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Help Si-woo pay for gallbladder removal at Gangnam General Hospital
After a large ovarian cyst, Si-woo was cleared for gallbladder removal, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇰🇷 06188, Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea5,924 views
Si-woo was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst in January. The surgeon at Gangnam General Hospital recommended gallbladder removal, and He is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,500, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $5,300 short.
my father has been in and out of Gangnam General Hospital since January. The doctors say a large ovarian cyst will get worse without gallbladder removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Si-woo struggles with daily life and can't walk without help. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Recovery is expected to take about 6 weeks. During that time Si-woo won't be able to walk without help, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,300 goes:
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $2,100
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $220
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,300
• Physiotherapy sessions: $500
• Post-operative medication: $180
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Ji-ho
- due date
- 2026-04-18
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Si-woo?
Thank you. If you're in Gangnam I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless
So sorry you're going through this, Ji-ho. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Depok so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this, Ji-ho. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family, Ji-ho. This could happen to any of us. All the best.