public system or private health insurance?
I am 55 and just got diagnosed with high grade DCIS (2 lesions, one with focus suspicions for micro invasions, lymph node U/S FNA - Negative). the hospital gave me a referral for their breast surgeon ...
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thanks for your responses and well wishes! I checked the provider surgeons for Medibank in WA and there don't seem to be any :(
@melclarity - due to the size of the 2 lesions and how they are connected (and the size of my breast), mastectomy is the best option.
I think I will go public as I don't know anyone who had surgery done and can recommend a private surgeon. the gap payment is a worry even we have top cover through my husband's work.
I am also not sure if I want reconstruction or not. I was always thinking I would like to have reconstruction in the case of a mastectomy (both my mum and mother in law had breast cancer, my mum had lumpectomy and my mother in law mastectomy with no reconstruction). but having now seen some photos of reconstruction, I am not sure what to do. I guess I will go for the appointment with the hospital breast surgeon and discuss my options then.
thanks again to all of you for your help <3