Just Another First Timer

Hi Freitagsm, as my local area only had a private radiation clinic at the time of my treatment in 2012 (it now has a public one), I also went private rather than travel the hour & a half or so daily to other places as I had also had a pretty torrid time with chemo and was still having 3 wkly herceptin so didn't think I could cope with the extra travel etc. Also I had two children to look after and was trying to work (part-time). The downside was the cost. Over 6 weeks, including the initial set up etc my total out of pocket costs were just over $2,000. Although the care was excellent and there were no delays or interruptions to treatment, it was still an expense we could have done without given all the other costs we'd had, but at the time we felt we didn't have much choice. Best of luck thinking over your options and all the very best for your treatment. Jane xx