deviated septum pro bono

My fiance has a very badly deviated septum and every night I get more and more paranoid that she's not going to wake up the next day. She is on the heavier side which doesn't make it any easier, but that's another issue. I have some stomach issues of my own so I am up pretty consistently each night and early every morning, and it scares me to death when I wake up and hear my fiance struggling to breath. We don't even have the money to support ourselves right now, let alone afford plastic surgery, but seeing as her condition is so extreme and out of her control, I was wondering if there was any way to find a plastic surgeon who will take the job pro bono. any suggestions? We live in Seattle.

[Howard Rosenberg, MD]

This is not a cosmetic issue and would probably be covered by your state's Medicaid insurance, assuming you are eligible.  Check with your state's health services department.