I used to think that, but my wife had one last year and she only got her surgery almost 2 months after the diagnosis. She was on antibiotic the whole time to r

I used to think that, but my wife had one last year and she only got her surgery almost 2 months after the diagnosis. She was on antibiotic the whole time to reduce and control the infection. Apparently it's the new way to deal with it, since it makes the surgery much easier to perform, instead of when the patient is in pain. Anecdote aside, your point stands. Shopping, across state lines for surgery is ridiculous.