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  • Joy K
    Joy K Member Posts: 158
    edited March 2015

    There are absolutely NO COSTS at Peter Mac at Moorabbin. It is a public hospital and they claim from Medicare on your behalf, completely covered by Medicare payment.

    Parking is the same as any hospital in Southern Health, $6.00 for the first hour, going to $9.00 for second hour, maximum $16? per day. If your appointment goes longer than an hour you get another ticket from Peter Mac reception and feed this into Payment Machine after the first ticket and it reduces back to $6.00.

    If you ring Frankston Private ask them the difference in cost between Medicare payment and the cost to you for each session - builds up alarmingly over a long course of radiotherapy.

    With love

    Joy K

  • Joy K
    Joy K Member Posts: 158
    edited March 2015

    There are absolutely NO COSTS at Peter Mac at Moorabbin. It is a public hospital and they claim from Medicare on your behalf, completely covered by Medicare payment.

    Parking is the same as any hospital in Southern Health, $6.00 for the first hour, going to $9.00 for second hour, maximum $16? per day. If your appointment goes longer than an hour you get another ticket from Peter Mac reception and feed this into Payment Machine after the first ticket and it reduces back to $6.00.

    If you ring Frankston Private ask them the difference in cost between Medicare payment and the cost to you for each session - builds up alarmingly over a long course of radiotherapy.

    With love

    Joy K

  • sel1962
    sel1962 Member Posts: 6
    edited March 2015

    Hi to all, sorry I havent been in touch, but I am doing ok, I am back at work, and dont have much free time.

    I have been offered my old job back in Brisbane which will be easier on my body plus I will be closer to my children and grand children.

    We are currently trying to sell the house so we can be gone by xmas.

    If there is anyone in Brisbane whom would like to get in touch or if anyone here would like to catch up on face book feel free to send me a request.

    Since my last visit here I have completed my radiation therapy, had second lot of vein surgery, back at work fulltime, trying to stay focused and not have too many bad days, but they creep up on me. I try to keep it all together and dont really talk about it too much......is this a good sign or not?.......My breast care nurse said I dealt with what needed to be done at the time but I havent actually dealt with it.....she could be right and once the move is over I will seek councilling and hope that Dom will come with me to help understand what I am feeling, thinking, and why I get so upset and insecure at times.

    Sam I hope you keep improving and if you get a chance to come to sunny qld let me know, my door is always open for a visit.

    Thank you to all whom have given me advice and who have been here to listen to me ramble.....

     

    Take care everyone and I will try and get online more often.

    Love Selina

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