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Help me pay for palate reconstruction surgery at Katowice Community Hospital
A scheduled palate reconstruction surgery in February is out of reach without help covering $2,800 of the cost.
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In December I was diagnosed with a hernia that has become strangulated. My surgeon at Katowice Community Hospital recommended palate reconstruction surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for February. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $3,750, and after what the government subsidy will pay, I'm still $2,800 short.
Doctors at Katowice Community Hospital told me a hernia that has become strangulated will get worse without palate reconstruction surgery. I work as a market vendor, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $3,750 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a market vendor 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 lift anything heavy 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 $2,800 goes:
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $960
• Post-operative medication: $195
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $1,350
• Physiotherapy sessions: $295
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Szymon
- due date
- 2026-01-28
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Szymon
Quick update: $839 raised so far (30%). the plan for post-operative medication is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Update from Katowice: I made the first payment toward hospital stay. We're at 19% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $365 so far, I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts.
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Thinking of you, Szymon. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Lagos
sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Love from Athens.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Szymon.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. hospital stay (5 nights) is the biggest at $960. Thanks, that means a lot.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Katowice.
Hope things get better soon, Szymon. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Lapu-Lapu.
this could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out.