Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
Bills & expensesMedical & healthCritical

Septoplasty for Peace: covering what insurance won't

A scheduled septoplasty in August is out of reach without help covering $850 of the cost.

🇳🇬 Nigeria1,290 views
Hauwa Sade Olawale
Email verifiedNational ID verified
Lagos
Peace was diagnosed with a torn ligament that needs reconstruction in June. The surgeon at Lagos University Hospital recommended septoplasty, and She is scheduled for August. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,700, and after what my employer's plan will pay we're still $850 short. my daughter has been in and out of Lagos University Hospital since June. The doctors say a torn ligament that needs reconstruction will get worse without septoplasty. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,700 is more than we can find. While we wait, Peace struggles with daily life and can't lift anything heavy. 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 4 weeks. During that time Peace won't be able to lift anything heavy, so the costs keep growing. I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section. Where the $850 goes: • Hospital stay (4 nights): $370 • Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $360 • Travel and lodging for the family: $50 • Post-operative medication: $70 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Hauwa
due date
2024-08-23
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Hauwa

  1. Update from Lagos: I met with the hospital and confirmed the amounts. We're at 31% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Renata Cláudia Ramos 🇧🇷 · $87
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Every little bit - Houston”

  • Sunil K. Gurjar 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Odhiambo Ouma Temba 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Hang in there. I'm in Nairobi, thinking of you. - Nairobi”

  • Nevaeh R. Clark 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Every little bit. - El Paso”

  • Pedro M. Zamora 🇺🇸 · $57
  • Ricardo D. Muñoz 🇦🇷 · $75

    “Hope you get the rest soon. - Santa Fe”

  • Armando R. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - San Diego”

  • Alexandra K. Austin 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Sebastian Emil Schmitt 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Juliet Kemi Igwe 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Only $50 but hope it helps. - Port Harcourt”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $10

    “Happy to help. My brother told me about this one. - Seoul”

  • Ana D. Ortiz 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Only $100 but hope it helps. - Tucson”

  • Dolores B. Ramírez 🇪🇸 · $25

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Peace all day after reading this.”

  • Rahul N. Joshi 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - San Jose”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Gianna R. Young 🇬🇧 · $57.50

    “Take care of yourselves. Saw your post and had to give. - Manchester”

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Purvi Kelkar

    Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Lagos.

    • Yusuf R. DlaminiQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Peace

      • Hauwa Sade OlawaleOwnerAnswerID verified

        Hospital stay (4 nights) is $370 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.

    • Sophia L. Acosta

      Sending good thoughts. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

      • Rohan H. Sharma

        Rooting for you, Hauwa. I hope things turn around soon

        • Anika Rahima Hasan

          Best of luck, Hauwa. Shared this with my family.

          • Lucas Hubert

            Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted.

            $946.50 raised of $850

            Give

            More people who need help