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Surgery fund for Dylan: cataract surgery in Birmingham
After a thyroid nodule that needs removal, Dylan was cleared for cataract surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
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Dylan was diagnosed with a thyroid nodule that needs removal in August. The surgeon at Birmingham Community Hospital recommended cataract surgery, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $7,000, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $5,650 short.
my father has been in and out of Birmingham Community Hospital since August. The doctors say a thyroid nodule that needs removal will get worse without cataract surgery. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $7,000 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Dylan struggles with daily life and can't work a full shift. 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 4 weeks. During that time Dylan won't be able to work a full shift, so the costs keep growing.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,650 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,600
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $300
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $1,750
Thanks for reading all this.
- Maverick
- due date
- 2026-09-28
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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keep going, Maverick. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side.
Stay strong, Maverick. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Thane.
Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. Take care
So sorry you're going through this, Maverick. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Hope things get better soon, Maverick. I hope things turn around soon. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.