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Pavel's gallbladder removal can't wait - please help us cover the bill
After a benign brain tumor, Pavel was cleared for gallbladder removal, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Pavel was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in January. The surgeon at Indore General Hospital recommended gallbladder removal, and He is scheduled for April. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,650, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $1,300 short.
my husband has been in and out of Indore General Hospital since January. The doctors say a benign brain tumor will get worse without gallbladder removal. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,650 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Pavel struggles with daily life and can't drive. 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 12 weeks. During that time Pavel won't be able to drive, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,300 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $520
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $490
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $90
• Post-operative medication: $30
• Physiotherapy sessions: $95
• Travel and lodging for the family: $75
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Sultana
- due date
- 2026-04-27
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Sultana
Thank you all. We're at 87% now ($1,126). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for travel and lodging for the family is now scheduled.
80% there. I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
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“From my family to yours. Thought of Pavel all day after reading this. - Gwagwalada”
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“Thinking of you. Hope the April deadline works out. - Bonny”
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So sorry you're going through this, Sultana. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.
Good luck, Sultana. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Johannesburg so I could bring a meal. All the best.
Hope things get better soon. Wishing Pavel a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
You're not alone. Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Bangkok but we're thinking of you
Thinking of you and your family, Sultana. It takes guts to ask. Well done.