Finding a surgeon for reconstruction & public vs private

Hi Izzy9​ 

I hear what you are saying.  The private route in breast cancer is very expensive.  

I have bilateral breast cancer with multifocal on one side and immediately sought a private surgeon due to years paying premiums.  My private surgeon was supportive but felt like I was solo. I also wanted all treatment options available to me without worrying about the expense.

So made the decision to swap to public and it was the best thing I did. I have over 5 breast care nurses I can call/email anytime with questions. My allocated surgeons are amazing, all work privately as well, and having cancer is a category 1 issue so you are seen within 30 days.  You would need to ask the hospital about waiting times in NSW.

I am sure Sydney will have some good public hospitals specialising in cancer.  You can also go in as a private patient which means you can usually choose your surgeon or ask for a different surgeon if you are not comfortable with the one allocated.  My surgery is also costing nothing.  It was such a relief.

Hopefully you have a few Sydney people on here who can help you with choosing the best for you.

I wish you the very best with the rest of your treatment.