I'm going to see the specialist today and I'm feeling sort of nervous. I get like this with doctors I've never met before. It usually goes away within the first few seconds of meeting the doctor (unless he's a jerk with no bedside manner). From all accounts this is one of the good doctors, but still I'm nervous.

Money out will be a $20 co-pay right off the bat, and then eventually I'll be charged for the whole visit since I'm still meeting my deductible. Best case scenario is that this is a problem that can be managed with medication that hopefully isn't too expensive. Worst case scenario is that it is a problem that can't be managed at all and I'll just have to live with it for the rest of my life. Somewhere in the middle is the prospect of more surgery and at least $2000 spent out of pocket to pay for it. I'm really hoping there is an inexpensive prescription option and I can just add it to the list of daily meds.