You might consider asking the judge for a deferred sentence if you have not already, I'm not quite sure what you mean by "postponing". A deferred sentence might allow you to have your medical problems taken care of at the end of which you would then serve your sentence. Deferred sentences are simply those sentences that for some reason cannot be immediately served and so the sentence is served at a later date, but it is still served in full. You might suggest that you be placed on a monitoring device while undergoing treatment. Most monitoring devices come with restrictions like curfews and restricted movement like going to and from home and work or school, in your case perhaps the treatment center. If this is possible it may also count toward time served.
By law the prison system has to offer you health care, they cannot deny that because you have been convicted of a crime. More often than not the health care provided is not the most comprehensive, but it is available.
Ultimately it is up to the judge to decide whether or not to allow you a deferred or alternate form of sentencing. If the medical condition is not life threatening you will most likely be told that you will have to begin serving the sentence
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