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Surgery fund for Teun: emergency hernia repair in Haarlem
A scheduled emergency hernia repair in October is out of reach without help covering $6,950 of the cost.
🇳🇱 North Holland, Netherlands4,748 views
Teun was diagnosed with endometriosis requiring surgery in September. The surgeon at Haarlem Regional Medical Center recommended emergency hernia repair, and He is scheduled for October. The hospital's financial office gave us a written estimate of $11,500, and after what our health plan will pay we're still $6,950 short.
my father has been in and out of Haarlem Regional Medical Center since September. The doctors say endometriosis requiring surgery will get worse without emergency hernia repair. We have emptied our savings and borrowed from relatives, but the estimate of $11,500 is more than we can find.
While we wait, Teun 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 6 weeks. During that time Teun won't be able to climb stairs, 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 $6,950 goes:
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $3,700
• Hospital stay (4 nights): $1,750
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $320
• Post-operative medication: $240
• Physiotherapy sessions: $610
• Travel and lodging for the family: $330
Glad we found this place.
- Jesse
- due date
- 2026-12-07
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Jesse
Wanted to say thank you properly. 60% funded and I made the first payment toward post-operative medication.
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So sorry you're going through this, Jesse. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 12 people at work.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Teun!
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. surgeon and anesthesia fees comes first ($3,700) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Happy to explain more.
You're not alone, Jesse. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Juazeiro do Norte
Thanks for sharing this, Jesse. Wishing Teun a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Please keep us posted. All the best.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Los Angeles
thanks for sharing this, Jesse. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Mumbai.
thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Kolkata.