Have had Gyne 3 years - surgery costs too much

[Pharmaecopia]

I'm 18 and got gynecomastia when I was 15 and it has pretty much made my perspective on life change and put me into a 3 year long depression. Worst of it is that it will never change. I'm thin, about 5' 8" 130 pounds and my gynecomastia was most likely caused by the fact I was such a late bloomer, not growing pubic hair till 16 or so. Sorry if thats too much info. But I was wondering, how does everyone get the money to afford the surgery? My doctor flat out said insurance will not cover my case, so is it possible I am able to make payments or something? Instead of paying like $5000 straight up? How did you guys do it, to those who have had the surgery. And also how can I cope with this? I hate life and am constantly angry, even when something good happens to me I find the bad in it in my mind and think about what I don't have and how I can't live a normal life regardless of this good thing happening. I've never had a girlfriend cause I'm too afraid to take off my shirt. It's killing me and I can't live like this for much longer. I've thought about working out my chest more and maybe stretch out my chest and make an illusion of it being flatter but I'm afraid it'll make it worse.

[Squish33]

Hey man.
Kinda similar to you I'm now 19 got it around 13.
The only advice I can really give you is what I've done.
Around 13ish I put on weight and the last 1 1/2 years I've lost it all through diet/ ex.
I realized I wanted/ needed gyno surgery 2 years ago. And I discussed it with my mum and she agreed to pay for the hospital/ anesth.
So in the mean time besides loosing weight, building up the top of your chest is a good idea. As it doesn't make the nipples stand out as bad and you can kind of pass it off as 'pecs'.
And slowly but surely start saving... In 2 years I have saved $5000 and getting my OP in January.
You won't regret saving for that long just a lil bit each week.

NOTHING is worth suicide or severe depression. Not even if your gyno is touching the floor. It can only get better man, chin up and try to think 'how can I make this better'.
practically everyone here has been through the embarrassing moments in our lifes, and all the small tips and tricks along the way you figure out how to hide it - so a good first step was talking on here.

[Fatboyslim]

I think everyone on this board that has had gynecomastia has gone through what you are going through, I know I did, to a certain degree anyway, and lived with it until I turned 49 years old. I finally had the surgery on Friday.

Yeah, it's a PIA but even though I had it for 49 years (and I believe I had a pretty bad case of it) I still was able to see the better part of life and do everything I can to embrace it. Sure there were days that I beat my chest in anger until it was red and smashed a few mirrors but those times passed and yours will too.  

I know you think have it bad, but I can tell honestly tell you that you don't. Here's someone who would love to have your problem. My 11 year old niece Julia has Cystic Fibrosis which is a disease that causes her lungs to fill up with a heavy mucous. Every day for the rest of her life she has to receive treatments TWICE a day for 30-60 minutes a day. In addition she has to have an IV go into her permanent feeding tube twice a day as well. And every year she spends anywhere from 20-50 days at the hospital where they constantly stick her with needles while drawing blood or inserting other tubes in her. Hopefully she will make it to the age of 18 because at that age she will hopefully receive a lung transplant.

But guess what? You rarely will ever find her without a smile on her face. She accepts her situation and realizes that there is nothing she can do about it. I know it's easy for me to say this but you should do the same. Right now it probably seems hopeless but I can promise you that things will get better.

And someday, assuming your gyno just doesn't go away like it does in a lot of cases, you can get a job, save your money (or get a credit card!), and have your surgery. So cheer up, life is not that bad.