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Help me pay for a craniotomy at Düsseldorf Orthopedic Institute

After gallstones with repeated infections, Klaus was cleared for a craniotomy, but the bill is more than we can manage.

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Klaus Tim Schmitz
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Düsseldorf
In May I was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections. My surgeon at Düsseldorf Orthopedic Institute recommended a craniotomy, and I have been placed on the schedule for August. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,550, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $1,150 short. Doctors at Düsseldorf Orthopedic Institute told me gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without a craniotomy. I work as a seamstress, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,550 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a seamstress 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 look after the children alone during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one. 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 $1,150 goes: • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $540 • Travel and lodging for the family: $200 • Post-operative medication: $410 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Klaus
due date
2026-08-22
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Klaus

  1. Quick update: $1,222 raised so far (106%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 51% now ($585). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward pre-operative tests and imaging.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 28% now ($327). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for post-operative medication is now scheduled.

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  • Emilio A. Cabrera

    thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. Love from San Francisco.

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      shared it with a few friends. Love from Wudil

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        Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

        • Lokesh W. Kamath

          this could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Düsseldorf.

          • Henry Rotimi EzePhoto verified

            Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Gdynia

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