My surgery date is set for Jan 10^th! I have so many emotions running through me! When I first found out that I was approved (almost one week ago) I broke down, fell to my knees and cried! I have never felt so relieved to hear such awesome news! I have been reading posts from people for months on this forum and thought you know what "tonight is the night I join!"

I do have one question and I think deep down inside in know the answer but I need conformation … My insurance approved me but they are only paying half … so that means I still have a huge chunk of change to come up with! I'm a college student so money is hard to come by, in a few months (6-7) I will have a better job with much better insurance that would cover all of it (yes I would have to reapply through this new insurance). But if I wait I have to take off of work (work means money) and tell my new co-workers what I'm doing (this job is in a different location so I would have to travel to get the surgery with my surgeon). In a nutshell, I need to know if it's worth it and worth paying the money for it. I know it's worth it but I'm so darn excited I want to do it now!! Am I in the right mind set? If you were in my situation what would you do?

I was self-pay, and it was so worth it to me. So, so worth it. I wish I had been able to do it when I was in college and start out my "new" life with this new tool.

On the other hand, you could do some math and come up with a cost-benefit kind of thing with waiting. How much will the time off work cost? How much will the travel cost? You won't really need to tell the new co-workers unless you want to, though.

Me? I am impatient, but I also had the money. You'll make the choice that's right for you!