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Surgery fund for Dilara: a partial thyroidectomy in Kadıköy
After osteoarthritis in the right knee, Dilara was cleared for a partial thyroidectomy, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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In July I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the right knee. My surgeon at Kadıköy University Hospital recommended a partial thyroidectomy, and I have been placed on the schedule for October. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $2,500, and after what our health plan will pay, I'm still $2,000 short.
Doctors at Kadıköy University Hospital told me osteoarthritis in the right knee will get worse without a partial thyroidectomy. I work as a retail assistant, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $2,500 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a retail assistant have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
The recovery period is expected to take about 12 weeks. I'll not be able to work a full shift during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
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 $2,000 goes:
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $890
• Travel and lodging for the family: $135
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $80
• Physiotherapy sessions: $230
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $665
Thank you for reading my story.
- due date
- 2026-11-08
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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so sorry you're going through this, Dilara. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Kadıköy.
Keep going. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope October is when things finally get easier
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My neighbor in Pretoria donated after I showed her your page. Blessings