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Cost of breast reconstruction
Hi, I had a mastectomy 2 years ago and am looking at reconstruction, my breast specialist referred me to a plastic surgeon. His quote has come in where I will be $16000 out of pocket after medicare ...
Hieberk
I am late to this discussion but can confirm what others have said, even with private health fund my out of pocket expenses were very high - I had double mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction - had a top breast cancer surgeon and plastic surgeon .
Both surgeons operate in the public system as well but I would have had a long wait for the reconstruction and also there would be no guarantee those surgeons would do the operation .
Its complex surgery and I had the money but it is a tough call.