How did you afford it?

My RNY was covered by insurance. But my plastics were not. I am having to do my surgeries at different times because i can not afford to do it all at one. I saved. I omitted some Girl's Night Out's. I couponed and set aside the money saved. I was able to pay for my TT ($6500) without acquiring any debt. I wil be having a breast lift and augmentation in February or March of 2012. And then if I still feel like I need it a brachioplasty in September 2012. Then I will be done.

Good Luck with saving up and getting plastics done. It is seriously worth every penny!!

 Wow.. you've done so well!!!  I need to make it past Christmas and then I think I can start squirling some money away.  I've got a punch of coin jars and I'm even going through them, planning to cash them in.  lol  Every bit helps!

I did a 401k loan through my employer, I was self pay for VSG & Plastics. Another 4 years I will have myself paid back. Maybe try a newer credit card that has an offer of 0% on purchases or balance transfers for 12 months so you can delay payments for a while.

Good luck
Bubba

I borrowed from my 401K.  I could borrow 50% of it's value and I pay it back (to myself) at 4% interest.  It worked out extremely well!

Hi

I'm just starting to get some background on plastics, since I'm still in the early losing phase.  I had to pay for my RNY (long story), but I had a fund where I put away $50 per paycheck since I started working.  We use that to purchase cars or other expensive things, then pay ourselves back.  Can't get a new car until the fund is replenished.

That's how I funded the RNY, and most likely how I'll be funding any plastics.  I have a ways to go before the fund is back where it was pre-RNY.

Wow... That is fantastic!  Very smart.