Just for the record, I'm curious how much LIS costs for everyone who has had it (specifically without health insurance, though). If anyone knows a good ballpark figure, I'd be interested.
I'm not considering surgery right now (hopefully I never will!) since I currently don't have health insurance, but I'd like to know approximately how much it costs for future reference. Also, I've heard botox shots cost a lot, too. Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to get LIS and skip the botox (which I've heard requires multiple rounds of shots and is not permanent)? I haven't heard many good success stories about the botox and if I ever really needed the LIS surgery, I would probably shoot for that.