Payment

My surgeon takes all the plastic.  This is not meant to denigrate his position or office, merely to say that he is prepared to service his clients.  I had, of course, predetermined the amount that would have to be exchanged but it seemed somewhat surreal.  Never before had I ever put a credit card down to charge such an amount of money.  Notwithstanding that I have purchased four homes in the past, but mortgages are just that - mortgages.  The bank owns the house and it's like monopoly money.  But this.....  well, it was just different.  I didn't get 25 years to pay this off.  I got 30 days.

I made sure the card offered had a limit larger than anything I could anticipate as a final bill, and which didn't have any of my Christmas shopping splurges on it!  If you intend to go this route, please, please, make sure you have all your finances arranged prior to the surgery.  Post surgery isn't the time for surprises.  Your legs will be weak enough!