public system or private health insurance?

Mid December  is not far away and being dcis I think an early January surgery is not a long wait. i know of  women who have paid thousands of dollars for  their surgery over their health fund cover. meanwhile you can start to think of options...lumpectomy or mastectomy, reconstruction or not. This way when you have the talk with the surgeon you at least have heard and know  of options. I had invasive bc biopsied 17th Dec, results back 29th. Appt. Jan 5th and surgery bilatetal mastectomy with tissue expander reconstruction done 20 days later. in between I had mri scans, bone scans, ct scans and my pre op workup. Ask your breast surgeon about your concerns of a delay in surgery. GPs don't have all the details or knowledge that a breast surgeon has. Take care. Kath x