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Surgery fund for Volodymyr: a partial thyroidectomy in Yekaterinburg
Volodymyr needs a partial thyroidectomy at Yekaterinburg Community Hospital and the family is $750 short of the hospital's estimate.
🇷🇺 Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia882 views
In September I was diagnosed with a cleft palate needing repair. My surgeon at Yekaterinburg Community Hospital recommended a partial thyroidectomy, and I have been placed on the schedule for November. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $1,000, and after what my insurance will pay, I'm still $750 short.
Doctors at Yekaterinburg Community Hospital told me a cleft palate needing repair will get worse without a partial thyroidectomy. I work as a school bus driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $1,000 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a school bus driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 10 weeks. I'll not be able to look after the children alone 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 $750 goes:
• Hospital stay (5 nights): $470
• Post-operative medication: $70
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $105
• Physiotherapy sessions: $105
Thank you so much.
- Volodymyr
- due date
- 2026-10-25
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
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Hope things get better soon, Volodymyr. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Yekaterinburg.
good luck, Volodymyr. Hope the doctors have good news. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Sending strength, Volodymyr. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together. All the best
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Yekaterinburg!