Costs

I know one of the first questions is what will this cost, so I've tried to capture the costs I've incurred.  

Pre-surgery consultation
You have to have a face to face meeting before your surgery.  The consultation is very thorough and diagnostic (see my post for more info) and lasts over an hour.  The fee is a flat fee, however long you talk.

Consultation 75€

If you have the consultation on a separate date to your surgery that will be another set of travel costs, obviously.  

Surgery costs
The biggest cost is the surgery itself.  Hanse publish their prices openly and will give you an idea by email how many surgeries or areas you need.

 My surgery (3 regions in one session) 4050€

You'll need to stay in the clinic for one night after your surgery

Night in clinic 180€

Hanse will provide you with a compression garment, the price varies depending on your body locations.  I had an ETO garment - really good and comfy

My ETO compression garment 275€

Travel costs

Travel costs to Hanse-Klinik depend on your choice of airline and travel methods in Germany (train, taxi or hire car).

My flights for two of us were around £200  

The train from Hamburg to Lübeck was 14€ each for a one way second class ticket.

Trains 28€

 We came back to the airport by taxi on a cheap rate organised and booked by the clinic (I'm sure they could do a pickup too).

Taxi 75€

Accommodation in Lübeck the night before surgery.  The cheapest place is next door in the Traveller.  As it was full we stayed in a hotel in town for 80€ a night and my husband also stayed there the night I was in the clinic.  We spent 3 nights in Lübeck and one in Hamburg as we made a holiday of our trip so I preferred being in town to walk around.

2 nights of hotel costs (the minimum we'd needed) 160€

UK airport parking or pickup costs - we got dropped off and picked up as we were worried about me walking around to our car (or leaking in it!) or discomfort waiting and catching the bus

In pounds sterling this all came to around £5,000

Post surgery costs

You might need or want to buy some extra dressings and/or tape etc.

extra plasters and tape £30

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

I'm having twice weekly MLD sessions for 4 weeks at £55 per one hour massage.  This was recommended by Professor Schmeller so should be built into your plans.  

4 weeks MLD £440