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Help me pay for cataract surgery at Kyiv University Hospital

After an aortic valve defect, Maria was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.

🇺🇦 Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine2,327 views
Maria Baranov
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Kyiv
In March I was diagnosed with an aortic valve defect. My surgeon at Kyiv University Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for May. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $3,100, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $1,550 short. Doctors at Kyiv University Hospital told me an aortic valve defect will get worse without cataract surgery. I work as a restaurant cook, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $3,100 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a restaurant cook have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. The recovery period is expected to take about 10 weeks. I'll not be able to walk without help during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $1,550 goes: • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $620 • Hospital stay (2 nights): $530 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $155 • Post-operative medication: $40 • Physiotherapy sessions: $75 • Travel and lodging for the family: $130 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Maria
due date
2024-05-11
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Maria

  1. Update from Kyiv: the plan for physiotherapy sessions is now scheduled. We're at 70% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 26% now ($410). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward physiotherapy sessions.

  3. Update from Kyiv: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 13% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Pandu Hadi HutapeaID verified

    Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Munich.

    • Emiliano L. ChávezQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Maria.

      • Maria BaranovOwnerAnswer

        Sure. The biggest one is surgeon and anesthesia fees, $620. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for looking so closely.

    • Vladimir Yuri Vorobiev

      this could happen to any of us. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

      • Denisa Simona Stoica

        Rooting for you, Maria. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Warangal this morning. All the best.

        • Solomon Dereje Haile

          Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

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