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Help Greta pay for laparoscopic cyst removal at Essen General Hospital
Greta needs laparoscopic cyst removal at Essen General Hospital and the family is $3,500 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Greta was diagnosed with a deviated septum causing chronic infections in July. The surgeon at Essen General Hospital recommended laparoscopic cyst removal, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $3,500 short.
my sister has been in and out of Essen General Hospital since July. The doctors say a deviated septum causing chronic infections will get worse without laparoscopic cyst removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $5,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Greta 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Greta won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $3,500 goes:
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,000
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $280
• Physiotherapy sessions: $660
• Post-operative medication: $330
• Travel and lodging for the family: $230
Thanks for being kind about this.
- due date
- 2026-09-11
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Thanks for sharing this, Petra. Wishing Greta a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Put this on a community board in Karachi this morning. Greetings from Karachi.
Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Keep going. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Saint Petersburg.
wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.
Hang in there. Wishing Greta a smooth procedure and a full recovery. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care