BowmanQuestion

    how is Dorota doing now?

    • Sushila Radha Rai

      You're not alone, Szymon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. All the best.

      • Regina H. Zamora

        You're not alone, Szymon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

        • Elaine Amanda Santos

          Sending love. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

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