Combined private and public
Diagnosed a couple of weeks ago with grade 2 breast cancer and have met with surgeon privately and getting an MRI done this week. Have not discussed out of pocket costs but wanted to know if anyone h...
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@Poek78 i saw my breast surgeon in her rooms. Paid the fee and they sorted medicare refund. Surgery was done publicly with her. 2 weeks from stopping chemo to going into surgery. Though the margins were insufficient and the nodes weren’t clear that can’t be blamed on her. As the more detailed biopsy results came i later. The ones while in theatre didn’t show enough detail and obviously the dye stuff didn’t either. But that was me we are all different. I just had the rad cycle increased to hope kill off any strays.
Best wishes for your treatment plan. Ask Questions. I was in such a whirlwind that I didn’t and now regret that i didn’t even remember what grade or type though i know they told me. Thats why its always good to have a 2nd set of ears and the tick sheet is valuable. Keep away from Dr google it’s usually crappy unless you have a degree in such stuff. Make sure they explain it in layman’s terms. No mumbo jumbo medical terminology. I have also learnt to get copies of my reports. My folder is getting quite fat now.
Again best wishes for your treatment ahead stay in touch on here. And ask anything nothing is dumb or silly and if we don’t know theres always a reference somewhere in the network.