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Surgery fund for Craig: a partial thyroidectomy in East London
Craig needs a partial thyroidectomy at East London Community Hospital and the family is $1,550 short of the hospital's estimate.
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Craig was diagnosed with gallstones with repeated infections in August. The surgeon at East London Community Hospital recommended a partial thyroidectomy, and He is scheduled for November. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $2,050, and after what my insurance will pay we're still $1,550 short.
my father has been in and out of East London Community Hospital since August. The doctors say gallstones with repeated infections will get worse without a partial thyroidectomy. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $2,050 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Craig struggles with daily life and can't climb stairs. His family has taken turns caring for him, and I've cut my own work hours to be there.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 3 weeks. During that time Craig won't be able to climb stairs, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $1,550 goes:
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $500
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $870
• Travel and lodging for the family: $40
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $140
Thanks for reading all this.
- Imran
- due date
- 2026-11-26
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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so sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Los Angeles this morning.
Thanks for sharing this, Imran. Get well soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Quezon City so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Campinas
Hope it all works out, Imran. Wishing Craig a smooth procedure and a full recovery
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of East London
wishing you the best, Imran. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in San Jose this morning. Blessings.