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Help me pay for emergency hernia repair at Munich Community Hospital

A scheduled emergency hernia repair in May is out of reach without help covering $5,100 of the cost.

🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany4,994 views
Walter Manfred Schneider
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Munich
In January I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee. My surgeon at Munich Community Hospital recommended emergency hernia repair, and I have been placed on the schedule for May. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $7,250, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $5,100 short. Doctors at Munich Community Hospital told me osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without emergency hernia repair. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $7,250 is far beyond what I've. Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk. The recovery period is expected to take about 4 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. 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 $5,100 goes: • Hospital stay (4 nights): $2,450 • Physiotherapy sessions: $460 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,750 • Travel and lodging for the family: $160 • Post-operative medication: $280 Thanks for reading all this.
due date
2025-04-06
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Walter

  1. Thank you all. We're at 58% now ($2,974). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Update from Munich: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 34% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Small update. $643 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Willow M. FieldsID verified

    Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

    • Rashid Yusuf Rahman

      Thanks for sharing this, Walter. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.

      • Florence Mugisha

        Wishing you the best, Walter. Hope you get there. God bless.

        • Linda Kezia Annan

          take care, Walter. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Ciudad de México so I could bring a meal.

          • Theresa Paula Vogt

            Best of luck, Walter. I hope things turn around soon. All the best.

            • Damien Lucas Lambert

              Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Ciudad de México so I could bring a meal. Blessings

              • João Marcelo Coelho

                Praying for you. Hope you get there. Greetings from Haarlem.

                • Kemi Yewande FalanaID verified

                  Wishing you the best. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Munich.

                  • Carlos Marcos Martins

                    Best of luck, Walter. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Munich.

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