Hi all,

Thought I'd start a new thread to see how those of us who had to self-pay financed our surgeries. We took out a second mortgage with payments of $350. per month.

Me... I teach school and our ins. refused to pay. I also tutor afterschool for 2 hours per day. I've always baked cakes and sweets for friends.

Well, soon after my surgery, people began asking me to bake a cake here and there and asked how much I'd charge. I told them I couldn't charge since I don't have a license to sell baked goods but they could make a donation to recent medical bills we'd accumulated. (They have no idea it was for lapband surgery. Only my DH knows about the surgery.)

Well...long story short through Thanksgiving and Christmas, my profits from donations were in the neighborhood of $900.!!!! Now the orders are pouring in already again for Valentine's Day and birthdays. I have to bake 7 cakes this Friday!!

It's so funny ...my DH and I laugh about it....my WLS is getting paid for with cakes and cookies!!

So how are you paying ?

I feel SO blessed, if I tell you what my surgery is costing me I'm afraid you would all hate me! I have it done Monday and can hardly wait. Finished all the precert stuff today and paid the hospital up front ALL $50 of my out of pocket expense. Whoops... please don't hate me. I am so proud of you all figuring out ways to pay for yours. If I had to self pay I would never be able to. I work at the hospital and have their insurance and one of the benefits for employees is maximum expense of $50. I thank GOD everyday. My son want to have the surgery also and his insurance won't pay, so for right now we are just trying to save enough to get it done someday.

well at first my surgery was going to be paid for by cleaning houses . ( I am self pay ) I picked up 6 houses really quickly. We own our own concrete company and my husband picked up this ridicoulous job that is paying VERY WELL . the profits from that job along are going to pay for my surgery .

So once i found out about that i quit cleaning houses LOL

Now im just waiting for this job to finish which should be next week barring no more weather delays.

Im looking at surgery now the middle of Feb. It was suppose to get done this week actually but the job is delayed. Everyone else put in what their surgery cost , after reading more i guess i will too . LOL total with pre op testing ( I have no health insurance) its going to be right around $13,000 in the USA in Texas

So here's hoping

Mindy

I am paying for my surgery with a 401 K loan. At least I will be paying myself the interest. My surgery will be Jan 31 in Houston. The cost is 13,000.00 and I am convinced that it will be worth every penny. I consider myself very lucky that I can afford to do this on my own. It's shame that we have to put a price on our health.