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Out of curiosity, how are YOU paying for your surgery? Did you take out a personal loan? Save it all up prior to booking your surgery? Put it on a credit card? I'm just considering all the options available. I'd like to know what others are doing to pay for their surgery... :)

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I took a loan out against my 401k. I figured I would be dead soon enough if I didn't get this done. Great investment in me.

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I did Flexible Spending Plan through my work. Spread it out over a year. So it wasn't that much of a inconvenience for my family. You might want to inquire if you have it at work. Plus it saves on taxes:)

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Used savings.

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I don't have a 401k set up (even though I should) I don't make a lot of money, and I need every dollar I make, I can't afford to put any of it back right now. My only options really are to try and get a loan at my bank or just try and save up, but that could take forever. I know something will come up and I'd use the saved money and more than likely wouldn't be able to get the surgery. I need to win the lottery lol

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I saved and paid cash. I believe debt is a cancer. If tgat weren't an option for me I would have sold a car and drove a hoopty for a while to get it done.

Hell, I'd have rode the bus to get this done.

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I took a loan out against our car, which had been paid off. :( But it was worth it...

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I am using my financial aid money from school. I went back to school this semester and took advantage of every loan/grant they would give me. Total of $7600. After class fees and books, that let me with $5600. So I took $3500 and am using it as my down payment to have surgery through Belite Weight. I leave this Sunday!

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I got a second job and saved for nearly a year to pay for the surgery. I don't do debt anymore (except my house).

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My insurance covered most of it, the left over for me to pay is $5000. It's pretty good considering it would have been $14,000 without insurance. Luckily I have $5000 for the surgery so I didn't have much trouble with the financial side. Good luck finding a way though :)

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Out of curiosity' date=' how are YOU paying for your surgery? Did you take out a personal loan? Save it all up prior to booking your surgery? Put it on a credit card? I'm just considering all the options available. I'd like to know what others are doing to pay for their surgery... :)[/quote']

My money come from school. I'm a veteran and I get the GI Bill which is about 800 a month. I've been saving and my mom gave me the last 3 grand.

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I'm not self pay, but I've heard if people using their income tax return.

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Got a Loan:)

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I'll be getting a loan. I could save up for it for a year and then pay outright, but I'd rather get the surgery now rather than let another year go by. I'll be making extra payments on the loan to get it over with faster though.

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Saving and 401K. I figure what better way to invest in my retirement is to be alive and healthy when I retire?

Amanda Rae

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