Chiquita

I am planning to have lap band. I just started contacting the office where I will be doing this. I wonder for those who self pay. Or anyone at all that would know. When doing taxes will this be considered a medical expense that can be deducted? I will have to pay 10,000 for the surgery plus what not for pre test and any other pre and post and fill ups, etc. Anyone have ever done this and had an ok on having it be a medical deduction? and Anyone tried then got trouble with them saying it is not deductible? At this point I feel is this of my life.. My BMI is at a Shocking 73.2 and my heart feels tired. This last year has been very hard on my health. I started with blood preasure issues one year ago, before that I was at a low blood preasure end been my normal. I also have sleep apnia, not that I have gotten a dianosis, but my husband and I have noticed it. I am at hight risk of many things. And due to both Granmothers having diabetis and dying from complications of it, well I am doomed to have it, and I want to live life for once. I am 39, Have two kids with autism 7&8 and I desperately need the energy. I am saving to have this done, and I keep thinking ok early next year, because I do not want to loose SSI for my kids disability until next year, as I found a good job online working in a virtual reality community, been saving the money, which is play money until I cash it out, but it equals 6000US, and at the pase I am making it, in another month I will have the 10000 needed for the surgery. If this is deductable, I can get away on pulling it out before the end of the year and scheduling the surgery. After that I don't care if I loose the SSI, but for the rest of the year, I need to save to save my life. Now I am just going in circles, not sure if this makes sense. Any help and suggestions?