Radiation Therapy public vs private
Hi everyone, I have recently been diagnosed with DCIS High Grade and about to undergo a second surgery at a public hospital to extract more tissue via a re-excision. My question is how to go about de...
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Hi @Clancy
I had my mastectomy at St Vincent’s Private in Darlinghurst and then 28 sessions of radiotherapy at Genesis accross the road from the hospital.
Most of the cost was covered by Medicare but I recall the out of pockets were about $2,000.
I had a good experience and my radiation oncologist was my favourite of all my Doctors ( all were great) and the staff were caring and efficient and the facility very modern .
I was able to schedule the appointments to a time that suited me ( important as I was still working part time) and never had to wait for more than a few minutes.
I know many ladies have their radiotherapy in the public system and are happy with that too.
I had my mastectomy at St Vincent’s Private in Darlinghurst and then 28 sessions of radiotherapy at Genesis accross the road from the hospital.
Most of the cost was covered by Medicare but I recall the out of pockets were about $2,000.
I had a good experience and my radiation oncologist was my favourite of all my Doctors ( all were great) and the staff were caring and efficient and the facility very modern .
I was able to schedule the appointments to a time that suited me ( important as I was still working part time) and never had to wait for more than a few minutes.
I know many ladies have their radiotherapy in the public system and are happy with that too.