Cost of reconstruction

Marnie, Melinda, I can only speak from my own experience so this is a little of my experience. I was diagnosed through breast screen on a Monday. They called my gp and organised for me to go strait there to get a referral to a surgeon. I asked to be referred to the breast clinic of my local hospital. The gp obviously sent the referral strait away because I was only home for 1/2 hr and was called by breast clinic to come at 3 pm that afternoon where I saw my wonderful surgeon and met my 3 breast care nurses. I had an mri the next day (the only thing I have had to pay for) and saw the surgeon the following week. He called in the oncologist to consult and make a plan for me. In the following 2 weeks, I saw the surgeon, the oncologist, the genetics counsellor and the plastic surgeon, and met the day oncology team to get education for my chemo. Four weeks from diagnosis to commencement of my chemo seemed an eternity but in that time I had a bone scan, ct, more biopsies and portacath insertion as well as all my consults, all to plan the best care for me. I have also now seen the radio onc who will do my radiotherapy. My multidisciplinary team all communicate with each other and me so we are all on the same page and I feel involved in my care and treatment decisions. I don't think I could of had better care anywhere else.