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Help Khalid pay for gallbladder removal at Mecca University Hospital
A scheduled gallbladder removal in November is out of reach without help covering $4,050 of the cost.
🇸🇦 Mecca, Makkah, Saudi Arabia1,448 views
Khalid was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect in August. The surgeon at Mecca University Hospital recommended gallbladder removal, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $5,750, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $4,050 short.
my son has been in and out of Mecca University Hospital since August. The doctors say an aortic valve defect will get worse without gallbladder removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $5,750 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Khalid 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.
The recovery period is expected to take about 5 weeks. During that time Khalid 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 $4,050 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,000
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $1,250
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $230
• Post-operative medication: $105
• Physiotherapy sessions: $210
• Travel and lodging for the family: $255
Thanks for reading all this.
- due date
- 2026-11-03
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Lina
Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($138). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Mecca!
Thank you. If you're in Mecca I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Sending love. Wishing Khalid a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'll check back for the next update
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Best of luck, Lina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless