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Surgery fund for Amanda: a partial thyroidectomy in São Paulo

A scheduled a partial thyroidectomy in September is out of reach without help covering $1,100 of the cost.

🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil679 views
Tiago Lucas Teixeira
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São Paulo
Amanda was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in June. The surgeon at São Paulo University Hospital recommended a partial thyroidectomy, and She is scheduled for September. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $1,550, and after what the public health scheme will pay we're still $1,100 short. my daughter has been in and out of São Paulo University Hospital since June. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without a partial thyroidectomy. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $1,550 is more than we can find. While we wait, Amanda 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 3 weeks. During that time Amanda won't be able to lift anything heavy, 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 $1,100 goes: • Travel and lodging for the family: $75 • Physiotherapy sessions: $145 • Hospital stay (5 nights): $710 • Pre-operative tests and imaging: $170 Thanks for being kind about this. - Tiago
due date
2026-09-11
bill type
Hospital invoice
#surgery#hospital-bills#recovery#medical

Updates from Tiago

  1. Update from São Paulo: I made the first payment toward travel and lodging for the family. We're at 50% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 45% thanks to 2 of you. the plan for pre-operative tests and imaging is now scheduled. More news soon.

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  • Tomás H. García 🇺🇸 · $80
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    “Thought of Amanda all day after reading this. - Barcelona”

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    “Rooting for you. My sister told me about this one. - Ogbomosho”

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