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Laparoscopic endometriosis surgery for Hiba: covering what insurance won't
A scheduled laparoscopic endometriosis surgery in December is out of reach without help covering $700 of the cost.
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Hiba was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair in September. The surgeon at Heliopolis Community Hospital recommended laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, and She is scheduled for December. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,000, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $700 short.
my mother has been in and out of Heliopolis Community Hospital since September. The doctors say a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without laparoscopic endometriosis surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Hiba struggles with daily life and can't look after the children alone. Her family has taken turns caring for her, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
The recovery period is expected to take about 7 weeks. During that time Hiba won't be able to look after the children alone, so the costs keep growing.
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 $700 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $520
• Physiotherapy sessions: $75
• Travel and lodging for the family: $60
• Post-operative medication: $45
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- due date
- 2026-11-16
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Salma
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($50). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Small update. $50 so far, I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family.
Update from Heliopolis: I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family. We're at 37% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Camila W. Chávez 🇺🇸 · $159
“Only $159 but hope it helps. - San Diego”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $50
- Yash M. Maurya 🇺🇸 · $50
“Every little bit. Thought of Hiba all day after reading this. - San Jose”
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hope it all works out, Salma. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Hope you get there. Greetings from Noida.
sending good thoughts, Salma. It takes guts to ask. Well done
so sorry you're going through this. This could happen to any of us. All the best.
thinking of you and your family, Salma. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Heliopolis.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 21 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Sheffield
Thinking of you, Salma. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Petrópolis.