Well for the time being I'm able to use insurance for my therapy sessions, so what would be like $140/session is reduced to a $25/session co-pay. I don't know how long I'm going to be able to keep my insurance, but I'm hoping it'll last a little while...
And I haven't had my surgery yet, but it's in the planning stage. All that's left is to save up the money, $6800 for a periareolar/keyhole with Dr. Fischer in MD (with my folks paying for the hotel stay since they're coming with). How much yours will cost will depend largely on who you go to to do it. Dr. Fischer has a flat fee for all mastectomies, whether keyhole or double incision, that's to cover everything. Other doctors have different fees.
There's someone in Cali I've heard a lot of people go to, a Dr. Michael Brownstein. He does both types of mastectomies and the prices I've heard range from $7500 to around $9000. Oh, and you might want to check out
Transster, and look by different surgeons and surgery types to see who you like best. That helped me decide.
And although I think it's awesome that your parents are willing to pay, in my opinion, honesty might be in order. Especially if it's their money being used, it'd be a good idea to be clear on what it's being used for. That way there's less chance your parents can claim you were trying to deceive them or anything else that points to you as less than honest with them. And if it means you've gotta pay for it yourself, well that's just another obstacle to push past. Hell, I've gotta work almost two years and save up just about everything the government doesn't take to earn enough money for my surgery...and actually when I finally get it I think it'll feel much more worthwhile than if my parents had sprung for the cash...like they would...
rolleyes ...
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