Hey all,
Does anyone know of a place where SRS is both good and not out of reach?

Case in point: I've waited 5-6 years for SRS already and there doesn't seem to be an end to the wait. Bowers is my first choice, but I will probably be a grandma before I can afford her (and I don't have children!) so I've given up on that.

I'm thinking around 10K. Any ideas?

I think you might want to research some of the Thai surgeons, those less famous, of course... I think that you can still get SRS there for under 10k, but from less known "names"

"Agrees"

At that price range, it can only be Thailand and still end up with a decent result.

I have all but given up on getting an SRS.  It just isn't in the cards for me right now or in the near future.  But I am thinking more along the lines of getting an Orchie.  My therapist recommended a local surgeon that does both.  $1500 isn't that bad and I don't have to leave the country.  I can recoup at home.  No Hotels, cost savings.  No plane flights, another cost savings.  So if I can raise that amount I will go that way.

Don't get me wrong I want and need SRS, but I can not see it in the near future.  I would need to win the lottery, need money to play.  Or get a rich sugar Daddy or Momma.  But I will just have to be happy with the here and now.

Janet

My therapist once said, "If you can afford to buy a new car you can afford to pay for surgery."  Unless you are living at poverty level, you should be able to afford the $18,000 for GRS.  A new car is at least that right now.

If you look at your income and where your money is spent, how much of what you spend is on needs?  We need a roof over our head, food on the table and clothes on our back.  If we're taking trips, buying "toys", eating out, etc, is that more important than GRS?  If it is, then you'll have to wait until your priorities change.

And remember, you get what you pay for.  This is your body and you will have to live with the results of the surgery the rest of your life.  And if you have complications, the costs may go up, even past what a reputable surgeon charges.  Don't skimp on your life.  It isn't worth it.

Julie

Quote from: Julie Marie on January 07, 2009, 03:40:25 PM
My therapist once said, "If you can afford to buy a new car you can afford to pay for surgery."  Unless you are living at poverty level, you should be able to afford the $18,000 for GRS.  A new car is at least that right now.

If you look at your income and where your money is spent, how much of what you spend is on needs?  We need a roof over our head, food on the table and clothes on our back.  If we're taking trips, buying "toys", eating out, etc, is that more important than GRS?  If it is, then you'll have to wait until your priorities change.

And remember, you get what you pay for.  This is your body and you will have to live with the results of the surgery the rest of your life.  And if you have complications, the costs may go up, even past what a reputable surgeon charges.  Don't skimp on your life.  It isn't worth it.

Julie

Well, no, I can't afford a new car. In fact I've never had that much for a new car or anything. I agree that there's always something you can do to save money, but that car comment seems to assume having 18K disposable income is the most common thing in the world.
I appreciate your suggestions, as extreme attrition would be the only way to get there, but just because someone cannot afford quality it doesn't mean they don't desire it or are "skimping".

I am already living bare bones.  I have a tough time making rent each month.  And a second jod is almost not possible, with school and a full time job.  If I did not have to pay the ex spousial support then maybe, but she gets half of my paycheck.


Janet

I don't know a lot of people who can afford a new car right now.  I'm pretty sure that like a friend of mine (an economist) says "You've already bought your last car, you just don't know it yet."  A lot of people have trouble making rent, foreclosures at record high numbers, as are auto repos.  Times are hard and getting harder for most people and the end is not even close to being in sight yet.  Nor is the bottom.

The new car comment was only to point out that for some, their priorities, not their financial situation, prevents them from getting what they want.  I'm well aware of the present economic situation and that not everyone makes enough to save money for surgery or to even get a loan for it. 

But I do know one girl who said there was no way she'd ever be able to afford surgery and she was very distraught over that.  A few weeks later she sent me pics of her brand new Mustang convertible.  When I called her on it she said she could afford car payments but didn't have the cash for surgery.  She didn't have $18,000 laying around but she still got the Mustang. 

I once adamantly believed there was no way I'd ever have the money for surgery unless I sold my house.  I still have my house and was able to 'find' the money to pay for surgery.

Julie

I am hoping to come to that point.  I am tired of this paycheck to paycheck.  That is why I went back to college.  I am hoping to get a better position with better pay.

Janet

Yes its tough having this over your head,

I don't actually have an education, Ive charmed, persuaded, worked my ass off to a high paid job.

All i suggest is every penny does count however silly it seems, my purse change in a year alone came to just over 1K last year. It all went into a jar then a savings account.

Ohh Jane if you are stuck for Thailand names, pm me.

Sigh.

An orchi for me it seems. Even something like 10k is way out there when you're not earning dollars or pounds.

Mina.

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Sigh.

An orchi for me it seems. Even something like 10k is way out there when you're not earning dollars or pounds.

Mina.

Have you considered moving to a country where SRS is free . Think Canada.

Quote from: Diane on January 08, 2009, 05:37:23 PM
Have you considered moving to a country where SRS is free . Think Canada.

Hehehe. Have a look at the criteria one has to meet to immigrate to Canada.

Mina.

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Sigh.

An orchi for me it seems. Even something like 10k is way out there when you're not earning dollars or pounds.

Mina.

I know . That was one of the reasons I, to use Vanna's wording, "charmed, persuaded, worked my ass off" into emigrating to the US .

QuoteI know . That was one of the reasons I, to use Vanna's wording, "charmed, persuaded, worked my ass off" into emigrating to the US .

LOL. And a charmer you are.

Mina.

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QuoteI know . That was one of the reasons I, to use Vanna's wording, "charmed, persuaded, worked my ass off" into emigrating to the US .

LOL. And a charmer you are.

Mina.

lol ::blush:: 

Walk a mile in somebody else's shoes before you judge them.

Mina.