$$$ Cost of Sexual Reassignment Surgery $$$
I've had the privilage of being able to communicate with 3 surgeons who perform SRS surgery in the United States, and one who performs GRS in England. ( They are called by different classifications because of the different procedures performed). I wanted to post a bit about the costs involved because of a number of misconceptions in other threads. The cost of male to female SRS/GRS surgery including additional cosmetic surgery averages between $25,000 and $55,000. Female to Male SRS/GRS surgery is more costly averaging between $45,000 and $75,000. This includes pre surgery consultation, procedures, and post op follow up care. The low end is the cost of the basic SRS/GRS surgery while the remainder is the cosmetic surgery side.
Now based on additional economic data i've looked at, the cost of transitioning is about the cost of an avg auto, between 25K and 35 K .
That being said my question to everyone here is:
If the cost of transitioning is between $250 to $385 per month for 5-10 years and would give you the peace of mind to transition, why would you ? or why would you not transition ? and why?
I would prefer not to discuss the surgeons in this thread, but would prefer to focus on the financial topic of transition and how you see it affecting you.
Thanks
Kelly
P.S. I may change this topic thread based on my poor spelling,grammer,additional information.
Some really good suggestions are being posted;
. Put aside 200 to 400 per month to cover the cost.
. Treat the cost of transitoning as a helth expense that needs to be covered.
. Take a loan out to cover the cost.