Newly diagnosed - private or public
Hi Yesterday I received preliminary pathology results which said I have an invasive poorly differentiated carcinoma. There were a number of further points noted but the gist is that my lump is cancer...
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Hi @NikkiJ6, sorry you find yourself here. There is alot to work out and you do have time to do it. I am in Brisbane so can't help with gold coast.
An option you could consider is a private surgeon to get that part done quickly. You probably would only be in hospital a day or 2 so hospital cost, surgeon, anaesthetist etc. Not sure how much your insurance payout it but hopefully it would cover your surgery. Then if you need Chemo and or radium go public.
Chemo can be expensive. My chemo sessions including dr, pathology tests etc were nearly $1k each time. These were covered by my private health fund in total but it would be enormous otherwise.
If you need radium just know that Medicare will kick in if you go private but you will be out of pocket. As a private patient my radium was $23000 of which Medicare covered about $20000. I had 20 rounds.
Each hospital, dr etc all have different costs so do talk with your dr about options. Good luck
An option you could consider is a private surgeon to get that part done quickly. You probably would only be in hospital a day or 2 so hospital cost, surgeon, anaesthetist etc. Not sure how much your insurance payout it but hopefully it would cover your surgery. Then if you need Chemo and or radium go public.
Chemo can be expensive. My chemo sessions including dr, pathology tests etc were nearly $1k each time. These were covered by my private health fund in total but it would be enormous otherwise.
If you need radium just know that Medicare will kick in if you go private but you will be out of pocket. As a private patient my radium was $23000 of which Medicare covered about $20000. I had 20 rounds.
Each hospital, dr etc all have different costs so do talk with your dr about options. Good luck